Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that we have channels like this featuring professional, but accessible techniques for achieving really amazing results? I remember watching the New Yankee Workshop as a kid and listening to my uncle grumbling about how no one has the tens of thousands of dollars in tools that he has lol.
It takes some tool's but also a good imaginations. If you were a kid from the 1970's on back chances you had to build and fix stuff as a kid. Fort's, mini bikes Go karts, tire on a rope swing.
Turned out great! 👍👍 Been using Rust Vinegar in combination with a powdered Tannic Acid & Water solution for Ebonizing for years and I love it, bc one it's way cheaper than gel stains, dyes and glazes and two even if you're going for a Jet Black look by doing multiple coats you can still see the grain of the Wood. Edit: Your solution wasn't strong enough, the idea is to let the White Vinegar _completely dissolve_ the Steel Wool, which takes about 1 to 2 weeks or more depending how much Vinegar and Steel Wool you're using and the temperature. For reference you'll know the solution is ready when there is no Steel Wool visibly left in the container beyond small particles in the sludge at the bottom and it should look basically like Liquid Rust in a bottle and there should be a large foamy froth at the top of the container. That's how you know it's ready to use. At that strength on White Oak almost immediately you'd see a shift in color to Black rather than Grey.👌 If anyone is curious about the Tannic Acid solution and what it's for, it's so you can Ebonize any species of Wood. Normally you can't Ebonize Woods like Pine, Poplar, Maple, Ash, Birch, Cherry, Alder, Bamboo etc. with Rust Vinegar, bc they are really low in Tannin content. But if you apply a Tannic Acid solution to the Wood first and let it Absorb in then apply the Rust Vinegar the Wood will Ebonize.
Just to follow up: Should you leave the lid off whilst waiting for the steel wool to 'melt?' Is it okay to use the plastic container the vinegar came in?
I have watched your channel since the beginning. This desk is my favorite. I like so much that I'm going to do the ebony stain on a tiger grain white oak dresser I'm refinishing right now. I cant wait.
Repurposing an old desk. Using naptha because it's what's on hand. Using your fingers to apply the finish to the drawer pulls and applying the filler. It's all so real. The vinegar/steel wool trick is a real chemistry lesson in itself. Thanks for this presentation, it's just perfect. And the results are spectacular.
I enjoyed seeing you revisit an older project and give it a little "tweaking." The end result to very pleasing. (I also recognized at once that this had to be an older video at the start, from the neighborhood setting, as well as the passersby wearing masks. Aren't we glad THAT chapter is past!)
When you said you'd never done ebonizing I thought. "Yes you have! I learned this from you." I swore made my desktop from oak plywood and ebonized it like this after watching your video. Then you said you were going back to an old project and I realized I hadn't gone crazy.
I love what the vinegar and steel wool does. The colour is really beautiful. Not black exactly as you can see every grain in the wood. It looks incredibly natural. X
It’s amazing how a piece of furniture can look like total garbage, but end up being so nice after refurbishing. Nice work. It came out looking beautiful.
This really turned out sleek and beautiful. I’m not always a fan of ebonized wood, but it definitely upgrades this desk. I love the wood grain on the top, and the new pulls look great.
Totally gorgeous! Wish you could see the hand made desk that I have made of plywood! Sooo yucky…square corners ect. Yours for a “roadside” find is marvelous. You are a magician with wood.❤. Love watching
Beautiful! I had great luck with this technique on a 10' stretch of oak butcher block. Beefed up the tannins with some strong tea before applying the vinegar solution. Topped with numerous coats of tung oil -- very pleased with the result.
Great job and nice tip I just built a birdhouse out of some old oak boards I picked out of a construction dumpster. The guy told me it was from the original kitchen in the house that was over 125 years old. I’m going to try the steel wool and vinegar method!👌🏻🤞🏻👍🏻
I've seen this ebonizing technique used twice this week, on YT videos! I am so inspired to give it a try! The results of your desk are absolutely gorgeous 👍🌞. Thank you for the narrated project/process🤗
You exhibit high levels of woodworking skill and knowledge but I love how you just go with the flow. You often use phrases like, 'well, lets just see, I didn't really know what it would do, I wanted to try something, or this was handy, so I used it' all of which, demonstrate creative curiousity and a relaxing attitude, I really appreciate.
An impressive result, and very interesting to see the ebonizing technique. Thanks for filming the little tips and tricks and the generous explanations of your decisions and working process.
The original video was the first one of yours that I watched, really enjoying seeing it get completed! This was my introduction to ebonizing, until that point I had only seen oak turning black as a bad thing happening to my kitchen counter. Luckily you showed oxalic acid fixing that in other videos, so I was able to deal with those as well!
Great project. I sometimes ebonise scraps of oak, just because I love watching the change. I was curious about it filmed at your old place - then I remembered I'd already seen the first part.
The ebonizing stain you used looks great. I like your patience in finishing the top with the oak veneer. You care a lot about details, and it shows. Great look. Thank you for sharing. God bless you.
I've been adhering veneer sheets for 50 years and the rounded wood technique gives you the best pressure. Also 3M spray contact cement is the best contact cement on the market. PS nice job!
Thanks so much for the detail of applying the veneer to the top. I need to do a laminated dresser top and had no clue. Desk turned out awesome, especially considering the initial price!
I was having a Deja Vu moment and then I realized that I did see this. The veneer top came out great. The whole desk looks like it came together perfectly.
It's been some time since I've watched any of your videos. It's interesting to see (I think?) that you are still using pretty much the same equipment, not much different than before.
I'll be honest... I wasn't sure i was going to like this. The ebonizing is absolutely beautiful but I kept thinking it would be way too much to then do the top and the drawer pulls. It was not too much. It came out beautifully!
That actually came out better than I thought it was going to, good job on it. I'm going to have to try the ebonizing trick sometime. Keep doing you and stay safe 💯😁
If you use a 7° bevel flush trim bit, like used for Formica you can just set it deeper to compensate for the radiused edge. It also doesn't leave a sharp corner that needs softening with a sanding block.
Beautiful work. I liked the original and wouldn’t have changed it, but what you did is beautiful, and after seeing it, I would have wished that I’d changed it as you did. 😊🤪👍👍
My dad had a toolbox he used a blowtorch to char the outside, it makes a neat pattern with the way the grain darkens unevenly. If you combined that with the vinegar method it might make for an interesting look.
What a beautiful finishing job you did! Lovely color…. For me personally, I would need different pulls as I would find it difficult to pinch hard enough to open the drawer, especially when it was filled with items.
Ebonizing is about the only way to get a nice black-ish stain on oak (aside from gel stains). I've done the ebonizing trick on an oak side table I picked up at the thrift store. The oak was pretty resistant to the color change and got really splotchy. I found if I took about 5 or 6 tea bags and boiled them in about a cup (230ml) of water, the resultant super tea after applied to the wood and dried had enough tannins in it to react with the vinegar ebonizing solution. The color was very delicate, however, so I covered it with shellac and wax as soon as possible. It developed a nice natural warm tone to the black over the next year or so and I really like it. Edit: The desk is gorgeous, by the way. Good job!
You can use a paint roller to apply contact cement. Tends to go on a little less gloopy than with a brush, as well as faster. I notice you didn't use the water based contact cement, which is good because that shit doesn't stick. You heard it here first. When using a piece of tape for a drill depth stop you can leave the tape sticking out, like a flag--this will start sweeping away the wood dust brought out of the hole when you get to the right depth--very accurate. Looks nice.
me encanta el ensamblaje que hacen Uds con tornillos de las partes del mueble, aquí en Argentina todo es pegado por lo tanto requiere mas expertise para realizar la reparación. Saludos y me encantan tus videos!
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Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that we have channels like this featuring professional, but accessible techniques for achieving really amazing results? I remember watching the New Yankee Workshop as a kid and listening to my uncle grumbling about how no one has the tens of thousands of dollars in tools that he has lol.
Indeed
I used to say that about Norm too.. then I discovered Roy Underhill
It takes some tool's but also a good imaginations. If you were a kid from the 1970's on back chances you had to build and fix stuff as a kid. Fort's, mini bikes Go karts, tire on a rope swing.
I, watched it too!
Moment taken 👍💪
Turned out great! 👍👍
Been using Rust Vinegar in combination with a powdered Tannic Acid & Water solution for Ebonizing for years and I love it, bc one it's way cheaper than gel stains, dyes and glazes and two even if you're going for a Jet Black look by doing multiple coats you can still see the grain of the Wood.
Edit: Your solution wasn't strong enough, the idea is to let the White Vinegar _completely dissolve_ the Steel Wool, which takes about 1 to 2 weeks or more depending how much Vinegar and Steel Wool you're using and the temperature. For reference you'll know the solution is ready when there is no Steel Wool visibly left in the container beyond small particles in the sludge at the bottom and it should look basically like Liquid Rust in a bottle and there should be a large foamy froth at the top of the container. That's how you know it's ready to use. At that strength on White Oak almost immediately you'd see a shift in color to Black rather than Grey.👌
If anyone is curious about the Tannic Acid solution and what it's for, it's so you can Ebonize any species of Wood. Normally you can't Ebonize Woods like Pine, Poplar, Maple, Ash, Birch, Cherry, Alder, Bamboo etc. with Rust Vinegar, bc they are really low in Tannin content. But if you apply a Tannic Acid solution to the Wood first and let it Absorb in then apply the Rust Vinegar the Wood will Ebonize.
That's so helpful for those of us thinking of trying this method. Thank you.
Just to follow up: Should you leave the lid off whilst waiting for the steel wool to 'melt?' Is it okay to use the plastic container the vinegar came in?
@@loverlyme the reaction produces some gases, so it's better to leave some vent.
Great tip!
Thank you
I'm excited to try this technique
I love all your neighbors talking to you. "Are you making a how-to for RUclips?"
Nosy neighbors 🥸
And the bike pump 😂
@@technoman9000lone wolf🧛♂️😂
I guess because I'm not a member I can't comment. Because you using that much vinegar the desk doesn't smell of vinegar?
I'm loving the easter-eggs of the onlooker audio at the end of a clip. 🚲
Like that ebonizing effect. Turned out pretty. Amazing what people will throw away, isn’t it? Glad you saved this piece from the landfill.
That was well worth saving. That's inspired me to try out ebonising . The final result is most attractive and modern.
That is so funny to me because my grandmother had that 30 odd years ago 😁
This desk had good “bones” - love the shape of the legs and it’s simplicity
I have watched your channel since the beginning. This desk is my favorite. I like so much that I'm going to do the ebony stain on a tiger grain white oak dresser I'm refinishing right now. I cant wait.
Thanks for watching!
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Repurposing an old desk. Using naptha because it's what's on hand. Using your fingers to apply the finish to the drawer pulls and applying the filler. It's all so real. The vinegar/steel wool trick is a real chemistry lesson in itself. Thanks for this presentation, it's just perfect. And the results are spectacular.
I enjoyed seeing you revisit an older project and give it a little "tweaking." The end result to very pleasing. (I also recognized at once that this had to be an older video at the start, from the neighborhood setting, as well as the passersby wearing masks. Aren't we glad THAT chapter is past!)
Yes, plus he has done other ebonizing since.
I like this natural color so much - more than using a seize or other lacquers. Great job! 🙂😇
When you said you'd never done ebonizing I thought. "Yes you have! I learned this from you." I swore made my desktop from oak plywood and ebonized it like this after watching your video. Then you said you were going back to an old project and I realized I hadn't gone crazy.
It turned out beautiful. Very nice job. Thanks for sharing the video.
That technique with the steel wool and vinegar was neat! The final color was beautiful! Awesome work. 🖖
Thank you!
I love what the vinegar and steel wool does. The colour is really beautiful. Not black exactly as you can see every grain in the wood. It looks incredibly natural. X
It’s amazing how a piece of furniture can look like total garbage, but end up being so nice after refurbishing. Nice work. It came out looking beautiful.
Whoa...a blast from the past, in the old neighborhood! Nicely nostalgic.
I love it when people save things from the trash! That ebonizing technique is fascinating-and economical.
The drawer pulls really added a lot to the design of the piece.
Thanks, I know how much trouble it is to record this. Nicely done
Did that bicyclist actually randomly ride up and ask if you had a bike pump? 😳😂🤦🏼♀️
This tuned out amazing. Wow 😻👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This really turned out sleek and beautiful. I’m not always a fan of ebonized wood, but it definitely upgrades this desk. I love the wood grain on the top, and the new pulls look great.
Totally gorgeous! Wish you could see the hand made desk that I have made of plywood! Sooo yucky…square corners ect. Yours for a “roadside” find is marvelous. You are a magician with wood.❤. Love watching
You built it so you could change/modify the elements you don't like.
That turned out stunning. It looks 100% better than it did in the original color. Another project finished to perfection.
Beautiful! I had great luck with this technique on a 10' stretch of oak butcher block. Beefed up the tannins with some strong tea before applying the vinegar solution. Topped with numerous coats of tung oil -- very pleased with the result.
What a beautiful piece. I love the color the ebonizing makes.
Love the color you really gave that desk a new life ❤
Beautiful looking desk. I love that you can still see the grain.
I love the style and color of the desk even before you began. After you finished it was WOW!
I throughly enjoy this channel. The calm and seeing how beauty is revealed from within old battered furniture 🙂🤙
Thank you.
Hey, that’s a really smart way to like up the veneer for a glue-up.
Great job and nice tip I just built a birdhouse out of some old oak boards I picked out of a construction dumpster. The guy told me it was from the original kitchen in the house that was over 125 years old. I’m going to try the steel wool and vinegar method!👌🏻🤞🏻👍🏻
Always a good Saturday when you upload
Looking forward to a new one
3:50 - Filming a how-to for RUclips or something? LOL
Great video as usual!
I love the final look of this piece. Who knew vinegar and steel wool could produce such a stunning effect.
The color is very beautiful. I like this technique much better than using a torch.
I’m not usually fond of black furniture, but you’ve done a great job with the desk! It looks really sleek and modern.
Really like the color created by the ebonizing process! Nice!
I've seen this ebonizing technique used twice this week, on YT videos! I am so inspired to give it a try! The results of your desk are absolutely gorgeous 👍🌞. Thank you for the narrated project/process🤗
That ebonizing technique never fails to fasinate me. That turned out very nice!
Nice find. Wish I could find nice stuff like that around our town.
You exhibit high levels of woodworking skill and knowledge but I love how you just go with the flow. You often use phrases like, 'well, lets just see, I didn't really know what it would do, I wanted to try something, or this was handy, so I used it' all of which, demonstrate creative curiousity and a relaxing attitude, I really appreciate.
An impressive result, and very interesting to see the ebonizing technique. Thanks for filming the little tips and tricks and the generous explanations of your decisions and working process.
You did an amazing job on the desk. Thank you for rescuing it and keeping it from the landfill. God bless.
Thanks so much for showing this technique! Very doable for someone like me with only a minimum of tools and experience.
Love the finish. I like how you use what is hand, the vinegar finish is most interesting., beautiful texture.
I actually liked the two tone look with the natural color top, just personal taste
The original video was the first one of yours that I watched, really enjoying seeing it get completed!
This was my introduction to ebonizing, until that point I had only seen oak turning black as a bad thing happening to my kitchen counter. Luckily you showed oxalic acid fixing that in other videos, so I was able to deal with those as well!
I absolutely love the way you finished this desk!!! Beautiful!!
Thank you!
Great project.
I sometimes ebonise scraps of oak, just because I love watching the change.
I was curious about it filmed at your old place - then I remembered I'd already seen the first part.
I enjoyed the video very much as usual. The foliage on the buildings across the street is stunning! What a view!
Dude that looks SO good now! I can't tell you how many things I have fabricated using leftover oak flooring. It's perfect for everything.
Thanks!
Great camera setup and edit. The low shot as you paint edge black with the bright red vine covered building in background was really pretty.
A stunning result! Always love your calm videos showing how you refinish pieces. Maybe one day I'll try this myself.
The ebonizing stain you used looks great. I like your patience in finishing the top with the oak veneer. You care a lot about details, and it shows. Great look. Thank you for sharing. God bless you.
I've been adhering veneer sheets for 50 years and the rounded wood technique gives you the best pressure. Also 3M spray contact cement is the best contact cement on the market. PS nice job!
BEAUTIFUL finish! I'm so impressed that I'm stealing your ideas and techniques for an upcoming project. LOVE it!!
This desk turned out beautiful!
Outstanding restoration!!! Beautiful job!!! I am most impressed!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!! God bless!!! Chuck Knight from Atascocita, Texas.
wow looks really classy! This is the most modern looking piece I've seen you do! Still want it even though I have a penchant for old stuff :)
Thanks so much for the detail of applying the veneer to the top. I need to do a laminated dresser top and had no clue. Desk turned out awesome, especially considering the initial price!
My grandfather used to use a rolling pin to apply veneer. So its technique over tool.
I was having a Deja Vu moment and then I realized that I did see this. The veneer top came out great. The whole desk looks like it came together perfectly.
The finish came out great.
Lovely job Steven 👌
Thanks, Jay!
I was uncertain how that would ultimately look but it was amazing, Very nice work.
That looks really awesome. I'm definitely going to try this.
Wow, stunning result!
Thank you.
That’s a nice finish. Enjoyed watching you create.
I love the color and I’ve never seen that messages before with the vinegar in the steel wool. ❤️👍👍
Prob my favorite job you have done in a long time.
That's an interesting finish technique I"d never seen before. Thanks for sharing!
It's been some time since I've watched any of your videos. It's interesting to see (I think?) that you are still using pretty much the same equipment, not much different than before.
I'll be honest... I wasn't sure i was going to like this. The ebonizing is absolutely beautiful but I kept thinking it would be way too much to then do the top and the drawer pulls. It was not too much. It came out beautifully!
That turned out really nice!
Very pretty. Its looks more mid century modern now too. Great job, im gonna have to try this, it would be much easier than restoring blonde oak.
That actually came out better than I thought it was going to, good job on it. I'm going to have to try the ebonizing trick sometime. Keep doing you and stay safe 💯😁
Very cool video! Enjoyed the ebonizing process. Nice work Steven
Thank you!
If you use a 7° bevel flush trim bit, like used for Formica you can just set it deeper to compensate for the radiused edge. It also doesn't leave a sharp corner that needs softening with a sanding block.
What an excellent restoration!
I love ebonizing. I wish i had this desk!! So beautiful.
Beautiful work. I liked the original and wouldn’t have changed it, but what you did is beautiful, and after seeing it, I would have wished that I’d changed it as you did. 😊🤪👍👍
Beautiful job. Very handsome piece. Carol from California
Great video. A veneer roller really is worth using.
that turned out gorgeously
My dad had a toolbox he used a blowtorch to char the outside, it makes a neat pattern with the way the grain darkens unevenly.
If you combined that with the vinegar method it might make for an interesting look.
Interesting technique. It came out great!!
What a beautiful finishing job you did! Lovely color…. For me personally, I would need different pulls as I would find it difficult to pinch hard enough to open the drawer, especially when it was filled with items.
Ebonizing is about the only way to get a nice black-ish stain on oak (aside from gel stains). I've done the ebonizing trick on an oak side table I picked up at the thrift store. The oak was pretty resistant to the color change and got really splotchy. I found if I took about 5 or 6 tea bags and boiled them in about a cup (230ml) of water, the resultant super tea after applied to the wood and dried had enough tannins in it to react with the vinegar ebonizing solution. The color was very delicate, however, so I covered it with shellac and wax as soon as possible. It developed a nice natural warm tone to the black over the next year or so and I really like it.
Edit: The desk is gorgeous, by the way. Good job!
You can use a paint roller to apply contact cement. Tends to go on a little less gloopy than with a brush, as well as faster. I notice you didn't use the water based contact cement, which is good because that shit doesn't stick. You heard it here first.
When using a piece of tape for a drill depth stop you can leave the tape sticking out, like a flag--this will start sweeping away the wood dust brought out of the hole when you get to the right depth--very accurate.
Looks nice.
Nice tricks to make an old dog shine !
Looked really good!
Love the technique and the outcome!!!
Love the finished product. It came out great! 👍
Really gorgeous! Love the ebonizing
Looks beautiful. I love the color ❤
What a great technique!! Love the look!!
me encanta el ensamblaje que hacen Uds con tornillos de las partes del mueble, aquí en Argentina todo es pegado por lo tanto requiere mas expertise para realizar la reparación. Saludos y me encantan tus videos!
Love the end look!
You really should be using a J roller for that 14:57
😂