Re: need to oxidize some wood -- how?

Apr 03, 2004 0 Replies

Alan W schreef



In order to deepen the purple on the jewelry box, especially the sides

as they are staying the brown vs. the violet I need for my decerning daughter (purple is cool dad).


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There are two stages:


1) to turn it purple
2) to keep it purple

The first stage involves exposure, the second stage shielding


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The general wisdom is the purple is faded by sunlight. I have a test


> in process to prove this to myself as a couple of proper websites
> state the opposite is true.
>
> I also have pieces in the dark in the garage under high fan speed to
> increase oxygen over the wood to see if this makes a difference. All
> test pieces of pieces of tape over one section to more accurately > guage the change. >
> Alan

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