Black Ash Look...

[djg]

Re: Black Ash Look...

Well, I just put a coat of Minwax Ebony stain over oak veneer ply on my Singularities. Still plenty of oak color and grain showing through. I like it, but it is not dark, dark black.

[Starkiller4299]

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Minwax has a new classic black Polyshade color, I might try it on my oak veneer Singularities, if I don't do gray.

I have a love/hate with Polyshades...It was a pain to apply, as each coat barely added any color at all. As a result, I ended up doing 7-8 coats with the Mahogany variety to get to the color I wanted (that's a lot of brushes, not to mention stain!). Huge PITA for a non-gloss surface. Buuuut....It did come out damn sexy!

[rogoll]

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How do you use plywood w/o veneer and pull this off? Oak face w/ locking miters, roundover/bevel? I know oak is cheap as faced ply in <1/4". When you say black ash I think black sheen w/ an ash grain pattern. Is that what you mean?

Well, the Sony speakers I have from the big box store (BB) have a "Black Ash" finish. To me, it looks a lot like regular B-C plywood that is colored black. The texture and grain of the plywood look very similar to the Sony speakers. I figured I would just sand it lightly to smooth it out a little, but still leave enough texture to mimic the Black Ash of the Sony speakers. Then use the Minwax Onyx stain followed by either satin or semigloss poly.

Anyone see any major problems with this approach?

[mgrabow]

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I find stains never come out black. I am going to try the steel wool and vinigar ebonizing trick...

[rogoll]

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I find stains never come out black. I am going to try the steel wool and vinigar ebonizing trick...

MrkCrwly tried this, and while it was wet it looked really nice, but as it dried it lightened up and became pretty uneven. He ended up using Minwax Onyx to finish the project he was working on. However, I understand that a lot of the results depend upon the "chemistry", so maybe you'll have better luck. It's all a learning process, but forturnately we have this forum to share and learn from one another.

[mgrabow]

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some of the woodworking forums show several coats and the clear coat will darken it up. They also say to use some die as well. Some sites say india ink works very well.