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Two new, small bowls from Garry oak. I ebonized the outside. This is done by treating them with a solution of iron dissolved in vinegar. The iron and the tannin in the wood react and turn black. I assume this is something like ink made from oak galls.

"Iron acetate solution prepared from steel wool and vinegar for ebonizing wood"

https://jwoodscience.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s10086-023-02079-0

#woodturning #Saanich #victoriab

An oak bowl, resting on finger tips. The inside is brown and streaked with grain patterns. The outside is black with patterns from the grain as well.

A second oak bowl, resting on finger tips. The inside is brown and streaked with grain patterns. The outside is black with patterns from the grain as well.

An oak bowl, resting on finger tips, showing just the inside, tan and brown, streaked with grain patterns.

A second oak bowl, resting on finger tips, showing just the inside, tan and brown, streaked with grain patterns.

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