Andy, did you look at this?

http://www.oldtoolsshop.com/z_pdf/woodWork/EbonizingWood-ne.pdf

This is a description of what and how to do.

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Wiktor A. Kuc
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> 
> RE: vinegar and steel wool
> 
> Was I supposed to allow the steel wool to turn to a ball of 
> rust before putting in the jar of vinegar?  I've had a jar 
> sitting about with a hunk of steel wool in some vinegar but 
> nothing seems to be happening.  I threw in a couple of rusty 
> screws to try to help it out but again, nothing appears to be 
> happening.  I was thinking I'd get some sort of 
> change/murkiness, something.  Wrong type of vinegar?
> 
> Thanks,
> Andrew Bouland
> 

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