First off, let me Thank All of You Guys for your help and suggestions!  I
truly appreciate you taking the time to respond.  I am going to start
working on some colour samples shortly, and  I will provide full feedback on
my results (including formulas and photos).  

 

Right now I'm trying to get ready for an obligation that is coming up
shortly.  That is the Fort Frederick Market Fair at Big Pool, Maryland.
This event draws a large group of folks providing a multitude high quality
goods for living history.   I know that Tony Seo is going to be there, and
if any other members of the Oldtools List are gonna be there (camping or day
tripping) please stop at our humble digs, and sit a spell.

 

Anyway,  results will follow soon!!

 

 

 
Your Most Humble & Obed. Servant,

 

 
Walt Henderson

 

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Haven't been there for a couple of years, but we're planning on attending
this year!

T.Z.

On 4/18/12 5:42 PM, "Walter Henderson" <walter_h@v...> wrote:

> First off, let me Thank All of You Guys for your help and suggestions!  I
> truly appreciate you taking the time to respond.  I am going to start
> working on some colour samples shortly, and  I will provide full feedback on
> my results (including formulas and photos).
> 
>  
> 
> Right now I'm trying to get ready for an obligation that is coming up
> shortly.  That is the Fort Frederick Market Fair at Big Pool, Maryland.
> This event draws a large group of folks providing a multitude high quality
> goods for living history.   I know that Tony Seo is going to be there, and
> if any other members of the Oldtools List are gonna be there (camping or day
> tripping) please stop at our humble digs, and sit a spell.
> 
>  
> 
> Anyway,  results will follow soon!!
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> Your Most Humble & Obed. Servant,
> 
>  
> 
>  
> Walt Henderson
> 
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> 
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>                  205 Birch Street, N.E.
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>           Leesburg, Virginia  20176-4521
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I'm late to the party here, but for aging I use a solution of potassium 
permanganate, about 1-2 % in water. Goes on purple, but rapidly begins to 
give the wood a brown color. Just don't forget the rubber gloves; you're 
organic too, so it will turn you brown just as easily. Each application 
makes the wood darker, and if you don't like the result, oxalic acid 
(commercial wood bleach) takes it away. Here's a link to an article where I 
used it to age a saw handle during repair.:
http://www.wkfinetools.com/tRestore/saw/sawHandleRep/sawHandleR1.asp

James in Keokuk 

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Could you recommend a source for potassium permanganate?

On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:04 PM, jamesbrown wrote:

> I'm late to the party here, but for aging I use a solution of potassium
permanganate, about 1-2 % in water. Goes on purple, but rapidly begins to give
the wood a brown color. Just don't forget the rubber gloves; you're organic too,
so it will turn you brown just as easily. Each application makes the wood
darker, and if you don't like the result, oxalic acid (commercial wood bleach)
takes it away. Here's a link to an article where I used it to age a saw handle
during repair.:
> http://www.wkfinetools.com/tRestore/saw/sawHandleRep/sawHandleR1.asp

James Thompson, the Old Millrat in Riverside CA

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I used to get it from my local drug store. John

There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness.

On Apr 19, 2012, at 12:52 AM, James Thompson <oldmillrat@m...> wrote:

> Could you recommend a source for potassium permanganate?
>>> On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:04 PM, jamesbrown wrote: I'm late to the party
>>> here, but for aging I use a solution of potassium permanganate,
>>> about 1-2 % in water. Goes on purple, but rapidly begins to give the
>>> wood a brown color. Just don't forget the rubber gloves; you're
>>> organic too, so it will turn you brown just as easily. Each
>>> application makes the wood darker, and if you don't like the result,
>>> oxalic acid (commercial wood bleach) takes it away. Here's a link to
>>> an article where I used it to age a saw handle during repair.:
>> http://www.wkfinetools.com/tRestore/saw/sawHandleRep/sawHandleR1.asp
>>>> James Thompson, the Old Millrat in Riverside CA
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<snipped comments about potassium permanganate >

You can get it from chemists shops (drug stores) and probably from
camping supplies stores too. As well as being useful for making stuff
look really old you can use it to sterilise or purify water. And as a
fire starter. You often find it in emergency/survival kits.

rich

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Like most things these days, it's available on eBay. It's also used in water 
treatment for a variety of uses, and can probably be found where they sell 
pool treatment or water softening products.

      James in Keokuk

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From: James Thompson
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To: jamesbrown
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Could you recommend a source for potassium permanganate?

On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:04 PM, jamesbrown wrote:

> I'm late to the party here, but for aging I use a solution of potassium 
> permanganate, about 1-2 % in water. Goes on purple, but rapidly begins to 
> give the wood a brown color. Just don't forget the rubber gloves; you're 
> organic too, so it will turn you brown just as easily. Each application 
> makes the wood darker, and if you don't like the result, oxalic acid 
> (commercial wood bleach) takes it away. Here's a link to an article where 
> I used it to age a saw handle during repair.:
> http://www.wkfinetools.com/tRestore/saw/sawHandleRep/sawHandleR1.asp

James Thompson, the Old Millrat in Riverside CA

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