paul womack wrote:
> I was browsing an October 1878 issue of "The Carpenter
> and Builder", graciously provided by Cornell U.
> http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/moa_browse.html

Oh darn.

I've now done a proper search of this fine journal.

There are no less than 16 recipes (I think)
for ebonizing.

It was quite the hot topic for a few years!

If I get the time I'll compare and contrast them.

   BugBear

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