Aqua fortis staining question..

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Eriksen

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Does this staining only works on Maple, or can it also be used on other woods like burly birch, beech etc.?
 
I would suspect it will work on birch and beech. The wood needs a bit of sugars in the fiber for the best colorong effect. Buut it will stain most anything organic.
I mostly use Fiebing's dyes now.
 
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
I would suspect it will work on birch and beech. The wood needs a bit of sugars in the fiber for the best colorong effect. Buut it will stain most anything organic.
I mostly use Fiebing's dyes now.
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Willie71 said:
The analine stain from Lee valkey looks ALMOST the same as aqua fortis.

Here is an example of the dark amber analine stain. This is a low grade curly maple.
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How resistant are these stains to uv-light compared with the Aqua fortis?
 
Eriksen said:
How resistant are these stains to uv-light compared with the Aqua fortis?
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I honestly don’t know, but most hardwoods darken, rather than lighten with UV exposure. I have 5 year old knives with stain out there that look the same to me, where Padauk or cocobolo darken over time.
 
I can't say that I ever saw any change. Also, you haver to ask how much UV a knife handle will get? It isn't like a piece of furniture on the deck.
 
Hi, I’ve used it for years on just about every curly wood I’ve came across. It seems to be a very stable stain. Just look at old rifles stained with it more than 100 years ago. They still look good. I often use it on curly oak, hickory, ash, maple.. several other light-medium dark woods that I can’t name
 
What about using Ferric chloride on wood or a mix of Ferric chloride and Nitric acid? Would that give the same result as the Aqua fortis?
 
Eriksen said:
What about using Ferric chloride on wood or a mix of Ferric chloride and Nitric acid? Would that give the same result as the Aqua fortis?
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Nitric acid is used to make aqua fortis by combining with iron and letting it disolve the iron..
You can get the same effect with straight ferric nitrate as aqua fortis
 
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