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Black Walnut Dye
riverrat:
its easier to cut up the green husks, especialy if they just fell or you plucked them from the tree. dont use water, put the cut up green husks in a old bowl and slowly smash them, then transfer to a blender. add just a tad of vinegar. you want a fine mush. rub that on the leather while you are wearing 2 pairs of rubber gloves. rub it on wood, rub it on whatever you want but do not get it on you unless you want to turn very very dark.Tony
Ranasp:
I imagine that blender wouldn't be any good for whiskey sours after that. ;)
riverrat:
use a glass mason jar in place of your blender pitcher.Tony
Pappy:
I do the same as Eric, I usually on use the black nasty ones and cook them down, strain and cook down some more,I keep doing that until I get the color I want and it is clean, makes some really nice stain and by adding the alcohol it will last forever I suppose. :)
Pappy
DC:
I wonder what would happen if you dyed a bow with this and then fumed it with ammonia? With all that tannin it would get very dark, I think.
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