tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76465551622193514362011-07-07T18:46:10.511-07:00Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320675433036242097noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646555162219351436.post-51020523892886101942009-08-02T17:18:00.000-07:002009-08-12T13:06:43.271-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">To make this all natural <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ecologically</span> friendly stain....</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">All you need is a plastic bucket.<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">A packet of steel wool.<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">A gallon of white vinegar.</p></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__OqMJKoLNys/SoMcjBoR67I/AAAAAAAAABI/yjxxsyqFLCU/s1600-h/stain_making.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__OqMJKoLNys/SoMcjBoR67I/AAAAAAAAABI/yjxxsyqFLCU/s320/stain_making.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369166568814144434" border="0" /></a><o:p></o:p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Step 1. Place steel wool (approx 6 pads) in bucket and add enough water to cover it. Let sit for a week so it gets nice and rusty. Stir occasionally.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Step 2. Add white vinegar and let sit for 24 hours... stir.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Note: It's better to make more stain than you need. These materials are cheap so make enough. You don't want to run out of stain halfway through the project and have to wait for a new batch)<br /><br />When the color of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">liquid</span> is brown you're ready to go...<br /><br />Below is inexpensive dog-eared cedar fencing, minus the dog-ears. We plan on staining this wood with the steel wool and vinegar stain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__OqMJKoLNys/SoMcioiIQ2I/AAAAAAAAABA/a2GdXIQYrt0/s1600-h/fence3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__OqMJKoLNys/SoMcioiIQ2I/AAAAAAAAABA/a2GdXIQYrt0/s320/fence3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369166562077459298" border="0" /></a>Next fill up a spray bottle with the liquid and spritz on the wood. You can make a test plank if you like. Wear gloves when applying. You can apply with a brush if you'd prefer.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__OqMJKoLNys/SoMciPzCj3I/AAAAAAAAAA4/RhcpLu2uggM/s1600-h/applying.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__OqMJKoLNys/SoMciPzCj3I/AAAAAAAAAA4/RhcpLu2uggM/s320/applying.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369166555437502322" border="0" /></a><br /> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>15</o:Words> <o:characters>90</o:Characters> <o:company>cindy</o:Company> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>110</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>10.1316</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Times;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Here is a before .......and ........about 6 hours after shot.<o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__OqMJKoLNys/SoMchwGx4ZI/AAAAAAAAAAw/qD7gy6QP87g/s1600-h/before_after.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 120px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__OqMJKoLNys/SoMchwGx4ZI/AAAAAAAAAAw/qD7gy6QP87g/s320/before_after.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369166546930360722" border="0" /></a><br />A couple of days later...the wood darkens up....</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__OqMJKoLNys/SoMchDZ4trI/AAAAAAAAAAo/ya0bT3c00ak/s1600-h/DSC00767.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__OqMJKoLNys/SoMchDZ4trI/AAAAAAAAAAo/ya0bT3c00ak/s320/DSC00767.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369166534930904754" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7646555162219351436-5102052389288610194?l=charles-kuipers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320675433036242097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646555162219351436.post-83070918796224140362009-07-01T20:13:00.001-07:002009-07-10T18:23:09.392-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">I love to build things. When I was 10 I was building tree houses and trading antiques and later that interest lead me to furniture making. That passion has continued my entire life and this blog will be about anything and everything to do with design and building.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7646555162219351436-8307091879622414036?l=charles-kuipers.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320675433036242097noreply@blogger.com1