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I'm refinishing a couple of gun stocks and would like to get the deep red tinge that Alkanet produces however, I don't have the 6 months or so it takes to properly prepare it. I'm wondering if there is a substitute that is readily available? I thought of checking with some art supply stores but given the situation with Covid-19 stores in my area are shut down.
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You can certainly use a spirit stain such as Behelen's American Walnut.
If you used alkent powder instead of the shredded root you can use the oil the next day. It does get a bit darker over time but to be honest, 24 hours is all you really need with the powder.
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SKB,
I did put some walnut stain in the first layer I applied and wasn't happy with it. Not the right colour I'm looking for.
I'd be interested to try the alkent powder. Do you have a source for the powder?
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Thanks. I see that both Amazon.com and Amazon.ca have the powder.
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Tamid, here's a little trick I came up with using the powder. To keep the powder filtered from the oil I carefully emptied a couple of my wife's tea bags, filled them with powder and stapled them closed again. Drop into the oil and it'll color just as fast as dumping it in and when you're finished just lift the tea bags out and you don't need to filter the oil.
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Tamid, here's a little trick I came up with using the powder. To keep the powder filtered from the oil I carefully emptied a couple of my wife's tea bags, filled them with powder and stapled them closed again. Drop into the oil and it'll color just as fast as dumping it in and when you're finished just lift the tea bags out and you don't need to filter the oil. Great trick. Thanks.
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Tamid,
It's 10:00 pm in California so it's late for you guys in the midwest and East. I can supply you with the name of a man that sells Alkanet root in solution. His information is not readily available but can get it for you in the morning. He sells it in a 4ox bottle and it's reasonable.
Carl
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There is a vendor on eBay who sells in small bottles as well, it was around ten bucks if I remember.
Coffee filters work for the powdered root and the shredded. The powdered does appear deeper in color than the shredded, a bit browner in tint than the shredded. Ernie, aka, Damascus, says it takes a full year to leech, but I have both in oil solution for the last several months and they do not to my untrained eye appear any deeper in color.
Good luck. Stay safe.
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I am trying to understand why we use the Alkanet. Is it because of tradition or are the results different than using a spirit stain for example?
Mixing stains can adjust the color to match and I imagine alkanet root can vary in color depending on the grower or where it was grown.
Last edited by builder; 04/10/20 09:19 AM.
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