Wasn't sure where to put this but seems to belong here. Came up with some pretty nice looking crotch ash knife scales. The piece of wood beind them is from the same crotch. While toasting some white oak for aging spirits, I made the accidental discovery that after baking in my oven for about 6 hrs, the oak was the same color all the way through.
Decided to try it out on a light wood chunk to see if it would do the same. The ash I chose was already bone dry and has some checks. Anyway, figured I should share my findings with the community, should anyone want to try it out. It is a bit lighter in weight and should probably be stabilized prior to using.
Going to be experimenting with going darker, perhaps even to black. Also want to try some burl to see how it holds up. Anyway, here's my first try. Second picture is with alcohol wiped on. Third is with alcohol on original wood.
Decided to try it out on a light wood chunk to see if it would do the same. The ash I chose was already bone dry and has some checks. Anyway, figured I should share my findings with the community, should anyone want to try it out. It is a bit lighter in weight and should probably be stabilized prior to using.
Going to be experimenting with going darker, perhaps even to black. Also want to try some burl to see how it holds up. Anyway, here's my first try. Second picture is with alcohol wiped on. Third is with alcohol on original wood.
