To Stain Wood. staining wood is altogether a different process from dyeing it, and requires no preparation before the stain be applied. In preparing the stain, but little trouble is required; and, generally speaking, its application differs very little from that of painting. "When carefully done, and properly varnished, staining has a very beautiful appearance, and is much less likely to meet with injury than japanning.

2843. Black Stain for Immediate Use

2843. Black Stain for Immediate Use. Boil 1/2 pound chip logwood in 2 quarts water, add 1 ounce pearlash, and apply it hot to the work with a brush. Then take J pound logwood, boil it as before in 2 quarts water, and add 1/2 ounce verdigris and 1/2 ounce green copperas; strain it off, put in 1/2 pound rusty steel filings; with this, go over the work a second time.

2844. To Stain Wood Like Ebony

2844. To Stain Wood Like Ebony. Take a solution of sulphate of iron (green copperas), and wash the wood over with it 2 or 3 times; let it dry, and apply 2 or 3 coats of a strong hot decoction of logwood; wipe the wood, when dry, with a sponge and water, and polish with linseed oil.

2845. To Stain Wood Light Mahogany Color

2845.    To Stain Wood Light Mahogany Color. Brush over the surface with diluted nitrous acid, and when dry apply the following, with a soft brush: dragon's blood, 4 ounces; common soda, 1 ounce; spirit of wine, 3 pints. Let it stand in a warm place, shake it frequently, and then strain. Repeat the application until the proper color is obtained.

2846. To Stain Dark Mahogany Color

2846.     To Stain Dark Mahogany Color. Boil 1/2 pound madder and 2 ounces logwood in 1 gallon water; then brush the wood well over with the hot liquid. When dry, go over the whole with a solution of 2 drachms pearlash in 1 quart water.

2847. To Stain Mahogany Color

2847.     To Stain Mahogany Color. Pure Socotrine aloes, 1 ounce; dragon's blood, 1/2 ounce; rectified spirit, 1 pint; dissolve, and apply 2 or 3 coats to the surface of the wood; finish off with wax or oil tinged with alkanet. Or: Wash over the wood with strong aquafortis, and when dry, apply a coat of the above varnish; polish as last. Or: Logwood, 2 ounces; madder, 8 ounces; fustic, 1 ounce; water, 1 gallon; boil 2 hours, and apply it several times to the wood boiling hot; when dry, slightly brush it over with a solution of pearlash, 1 ounce, in water, 1 quart; dry and polish as before. Or : Logwood, 1 part; water, 8 parts. Make a decoction and apply it to the wood; when dry, give it 2 or 3 coats of the following varnish : dragon's blood, 1 part; spirits of wine, 20 parts. Mix.

2848. Beechwood Mahogany

2848. Beechwood Mahogany. Dissolve 2 ounces dragon's blood and 1 ounce aloes in 1 quart rectified spirit of wine, and apply it to the surface of the wood previously well polished. Or : Wash over the surface of the wood with aquafortis, and when thoroughly dry give it a coat of the above varnish. Or: Boil 1 pound logwood chips in 2 quarts water, and add 2 handfuls of walnut peel; boil again, then strain, and add 1 pint good vinegar; apply as above.