A nice finish that takes a bit of time to accomplish but is beautiful when done is shellac blackened with tincture. Black french politure as it were. When finished and very dry a quick and very thin couple of coats of nitro cell laqure to protect it is a good idea. But be carefull to go real thin so as to not loosen up the shellack. Other wise... there was an recipe I ran into with a couple chemicals once for ebony... I have a bottle of that stuff somewhere I'll see if I can find it. Cheers RicB --------- So the best option is to dye or stain the wood? I tried Iron Oxide pigment in alcohol and the wood would not take any color. I will try a product like this transtint. Thanks Jeff
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