How to get red oak dark


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My theory on the subject is once you go truly black you can't see the wood anymore anyway. All you are seeing is the texture of the pores. I have a hard time telling the difference between a thin black paint and a black dye with a clear coat. (truly black not just dark) So I would either use a thin black paint with a clear coat or the best thing yet is India Ink. Get the cheap stuff from Dick Blick. Black as night and thin as water. Apply evenly, seal and then top coat just like you would with a stain.

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My theory on the subject is once you go truly black you can't see the wood anymore anyway. All you are seeing is the texture of the pores. I have a hard time telling the difference between a thin black paint and a black dye with a clear coat. (truly black not just dark) So I would either use a thin black paint with a clear coat or the best thing yet is India Ink. Get the cheap stuff from Dick Blick. Black as night and thin as water. Apply evenly, seal and then top coat just like you would with a stain.

 

I've used india ink before myself. Works great honestly, but its painfully bad at fading. It fades really really quickly, where as the fyebings does not for some reason.

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