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Fine Black Stain

Boil 1 pound logwood in 4 quarts water, add a double handful of walnut-peel or shells; boil it up again, take out the chips, add 1 pint best vinegar, and it will be fit for use; apply it boiling hot. This will be improved by applying a hot solution of green copperas dissolved in water (an ounce to a quart), over the first stain. 2851. Το Imitate Rosewood. Boil pound logwood in 3 pints water till it is of a very dark red; add 1/2 ounce salt of tartar (carbonate of potassa). While boiling hot, stain the wood with 2 or 3 coats, taking care that it is nearly dry between each; then, with a stiff flat brush, such as is used by the painters for graining, form streaks with the black stain above named (see last receipt), which, the application until the proper color is if carefully executed, will be very nearly the obtained. 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.