Malachite Oak

Malachite Oak Water Stain

¶ Used on oak or chestnut.
Color : dark bluish green.

¶ Formula:

¼ ounce methylene blue 2 B, aniline, dry, water soluble,
1 ounce green M X, aniline, dry, water soluble,
1 gallon hot water.
Brush on one coat, let dry and sandpaper the raised grain. Clean up. Apply a second coat of the same stain and do not sand.

¶ Filler:

Silex (silica) color very dark with a mixture of 6 ounces of drop black, 1 ounce of Vandyke brown and 1 ounce dark chrome green, all ground in oil.

¶ Finish:

White shellac, 2 coats. Rub dull.

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