Wood stain
Description
A solution or dispersion that changes the color of a wood surface. Wood stains have transparent or semi-transparent formulas that penetrate the surface allowing the natural grain and texture to remain visible. Early stains were water-based or oil-based. resin Synthetic resin and latex-based stains appeared on the market after 1940. Wood stains typically fall into one of the following categories:
1. Chemical reactions: hydroxide ammonia turns mahogany a rich red; hydroxide caustic soda can gray or lighten woods such as pine, elm, or oak; dichromate potassium dichromate can produce a dark orange color.
2. Organic dyes: turmeric (yellow), ferrotannin (blue-black), alkanet (red), B rhodamine (fluorescent red), oil (coal tar) creosote (black).
3. Pigment dispersions: oxide red iron oxide (red), sienna burnt sienna (mahogany color), brown vandyke brown (walnut color)
Synonyms and Related Terms
wood bleach
Authority
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- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
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- Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques, Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981