Yeah, at least I found out that it doesn't take too long to kickstart the process, but that's about all you can do, so don't waste your time giving it hours and hours out there....
Thanks! They're one of my charcuterie (or serving) board designs I make and sell at local markets and on my Etsy store. There's a link to the store in the description if you're interested.
Does the wax you used have UV blockers as additives? I had some amazing results on custom cherry wood game pieces from a simple coating of clear, food safe cutting board mineral spirits and (sincerely, no joke) a 20 minute tanning session at a local salon. The richness of the cherry was enhanced greatly in under half an hour.
I don't think so, but I do know that not all cherry reacts the same. Maybe this summer I'll do another test where I take pieces from different boards and do them for the same amount of time instead of pieces from the same board for different amount of time and see how it goes.
@@WoodenThingsAndStuff True. The sap wood for cherry doesn't darken much at all, while the heart wood is where it's at for color change over time. It could be the lackluster result was from using the former rather than latter for the science experiment video here. I simply thought you might find it an interesting point of note that a tanning bed will develop the color of the wood tannins without the need for an all day scheduling.
I'm now of the opinion that you should just let wood do what it's gonna do in terms of colour change and not bother getting involved. So I guess I'm an "au naturale" kind of person.
Dude try Walnut next time. ha ha ha lol. As always thank you for the video. I have never thought of the sun turning the wood darker. But I do know that if you smoke. It will for sure cause I used to be a smoker and still have some of the wood. Keep up the good work.
I hear walnut goes lighter with sun exposure, so I won't be doing that, because one of my favourite things about walnut is its dark richness. But I also won't bother with cherry anymore, either. Ps. And hints on not smoking anymore are welcome. I've failed at quitting a dozen times or more by now.
@@WoodenThingsAndStuff yeap I agree Walnut is One of my favorites. I smoked for a long time till I had a stroke and I had to learn how to speak and Walk again so I figured I was more important than the smoking. but I had to use patches for a while but it worked out. so I am still here for a while longer. I hope. Hopefully you can quit one day. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos.
love your enthusiasm MIke... Great Vid as always
Thanks, Andy!
It definitely is interesting. I appreciate you taking the time for all of us!
Yeah, at least I found out that it doesn't take too long to kickstart the process, but that's about all you can do, so don't waste your time giving it hours and hours out there....
This helped, thank you.
Nice video. I'd like to see this done with white pine.
Hi those are awesome, what kind of boards are they?!!
Thanks! They're one of my charcuterie (or serving) board designs I make and sell at local markets and on my Etsy store. There's a link to the store in the description if you're interested.
Does the wax you used have UV blockers as additives? I had some amazing results on custom cherry wood game pieces from a simple coating of clear, food safe cutting board mineral spirits and (sincerely, no joke) a 20 minute tanning session at a local salon. The richness of the cherry was enhanced greatly in under half an hour.
I don't think so, but I do know that not all cherry reacts the same. Maybe this summer I'll do another test where I take pieces from different boards and do them for the same amount of time instead of pieces from the same board for different amount of time and see how it goes.
@@WoodenThingsAndStuff True. The sap wood for cherry doesn't darken much at all, while the heart wood is where it's at for color change over time. It could be the lackluster result was from using the former rather than latter for the science experiment video here. I simply thought you might find it an interesting point of note that a tanning bed will develop the color of the wood tannins without the need for an all day scheduling.
@@RavnosGypsy it's certainly worth considering, although I don't think my town even HAS any tanning beds anymore. Haha
That was informative! I treat my wood like I treat my skin. If it meant to be tanned, it needs to be artificial :P
I'm now of the opinion that you should just let wood do what it's gonna do in terms of colour change and not bother getting involved. So I guess I'm an "au naturale" kind of person.
Dude try Walnut next time. ha ha ha lol. As always thank you for the video. I have never thought of the sun turning the wood darker. But I do know that if you smoke. It will for sure cause I used to be a smoker and still have some of the wood. Keep up the good work.
I hear walnut goes lighter with sun exposure, so I won't be doing that, because one of my favourite things about walnut is its dark richness. But I also won't bother with cherry anymore, either. Ps. And hints on not smoking anymore are welcome. I've failed at quitting a dozen times or more by now.
@@WoodenThingsAndStuff yeap I agree Walnut is One of my favorites. I smoked for a long time till I had a stroke and I had to learn how to speak and Walk again so I figured I was more important than the smoking. but I had to use patches for a while but it worked out. so I am still here for a while longer. I hope. Hopefully you can quit one day. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos.
Good on ya, Bud.
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