Lowell Grand Banks Dory by aaronc - Model Shipways - 1:24 scale - First Build

[DocTom]

Great looking oars! How did you get that color? I built my Dory about 2 months ago. My first build also. I ended up leaving the oars unstained, with the clear satin finish in the kit.

 

Tom

[aaronc]

58 minutes ago, DocTom said:

Great looking oars! How did you get that color? I built my Dory about 2 months ago. My first build also. I ended up leaving the oars unstained, with the clear satin finish in the kit.

 

Tom

 

 

Thanks, it's gonna sound a little more complicated than it is but the stain is called aqua fortis/ferric nitrate. There are different ways to make it at home or it can be bought. It is iron dissolved in acid, the historical stain used in the 17th and 18th centuries for Kentucky Longrifles. I'm not a rifle builder but have made powder horns and use maple regularly on various projects. I was staining other projects last week and just included the oars. I like the antique color it brings and it's also lightfast.