darken incsied carving?

[Sean E Bug]

Watching some recent I love muzzleloading videos and I have noticed that the incised carving on the rifles is visibly darker than the finish around it. Creates a great contrast and lets you see the details better. I was wondering how this was done. Is it wood burning or using a different stain or pigment in the carving?

 

[Phil Coffins]

I just stain the stock and the edges take on more stain by itself.
60786423-FE6A-4C43-AC48-CD62EC347081 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

 

[HSmithTX]

The end grain exposed by the cut will take more stain and get darker in the normal process. Nothing is done differently when building 'as new'. Aging or antiquing is another story and one I am not qualified to speak to.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

The end grain exposed by the cut will take more stain and get darker in the normal process. Nothing is done differently ...

^^^ This! ^^^

 

[Sean E Bug]

thanks everybody

 

[TDM]

As @Phil Coffins said.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Some folks use Bone Black to darken certain areas.

 

[Pete G]

Rub down with linseed oil and soot.

 

[Col. Batguano]

Some people use a pencil in the grooves and around the outline of raised carving to heighten the contrast. I suggest you do your own science experiments on scrap before proceeding though. There's a million ways to do it, including as above, just letting the stain darken it naturally. If you knock back the stain on the raised areas with steel wool that will also heighten the contrast.