Secret Organic Stain Formula

[peterbh]

I must admit to accidentally finding one of the better maple stain formulas. One of my evil Arabian stallions pulled a thick maple gunstock plank out of the barn and over to my manuer pile which was quickly covered in manuer and horse pee all Winter. When tractoring the pile to the compost pile this Spring...there it was. I sprayed it down and plained off the surface and ...behold...it was beautiful! Not that I'll ever explain the secret formula to the buyer.

Danged A-rabs :nono:

 

[longshot one]

Let us know the results when you talk yourself into trying this method on a stock. Any pic's of the finished product?

 

[peterbh]

I don't know how to post a photo here but can send you an email photo.

 

[bioprof]

The ammonia from the urine will turn the wood darker. Furniture makers use this all the time. I've used it on a gun rack made of oak.

 

[wulf]

Ain't no secret any more..

 

[Tumblernotch]

Cat pee will turn oak black, so I'm sure this stuff will darken about any wood. I'd have a problem with working the wood or shooting the gun after stocking it though. I've mucked out stables before and that ammonia about wore me out. :barf:

 

[peterbh]

I'll stain your wood if you muck my 17 stalls. After all, the world is smaller than ever before and West Virgini isn't that far from Central Oregon anymore.

 

[brubincam]

-----you will get more pee from a horse than a cat-----

 

[Tumblernotch]

I'll stain your wood if you muck my 17 stalls. After all, the world is smaller than ever before and West Virgini isn't that far from Central Oregon anymore.

Well, that was a short stint while I was laid off several years ago. Wrestling Morgans and being bit from behind by young Arab stallions ain't exactly my idea of job satisfaction. And I ain't gettin' any younger. My back ain't in as good a shape as it was. I'm afraid my mileage costs and per diem would make me too expensive.

Thanks for the offer though! :thumbsup:

 

[Tumblernotch]

-----you will get more pee from a horse than a cat-----

That's true! And as bad as the ammonia smell gets, it still doesn't stink as bad as a cat's!

 

[paulvallandigham]

Cat urine has the highest concentration of Ammonia of the mammals. That is why it both stinks so much, and also discolors wood so quickly. Pour straight ammonia on any wood scrap to see what ammonia will do. Most households have a bottle of ammonia under the kitchen sink for cleaning.

 

[peterbh]

I wouldn't know about crat pee. I live on a ranch surrounded by National Forest in a deer/elk Wintering area. Evry time a feral crat shows up, it gets et by a coyote. I shoot about 40 a year and that is a lot of BP cleaning. Too bad I lost that experienced stall cleaning guy. They are hard to find.

 

[kentucky bucky]

My shooting stinks enough as it is!!!! :barf:

 

[J.D.]

I wouldn't know about cat pee. I live on a ranch surrounded by National Forest in a deer/elk Wintering area. Evry time a feral crat shows up, it gets et by a coyote. I shoot about 40 a year and that is a lot of BP cleaning. Too bad I lost that experienced stall cleaning guy. They are hard to find.

Hmmm, now you got me wondering if you lost the stall cleaning guy to the cats, coyotes, or the ML rifle? :grin:

 

[peterbh]

I'll never tell

 

[rabjr]

Nobody or nothing is pissing on my gun stocks and that that!

 

[peterbh]

It has proven handy for keeping mortars & machine gun barrels cool...but that is a later time frame than that in which we are interested.

 

[rabjr]

It has proven handy for keeping mortars & machine gun barrels cool...but that is a later time frame than that in which we are interested.

Yeah, that has nothin to do with the stripes of my Maple. :haha: :v

 

[brubincam]

-----in the heat of battle I'd be too nervous to pee-----let alone hit the hot barrel with out dropping LIL WILLY on it-----OUCH :surrender:

 

[preston cook]

dont worry if there is enough gunfire over-head Ill-willy will scrunched up as tight as he can get. :rotf: