Bleaching Walnut

[@sinphony9835]

I think if you used the spray bottle and dried it with the heat gun before it bled through you'd have higher definition

[@peterbrownwastaken]

I think so too.

[@TheGetpunched]

Bert Kouns or try one of those bleach gel pens? Perhaps the higher viscosity would be a help?

[@asthmaqueen5391]

ya I was thinking using a bleach gel would also help. Also not using wood as a stencil and just using a regular sticker stencil.

[@konzetsu6068]

yea, i think one of the harder parts here would be to get the template to seal properly with defined edges, maybe make a negative and add a thin coat of varnish to the non-bleached areas, then bleach it with a positive image. edit: you can also singe the wood with a torch in an negative image to close the pores... was thinking of ways to saturate the fibers to avoid that kind of bleed

[@paigebriggs7761]

Bleach is ineffective once it's dried, so you might have to do a lot of cycles of bleaching and drying to allow the wood time to be bleached.

[@Qwertky]

I really like this. It's like an old sign that's been out in the weather. Some chain to hang it like a shopkeep sign, and you're in business. Cool concept, Peter!

[@duanehill1842]

I love your experiments with different techniques, media, etc. I don't have a workshop myself, so I have to live vicariously through all of you who share your art and experimentation online. Thank you!

[@forgotn42]

I dig the bleed. It gives it a more worn look, as though it happened over time.

[@mrmarioscatman]

forgotn1 obviously it’s a relic from before the calamity

[@chris86simon]

Exactly my thought. Give it even more weathering effects and it could look absolutely amazing!

[@arcturussage]

I was going to say something similar. I think with the right patterns it could really work well

[@LWolf12]

Kinda of reminds me of them old native stone drawings.

[@mikewest712]

Been doing this for years pete,Here is what i do. Use powder cal hypo mix it with dishsoap to a thick paste. I use a plotter to cut my stencils from vinyl instead of wood. Cheers

[@josuelservin2409]

Mike West, Vinyl is the way to go

[@peterbrownwastaken]

Do you have a link for the Cal Hypo mix?

[@shanewenger5592]

pool shock is powder cal hypo

[@newgreen956]

Staining walnut is like silverplating gold

[@billrowse2266]

Newgreen Well said

[@yeahhitsa3.0]

What is so bad about staining walnut?

[@Midnightscreation]

Sil ent if you’re getting walnut, you’re getting it for its looks

[@toadjones79]

What about slightly bleaching to make the grain pop? I have some highly figured walnut that becomes so dark when oiled that you lose the flame.

[@AMTunLimited]

@@yeahhitsa3.0 there are a few man issues that I can see: first, walnut is so dark that any stain would basically be like sharpie and would be too dark to notice Second, the main purpose of stain is to accentuate grain structure (and more grain is more showing off that the thing is wood, which is more better according to modern aesthetic) Third, aesthetic dictates that pure wood is the best looking, because it's more natural. Walnut is especially valuable in this regard, as it has a very striking natural structure. Basically, wood looks great as it is, and walnut looks especially great within that group, and anything applied to it would diminish that quality of walnut.

[@TomDubYeah]

Did you try Gel Bleach? It may not bleed so much.

[@hannahtodd9040]

Agree!

[@AthonRogue]

I was thinking maybe the type of bleach paste or whatever it is they use on hair. Similar to doing stencil henna patterns.

[@BrigidtheMechLady]

Hair bleach is not the same chemical. Hydrogen Peroxide versus Sodium Hypochlorite

[@TomDubYeah]

This is what I was suggesting. www.clorox.com/products/clorox-bleach-gel-cleaner-bleach/?dmp=ccutotal&gclid=CjwKCAjw7frPBRBVEiwAuDf_LTdc0KpkxN5ey-at0eo2pTIxUCP-Y0xs-cJojLY3xQrTR9aJbBSiZRoCEYAQAvD_BwE

[@samw8221]

I'd almost go a step further and say mill out a very shallow copy of the pattern with a CNC and then you could fill the milled out areas with gel bleach and then thickness the piece down to bring the surface level with the bleached milled area.

[@craftedworkshop]

I really like that look, Peter! Very cool that the grain pattern still shows through.

[@gavinli1368]

That distressed style looks really nice, it kinda looks like you might find that in a ruined Hyrule.

[@timberdish]

I do love the experimentation vids you do. It really has that spontaneity, and the not knowing if it's worked or not really is great fun. I wonder if the template just stuck more firmly and uniformly in the areas where the definition was better. It's tempting to think of things like a finer spray, less of a saturation but with the drying in between coats etc. Lots of food for thought!

[@burkeysvids]

I love how this turned out - I think what appeals to me the most is that it makes it look old, like it has been around for years. Definitely the sort of thing I'd have on my wall.

[@TrevorDMcClung]

1:30 OAKrina of time? Well now someone has to do that.

[@Uxcis]

Scott M it's from almost every zelda game. But in the timeline skyward sword was the original where it came from

[@ithasanumber]

@@Uxcis the zelda timeline was shoved in as an after thought and shouldnt be taken super seriously.

[@AcmSpud]

The bleed through effect is what makes it look totally awesome! Just the right amount of clarity.

[@gimmetheloot1213]

Make a chessboard with bleached walnut

[@peterbrownwastaken]

That's a great application!

[@nathanast7036]

Googi Monter he gon make it!!!

[@MK209701]

Can you make chess pieces to go with the chess board?

[@jamesp5644]

The ghosting would make it look awesome!

[@carlz0r]

Please try it, if you have the time and resources. I think it'd be a cool video. Even if it bleeds over a bit, it'd just be a very interesting-looking chessboard.

[@businessgreg77]

I like the final product. It has the "old" look. Very cool. New ideas always spark greatness.

[@richard2mitchell]

5:24 now carve out the darker wallnut and bleed out....so the bleached part is raised and got clean line!....that would look so dam good

[@nullstate00]

I was thinking almost the same thing. I was going to suggest just milling the edges of the pattern though. Either way it'd probably look pretty good.

[@jerryloveland1633]

I agree with doing an inlay. The bleed is too bad.

[@GarfyUK]

I was thinking you could laser etch the design into the oak 1 or 2 mm with an extra mm around the edge before you apply the bleach. That means you could sand back the area you want to remain dark and the deeper cut should reduce the bleeding along the grain.

[@thugasaurusrex6004]

richard mitchell smart... Very smart

[@MarkSchamel]

OR... bleach the entire surface first. then carve out the design/shape

[@6ZexionVI]

I mean.. I recognized it as the Hyrule Royal Crest right away in the thumbnail so I'm sure you did a good job in making the template because it is for sure a recognizable thing c:

[@AnesidoraAston]

One of the few times you do actual wood, and bleach it. I don't know what I expected.

[@justinb.6107]

It reminds me of spray paint on an old brick wall in a Batman cartoon where you can still see the texture of the brick canvas but there is still a little bit of bleeding and it drips and has extra spots. It gives me a bit of a nostalgia feel, and it makes me happy Peter. Keep up the great work. I look forward to seeing what greatness you come up with next time!!!

[@TehMakeUpMage]

I found you when I was starting out making resin jewellery. I love watching your vids now

[@ClaudiaSketches]

I love your attitude about experimentation- the bit where you said that trying to make it look like some other technique is not the point- you want it to be different! It really resonated with me as an artist. :)

[@NilsWallskog]

OMG Peter please work more with walnut its so nice

[@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

RazerNils walnut is crazy expensive

[@egg19]

Just don't stain the next piece.

[@NilsWallskog]

Jaden Bass i know its expensive but so beutiful

[@THEFUFFYDRAGONx]

You have done a proud service to nerds everywhere

[@Marty_Destroyer_of_Worlds]

i think it looks really cool almost like it was bleached by the sun over a long period of time

[@antiisocial]

That's what I was thinking.

[@LynneTheDepressed]

I love how it looks aged without you even trying! Amazing.

[@toddvidclack]

Here's an idea Peter: Take a similar piece, and bleach the entire surface. After it's dry, then CNC the negative of your pattern into it to expose the natural walnut color. Since the bleach doesn't penetrate very deep, you wouldn't have to remove a lot of material. (Also, what kind of CNC machine do you have?)

[@vmtracy]

I'm not normally a fan of bleached wood, but the stark contrast on that piece of walnut is really cool.

[@jayez2007]

try using one of those bleaching gel pen things for stains

[@goldfish2568]

you quoted the kings, Doc Holiday. You sir, are now my favorite KZbinr.

[@logancorbin6320]

That could be a nice box lid

[@peterbrownwastaken]

I agree with you. It's been a while since we built a box on this channel.

[@MrJourneykyle]

Peter! So happy to see you continuing to make great stuff. My suggestion: Shallow CNC the shape directly into the walnut Bleach the indentations Level the walnut with the planer I hope this gives you some crisp lines! Good luck!

[@lancethompson37]

maybe try clamping the template to the walnut?

[@gosthie]

.. Right, I was just typing that =P But yeah that seems like a good idea to me. And it is almost 0 effort ^^

[@greatorderofchaos]

And seal the template

[@johnny3rd801]

Use the clamp and seal it with silicone

[@squat224]

I wonder how spreading a thin layer of hot glue on the underside of the ply would do. Hitting it with a heatgun should melt it on there, and sanding afterwards should remove the excess. Probably worth a smaller test run though. You still run into capillary action no matter what, wood is a porous fiber, so that's always going to be an issue. I don't think you could cure the bleeding issue totally. I think spraying it down with the bottle and then not letting it sit too long before heat gunning it is the best strategy as far as that goes.

[@faroshscale]

Yup it is the royal crest. I think this looks absolutely beautiful! Great job

[@decomputerleraarable]

Hai, I mask with clear nailpolish. You can easely remove that. Greetings, Rob

[@elliemayfield]

Rob Janssen I wish there was a way to super like this idea. I imagine the grain still bleeds a touch but it’s got to be a beautiful line. Genius.

[@50doctorwho]

+

[@NancyW96CatLady]

You don't find that the nail polish soaks into the wood?

[@butsukete1806]

A small bit of soak in seems like it would be a good thing to prevent wicking into the grain. Nail polish is also used for etching circuit boards when you don't have a lot of other equipment.

[@ShioriWhitefeather]

This made me think of Hyrulean ruins. As if Link stumbled into an old, abandoned house with a hidden treasure to find indicated by the wooden insignia on the wall.

[@hspringsteen]

I wonder if you had made the inverse of the pattern, and then sealed that part of the wood, then put on the actual pattern and bleached it, if the lines would have been a bit cleaner.

[@caitlyn7310]

I love how passionate you are about art. You're such an artist, it's wonderful

[@ButtonsHeartwood420]

I really want to know where you ended up finding the other roll of duct tape, I imagine it being at your bedside table or something of that nature.

[@peterbrownwastaken]

It was in my old shop, that is now a storage shed. Sorry, not terribly interesting.

[@shakma_X]

don't let this channel die bro, keep it up, you're cool

[@SafetyBoater]

Tombstone quote ftw!!! Yeah, I'm an oak all right.

[@monkey_breath]

I love the way that came out, it's absolutely fantastic, and i'll absolutely be using it on some of my project ideas!!!!

[@Khether0001]

cut a template in wood..... glue it on walnut.... drop liquid rubber.... remove template, there will be rubber flashing that seeped underneath...... *remove flashing with a chisel, don't touch the protective rubber* .... apply bleach.... dry it.... remove liquid rubber 😃

[@MichaelAlm]

It would look really cool with a wall paper pattern over the whole piece of wood and allow the bleach to bleed though in areas. Great project Peter!

[@craigfrench6887]

Peter- I'd try covering the area with packing tape, then glue your pattern down. Use a sharp marking knife to cut out the pattern. Be sure to go thur the packing tape and into the wood. The knife kerf will stop the capillary migration of the bleach to the surrounding area.

[@rafaelgsbr]

I love the result, this technique really deserves to be revisited in the future. I hope someone with a vinyl cutter contacts you.

[@rfrhoad]

Here's what I normally do - bleach the entire surface and use your CNC to carve out the pattern which will be darker.

[@S4ccryn]

...then fill the void with black resin

[@danaschaefer6473]

I love that you quoted Doc Holiday from Tombstone. Hands down my fave movie of all-time!! I love watching your videos!! keep them coming.

[@bentcountershaft]

Based off that result I think if you used lighter, sprayed coats and dried immediately with the heat gun your bleed through would be more manageable and consistent. Or I could be completely wrong. That's always a significant possibility.

[@smokeeater8387]

I have quite a bit of walnut and never ever thought about bleaching any. But now you have me thinking ! Not sure what I’ll try yet but probably will try it.

[@TheAutumnAyane]

You could try again with the assassins creed logo. It’s simpler and.. well because of the bleeding effect.

[@peterbrownwastaken]

cool idea!

[@jill701]

YES

[@JoDidntHearYou]

TETHYS agree!!!

[@alexzoin]

"Well, it seems my hypocrisy knows no bounds." Easily the funniest thing ever said on this channel.

[@calinguga]

it's full of pop references

[@Sapphairis]

My main takeaway from this video and others: Mrs. Brown is very smart.

[@mormadeart]

It is the hylian royal crest! Ah, its so good to see another zelda influenced piece by you!

[@nathanast7036]

What kind of lathe do you own? And is it still on saw horses?:) love the vid

[@ceebee4564]

I love this! It's like a weathered relic.

[@jocaleb0236]

Yay another video

[@jocaleb0236]

P.S. these videos are so nice because it is just so calming for some reason

[@bekah4137]

It's beautiful. I love how it's worn, it gives it so much character and that's bleed incuded!

[@wildmelmel2034]

Hey try filling an egg with resin with a yoke inside see how it comes out

[@Tsuki_the_canadian_otaku]

Melinda Gav. It will come out as hard as cured epoxy

[@JustaBlackAxolotl]

@@Tsuki_the_canadian_otaku nope.. Moisture in the egg yolk would ruin the curing process of the resin and if it didnt and the resin somehow managed to harden the yolk would just start molding inside. Look up Nick zametti slime in epoxy resin the moisture in the slime ruined the resin during the curing process and the same thing happened when he tried putting fresh daisies in resin

[@Tsuki_the_canadian_otaku]

@@JustaBlackAxolotl huh the more you know

[@JustaBlackAxolotl]

@@Tsuki_the_canadian_otaku yeah haha it tripped me out for the daisy one Nick zametti did it like "split" the resin but it stayed intact and the daisies got all black and moldy looking inside.. Pretty wicked

[@lampshadec446]

That looks great! I love that the pattern is 'ruined', although you have a kind of rustic look on the brown background. Very nice

[@HerbalAssailant]

Do you think that the stencil might have absorbed the bleach and that's what caused it to bleed? Maybe you could try this again but completely seal the stencil to keep it from absorbing the bleach with... I dunno epoxy?

[@Iggy900ss]

I think this may be the reason, maybe a plastic stencil will give a better result

[@TheShinySnivy]

Yup, that's the royal crest. Looks amazing!

[@bijoux873]

“OAK-arena of time.”

[@derekoliver1548]

Man that was a good Doc Holliday impression! Tombstone was such a great movie!

[@OneOfDisease]

Try a reverse template and add a thin layer of clear epoxy to the non bleach area then bleach after removing the template. The final result would look nice if you could reapply epoxy over the entire surface.

[@lauren9082]

Omg, it looks like coffee stain art. Love it!!!

[@marko3296]

Is this still considered as wood working channel 😀

[@maxinecrossfire2514]

Yes you see he is still working with wood just not how a normal woodworking channel would be.

[@bonercycle7097]

Seriously, this shit is like “Craft Hour with Lil Petey”

[@jaspirita]

That looks looks so cool!! It also looks purposefully weathered and it's awesome

[@australian3308]

Oxalic acid bleaches better and easier. Even better look would be to mill out the form directly to the walnut then apply into the recesses.

[@toadjones79]

Can you use this to slightly bleach walnut? I have some highly figured walnut that is so dark you lose the effect when finished.

[@TheGudguys]

I love your mini art projects

[@ExtraFungus]

I think you'd get less bleeding if you used vinyl as a man instead. Edit, of course I commented before I got to the end of the video.

[@jesussaves5062]

Heck yeah ...you make woodworking even more fun

[@NilsWallskog]

Peter what is your favourite wood type? Mine is Walnut :)

[@peterbrownwastaken]

Walnut for most things. But olive is my favorite for turning!

[@pissmilker2313]

Why not mahogany?

[@NilsWallskog]

Peter Brown Thank you for replying im fan girling so much right now youre the first big youtuber who replied to me Thank you

[@NilsWallskog]

Ay Ay Thats a really nice wood aswell i like Rose wood too

[@NilsWallskog]

Peter Brown Can i send you a thing on twitter? Its a thing i would like you to try:)

[@ZemiousKatarn]

Very cool video. Love that Emblem, and I want to try this out myself soon!

[@pay1370]

I see zelda, i click

[@logan101988]

I am absolutely in love with that piece, I would love to have something like that!!! You have givin me a great idea and this is why I love your channel!!!! Keep it up!!!

[@Koda716]

Could've got the same thing with a can of white spray paint lol

[@matthewdaltrey4676]

The paint would rub off over time, and would have obscured the pattern of the grain

[@michellehenninghaus9716]

The bleedover makes it look more weatherbeaten and battlescarred. Looks really Cool!

[@Nuvenor]

5:28 it looks like your wood got moldy, lol

[@danthemakerman]

I like the look it has a sort of relic type of feel, if that makes any sense, I'm curious to see what others will come up with in their experiments. Thanks for sharing.

[@5teep]

You're a terrible terrible person, abusing beautiful wood like that! ;-)

[@CheeseLuver]

5teep LOL

[@Vimesfan]

Great idea. A couple thoughts. With the wooden template you have a rigid template that is harder to seal tightly to your walnut. It is also going to absorb the bleach, and as it does, it will soften any crisp lines you have. As an extreme, think of what would happen if you used paper for your template. The bleach would spread through the paper, preventing a crisp line. Some other options: There is a double stick tape that has a bit of thickness to it. It is meant for projects like scrap booking to create some depth to the layers. The tape itself is a gel that is somewhere between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick. That would elevate your wooden template up off the walnut enough to not let them be in contact with each other, yet create a tighter seal. Alternatively, use something as your template that will not absorb the bleach but will have a tight seal to the walnut. A third option might be to use a reverse template, meaning you would use something cut in the shape of the bleaching you want to do. It would need to be able to hold the bleach (paper might be a good option this time). Lay down your reverse template in your final layout onto the walnut. Then gently brush your bleach onto your pattern until it is saturated enough to hold the bleach against the wood but not enough saturated that it runs away from the pattern. Apply more as the pattern template dries. You can gently peel up one corner of the pattern guild to see how it is progressing.

[@Thedjwolfpack]

I wish i could have some of your work in my house its always so cool to see these​ come out

[@hansdegroot8549]

I really like this kind of experiments. Thanks for sharing.

[@jrbigdog2763]

You have every cool tool imaginable

[@BruceAUlrich]

I didn't even know this was a thing. I learned something today.

[@TheRealMythril]

Love the Tombstone reference! Cool pattern choice too!

[@Redeadwalker13]

Love that you used the Hylian crest 😍 those games were my childhood!

[@Xktree72]

I really like it! It looks like markings on an old military crate!

[@HaLo2FrEeEk]

I've done this with t-shirts. Vinyl is too stretchy to be reliable for fine detail, so I cut the stencil out of plastic coated freezer paper. Cut it out, lay it on your wood and go over it with an iron, which will slightly melt the plastic and adhere it to the wood, then spray the bleach (I used a 50/50 mix with water), dab up the excess liquid with a paper towel and hit it with the iron. Rinse and repeat until you've got your desired result. The heat helps to speed up the reaction, as well as drying the bleach so it doesn't have a chance to bleed. You can get incredibly crisp lines like this. I'd love to see you try this again, see how it would come out on walnut.

[@pauletier62]

Oh my... I love this! And in my opinion especially the bleedouts make it beautiful. Now I need to find a way to do this or find someone to do this for me. Triforce on walnut - here I come.

[@NorseButterfly]

I saw 2 comments that I was actually going to suggest and people beat me to the punch.. 1) clamp your template to get a good seal 2) use gel bleach and the heat gun between applications to prevent as much bleed through. I LOVE this idea! I think it could be multi useful!

[@angelasterner]

I think it’s great, I loved it immediately after you removed the template, it looked like you dug it up right out of an old abandoned temple. I think you’re right about using the spray bottle and the heat gun together, mist and dry, mist and dry, you’ll probably get less bleed through the grain that was if that’s what you’re going for.

[@cyb9754]

I love the weathered look. It's a neat technique. It would be interesting to apply a thin coat of bleach to the entire thing after the stencil application was completed. I think I may need to try this on some piece of furniture I find at a thrift store. Thanks for the idea ☺️

[@Noora_P]

Coooool! Bet a handprint would look awesome with the bleedthrough!

[@PTS0x45]

I like that technique. It looks very weathered.

[@se8753]

I️ have done something similar with vinyl like you suggested. The key is to spray the bleach and then immediately pat it dry so it doesn’t bleed. Though vinyl bleeds way less, if you pat dry after your results will come out much better.

[@FrankETaylor]

Great video Peter!

[@Lancerhb2]

I think the bleed actually looks really cool, gives it a weathered-type look

[@danlynch1154]

I learn something from you frequently.

[@MrBigdog19021]

Mrs Brown is one smart cookie. And I agree with the gel bleach. Or paint the bleach on and immediately dry with the heat gun. Maybe less bleed over.