Experimenting with Bleaching Wood

[@diegojustus711]

Can I “double 👍🏼 “ this video? I hate to think how long it took you to create this video but it has been incredibly helpful to me on multiple occasions and I am not a woodworker or a carpenter by any stretch of the imagination. I’m doing creative projects around my own home and clients homes. I’ve returned to watch your wood bleaching experiment time and time again. Love that it’s so thorough, informative and entertaining! Thank you!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome. Glad it was helpful!

[@brendand3030]

I agree! Very informative, and I will be referencing many times. I would love chapters even more.

[@ghita.herdean.1979]

I love your style: doing a lot of research and testing before fully committing to a project. Improvising is for quick problem solving, not for starting the work. You deserve (at least) five stars for dedication.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha. I always do tons of research before I start any project.

[@ghita.herdean.1979]

@@3x3CustomTamar I know. That is the main reason you are in my top three woodworking channels.

[@jessec8562]

Absolutely great video, it’s projects like this that become real research tools for us cabinet makers, thanks for all the effort!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it! I love to experiment and learn!

[@ShaneSnell.21]

@@3x3CustomTamarQuestion in regards to the Clorox bleach. You mentioned that it dried or came out uneven, based on the product being applied a bit heavier on some areas. What do you think about actually soaking the wood in the Clorox, by submerging it? (I understand that it wouldn’t have worked on your testing pieces because of the kerfs designating different sections. I’m thinking more along the lines of larger pieces of wood.) Cool experiment. And for the record, the store bought 2 part solution on the hard maple, is my favorite test piece. I absolutely love that you can see the graining better than the AquaSilk and lye. I actually have a bunch of hard maple pieces that I’m turning into a headboard and, your test made me decide to use the store bought 2 part. Really cool video, BTW.

[@c2rail]

I recently did shou sugi ban on some white pine. After wire brushing off the ash, I applied a white wood stain and then wiped off the excess. Really great effect. The wood is white from the stain, but the darkened wood grain from the shou sugi ban burn shows through. I was really please with the outcome. This video is a little different than that, but I thought it relates. Love your content! Keep it up!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Sounds cool

[@KarishaWells]

Soooo helpful! I usually have to go back and forth with Google searches, trying to find products, techniques, and pictures of end results, and you compiled them all beautifully right here. I am also over the moon that you went the extra mile to show the results with the finish because as I was watching your video, I knew that was going to be my next search. Bravo, and thank you! I want to do hardwood floors in my bathroom, but I didn't want the yellow look most woods have. You've officially solved all my question in 27 minutes, and saved me hours of Google searching and research that only leaves me with a general idea and leads me to more hours/days of "fuck around and find out". P.S. watching another woman do this has empowered me so much more than watching a man doing this would have. ❤

[@splifingate]

Than you, so much, Sister! I'm currently rehabilitating my 1954 red oak flooring, and I was pleasantly surprised to find you, with this :) Appreciate you.

[@jameshodgins1937]

Wow! What a lot of work and a ton of great results. Thanks for sharing.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@christophermoore1774]

Thanks for spending the money to do all that. I love videos like this. They help narrow down the options, which saves us viewers lots of money and unused product! Much appreciated!

[@youtukang]

😊😊🤝

[@3x3CustomTamar]

So glad you appreciate it!

[@mycowboyways915]

Love the big experiment. I have bleached a bunch of maple and ash. If you really want to go for a super white finish you need to put on way more bleach and let it self dry overnight, then repeat that 2 and possible 3 times. It's really a cool transformation. Then apply Briwax brand liming wax. Liming wax is the only finish I use. Nothing else. Turns out really cool. Love your channel. No matter how much I think I know, I always learn something new.

[@SandraKelley]

I have a maple dresser I am so torn on how to stain/finish. It’s sanded down and I’ve noticed some areas where sun exposure changed some of the areas of color (and possibly sanding) I want the color to be even, so I was looking into bleaching or white washing. How do you prep your maple? Do you find the bleach evens out the tone/color and removes the yellow? What kind of bleach are you using?

[@Jenny-bx4gx]

Wow, thank you so much! This is the best and extensive information/tutorial I found on bleaching wood. I now feel confident about bleaching my coffee table and hopefully remove the yellow/orange hue from the wood!

[@davidmorin7939]

Hi Tamar! Thanks for another wonderful video!...I was once told by a professional cabinet maker that you can obtain cherry-like results using popular. I think you have made the connection by bleaching out the green tint so common in poplar leaving some lovely grain features! Thank you!

[@cammywammy240]

I am 100% impressed and grateful for this video! I’m interested in bleaching my great grandmothers maple table and I desperately needed to know! Thank you so much!

[@andresilva8444]

Some of those finishes are pretty cool, even if that's not what you're looking for. Thanks for doing this. Gives us references without having to do the testing.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Yeah! Lots of them were surprising to me!

[@MarksUkuleleTips]

I had been thinking about how I could make tonewoods for instruments paler, white, or pearlescent white without doing a UV bleaching process. It had been knocking around my head for a while when I finally sat down and searched for ways to do it, and wouldn't you know, Tamar already did a video about it. In my head, I went "Yes!" Because I knew that in 20 minutes time my questions would be answered, because your videos are always perfect in my opinion. Especially how set out with your best attempt at being comprehensive (and do a great job of it), then encounter one or two problems or oversights, and then explain them honestly and kind of, call yourself out on them if that makes sense? This is one of the most refreshing, valuable and rare tendencies in people who make videos. Those are some of the most valuable learning moments, I love them. The fact that 99% of folks edit out all of their mistakes and just smile, means that thousands of their audience members will go ahead and make the mistakes that were edited out and then feel like fools for making them. It also changes the feel of a video a lot too, changing things from a top down teacher/student lecture dynamic, to more of a friendly coworker dynamic. Like "Hey, I did this project, some stuff worked, some didn't, I didn't anticipate this problem, so watch out when you're doing yours". I feel like your videos save me lots of making mistakes and feeling frustrated with myself because I was lucky enough to have gotten a heads up from you. I really appreciate it. You do really fantastic work.

[@ace.of.space.]

this was so thorough! I loved seeing the different bleaching and finishes

[@dawnd2856]

What a great and thorough video! Thanks for all of your hard work and thorough notes! I feel like I just watched an interesting science experiment!

[@joemurphy5681]

Thank you for such a super thorough and great video!! I was worried you had forgotten about ash in your summary of the two-part bleaches @20 but so glad you do mention it around @24:23. It does look great and is what I was hoping to find as a begin a project in ash for which I want a very clean bright white-ish ash. So, again, well done and thank you!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Yeah. It looks so cool!

[@lisachamberlain2346]

Loved this! Missed seeing the red oak with the different finishes being shown like the others since that is what I am working on. Great experiment!

[@normkirkland1999]

Wow, Tamar! I know that project was an investment of time and effort, but what amazing, interesting results! Definitely a quality resource for out-of-the-box-thinking woodworkers.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

It was a lot of fun to experiment with this. Ha

[@Greenteabook]

I love experiments with organized results!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Ha. Awesome. I love doing this stuff

[@Goalsplus]

I was looking for this information a couple of years ago. This is the most comprehensive set of tests I've seen. Thanks very much.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you think so!

[@KlayJones]

Awesome video Tamar! I really like what you found with the poplar. Now I can make some nice hardwood projects with one of the cheapest hardwoods and not worry about the ugly green hues. It looks so good! I really appreciate all the effort to put this together, super helpful!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Yeah!! So cool that it removed the green!

[@rehkram]

@@3x3CustomTamar I actually love the green in poplar. I'm looking for ways to bring it out! Many thanks for the vids, always interesting and very well presented.

[@gwbuilder5779]

Wood working chemistry 101 and you still found a way to add heat.🔥🔥🔥😜🤪😅🤣 Your conclusions are actually pretty universal. Occasionally you can find the anomaly, like the white wax finish on the walnut or the soft maple, but typically any kind of bleaching leaves the yellowy/green hue. I have even tried TSP paint wash, straight commercial grade hydrogen peroxide, and white vinegar in differing combinations with similar results. The other problem is that even if you do get a positive raw wood result, whatever finish you use ends up erasing those results anyway. Excellent lab experiment Tamar!👍 The best way to put product to the test on several types of wood and see the results with and without finish.👌

[@tomruth9487]

Gw Builder, I've never really had any great success with bleaching wood either. I mean wood tends to want to return back to the they color it was.

[@gwbuilder5779]

@@tomruth9487 I've been working with wood for about 50 years and what I do know is that living things tend to stay the same, especially when you are trying to remove or change the color. However, when it comes to adding different colors the results can be very unique. I have soaked wood in food coloring like you would a piece of celery and sometimes you get surprised by how the wood absorbs the color much like staining. Some wood readily accepts that color while others simply refuse. The soft maple was a great example of that, it reacted completely different than all the other wood varieties. How many times have you been staining a single piece of wood and part of it absorbs just the right amount, another part won't take any, and yet another part takes way too much. The natural resins, pitch, and dyes in the rings and spaces are definitely unique for sure. Many types of wood are even difficult to paint at all. Woodworking is always an adventure.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Yeah. This was a lot of fun. Ha

[@luakhurst208]

Adding the kerf lines - masterstroke. Only you would take the time and trouble to do that. Chapeau, Tamar.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha! It was bothering me so much that there was bleed through… 😂

[@juneritchie2498]

A great demonstration to help us understand the various options and results. Thanks for your diligence!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@DeeJayM-j9k]

Best video related to this topic I have seen. This was super useful. I'm so glad you shared. Thank you!

[@seashellz321]

Thank you SO MUCH for doing the work! I have a decision to make on 75 cabinet doors and a dozen interior doors. This was so helpful! 🙏

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Please experiment on scraps!

[@seashellz321]

@@3x3CustomTamar 😂 thanks... there are some backs that I can sacrifice. 50 year old house... scraps be long gone 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@piratetaylor29]

Tamar, love this tutorial. The show and tell was amazing. The variety of the sample woods is outstanding. You've helped alot of us showing the before and Afters of each type of wood. Keep up the good work and I'll keep watching all your videos. 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@youtukang]

😊😊🌹

[@3x3CustomTamar]

So glad you liked it!

[@vdis]

Very helpful. You video gave me the idea to experiment with both a 2 component bleach and oxalic acid to remove the green tint coated with a clear shellac or rice wax finish. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@dennishinkle5010]

I've never bleached wood before and really appreciate the information on how to. thank you for your time

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@KevBotWorkshop]

Thank you for this, I have a commission that wants a bleach look, and you saved me from a ton of testing

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome. So glad it was helpful! But def test the wood from your actual project 👍

[@NW-pt8zz]

You put a lot of effort in this video and did a very good job explaining. Thank you

[@3x3CustomTamar]

I appreciate that!

[@bcole6502]

Thank you for the video! I will keep you posted on how it turns out😃

[@BeckyStern]

So cool to watch these experiments. Thanks for sharing!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you think so!

[@Leolioness44]

Thanks for sharing, awesome demonstration of the use of different products and the effects on different wood

[@smxaviermelendez9210]

Thank you for sharing the experiment. I am new to wood working and am trying to get an idea of different finishes and how to apply them to different projects. This one was fun to watch.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it

[@SILENTIMACT74]

I appreciate the scientific measurement plan. It's very helpful and cost effective to your audience.

[@colinmcleod2018]

Brilliant video! The timing of this video could not be more perfect for me: I'm just about to white-wash/stain and poly finish the first piece of furniture I've made. I'm using Mango wood and white stain + water polyurethane and have already made several samples. I think I might have to try a couple of samples of Osmo + Homebrew bleach - the Mango wood has white, grey, yellow, orange and brown tones so the results should be interesting! Thanks again for the detailed break down!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Ooh that would be cool. Have fun!

[@kennyl4186]

Great effort! You went the extra mile on this one, thanks! Sanding can impact absorption as well. Stopping at 180 grit can yield some interesting differences.

[@markahrens2526]

Very cool and in-depth test and analysis - thanks!

[@PRBB25]

That was a lot of work! Thank you for your time and effort it’s greatly appreciated. 👍

[@levoncampbell4785]

I’ve bleached a lot of floors and always hated the process and smells, loved the video thou!!

[@PapasPilar]

Thank you for doing this very thorough comparison. I recently made a chair for a customer who wanted a distressed beachy look so I experimented a little. The chair was red oak and beech and the product I used was from Zinsser (I have no affiliation) which was a 2 part process as well that I applied one at a time. I was astonished how bleached each species became. The red oak was coming off in my foam brush while applying to the point the liquid took on the red/brown tone in seconds. In the end the client chose an unbleached distressed white paint wiped off look but I was very impressed by the Zinsser product Keep up the amazing work Tamar, I finish my portable workbench in a day or two 😎

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Nice! Glad you finished the bench! Yeah… I was searching for the Zinsser product, I just could not find it anywhere…

[@PapasPilar]

I couldn’t find it in the stores here in FL but Menards had it online so I went that route.

[@kiprobertson8165]

Excellent test and presentation. Saved me tons of effort and frustration.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad to hear!

[@chrisreeves9199]

I’ve used ~70% bleach to water to bleach teak yacht decks. We just applied it with a stiff bristle deck brush and rinsed with fresh water after about 20 minutes. It gives a clean light look. Scrubbing it in with the brush gets it into the grain and helps keep the color even.

[@piskcoki200344]

Definitely going to try this thanks

[@debkushner22]

What are the portions?

[@denvernow7294]

​@@debkushner22Deb, he said 70% bleach to water. Means 70% bleach/30% water. You're hot by the way. 😅

[@AzaB2C]

Cheers! Was looking how to make maple bone white. Neat comprehensive overview of finishes.

[@2betterdays]

Super comparisons! You've helped me a ton. I know this took a lot of time to assemble

[@SawdustmakerLori]

Looking forward to the table you're going to make using the bleaching technique! Thanks for all your hard work in comparing the different methods. I do testing but wouldn't have the patience to go that far. I was holding my breath as you were using those bleaching techniques wearing nice dark colored tops and jacket. No doubt I would have gotten bleached spots on them!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha I did bleach my pants. But it goes well with all the stain and glue 😉

[@Richard-dh8ny]

Thank you so much for doing this extensive bleaching experiment. I was about to start a bleaching project and was wondering how a home version of the two part bleach compared to the store bought.....now I know thanks to u! :))

[@54mgtf22]

I often use oxalic acid to clean timber decks. I only ever wash it off with water. Takes the ‘silvering’ off hardwood back towards the original colour. Love your work 👍

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Just following the directions on the can! I need to do that to my fence…

[@linsen8890]

Yep, lots of deck cleaner products contain oxalic acid along with detergents.

[@tomruth9487]

Oxalic acid is my go to product for removing stains, especially metal stains on wood. It's also the main ingredient in deck cleaners as you have found out.

[@jamesculpin9680]

Interesting results!!! I build a kids bed a few years back and the desired em finish was whitewash…. I ended up using regular emulsion but applied it with a cotton rag. Rubbing into to wood. Was so quick and easy and dries really really fast. Can just build up to desired look with multiple coats

[@3x3CustomTamar]

👍👍

[@mojorizn72]

One of your best uploads. Thank you for all the effort.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

So awesome to hear!

[@scottmorris4914]

Excellent video. I am finding, as I work on some projects, I need to do testing on each type of wood I use. And this includes fillers, and stains, and how they interact, etc. I bought a precut Tele guitar body, and now I wish I had just purchased a blank, so I would have had scrap to test how I want to finish it.

[@youtukang]

Hi friend,, sakam woodworkr 😊🤝

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Yup. Always test the wood you’re actually working with 👍

[@jamesbecker7175]

Great video, thanks for sharing your experience. Heads up on Sodium Hydroxide… it can dissolve glass when heated. It needs to be a high concentration and the temp needs to be pretty high but I’d always use plastic when mixing and/or storing JIC. Hope to see the big project that comes from this experiment in the future.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks for that tip! Definitely not something I saw in my research

[@edualbergaria10]

The woodworking scientists are back! Loved.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

😂😂😂

[@annmanzo]

would love to see the red oak samples like you did for the last three. I watched to see what I could do with my red oak unfinished cabinets.

[@robinbunn9408]

I really would love a more detailed look at the red oak results. You went over all the other types of wood with stain after bleaching but not the red oak:(. That’s what I’m really trying to decide on…which finishes worked best with red oak?

[@jolenemunford7952]

I was looking for this one over and over again too!

[@jetsyfix]

Very interesting video with some great information, but it took me back to the '80's and '90's when I was a kitchen designer selling a lot of whitewash cabinets from various cabinet makers. While there were some very interesting variations on it (as you discovered) they often turned into a nightmare! Most whitewashes are extremely prone to changing color over time. The nature of whitewash on wood often created very unexpected variations - many of which were pretty awful. The worst thing (from the perspective of a kitchen designer) was touching up any kind of damage or trying to match colors if additional cabinetry was added later. Your video did a great job of showing why! Wish I'd had it as a tutorial for my customers back in the day.

[@tomruth9487]

Jeff Molter, as a longtime cabinetmaker, I do remember the whitewash fad back in the 80's and 90's. Now I try to steer clients away from coloring wood at all and usually for the reason's your mentioned. Having said that, I was at a friends house the other day and his whitewashed VG Doug fir looked really nice, much better than the orange look that fir gets in time.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha! The 90s are back! 😂

[@christinasmith9032]

This is a GREAT video! I am loving the comparisons of the finishes, and seeing how much colour they would add. (In the end, I just like the osmo hard wax the best, even though it changes the colour.) thanks!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Love osmo!

[@christopherbiomass7155]

I absolutely love it! Great process, and it didn't take a ton of time and money to provide empirical answers before potentially ruining a large project. I've been plagued by delays in making decisions for fear of damaging a project. Having hands-on data helps a ton with that anxiety.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@Joostje]

Wow. I don't like a white wash look, but you made this so interesting that my view on white wash has completely changed. Great job and absolutely great video!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

So glad you liked it! It was a fun experiment!

[@andrewtung1344]

Yeah, some of these really go above and beyond your normal "white wash" effect.

[@markphillips5800]

This was sooooo useful! I've always avoided poplar because of all the colors - greens and purples - but oxalic acid will make it a viable choice in some of my projects. Thanks for providing a comprehensive review of techniques.

[@robbie6625]

Poplar seems to be a polarizing wood. I, for one, LOVE the variations in colors you can get. I stumbled upon a fair bit of "rainbow" poplar and used it to make a mini Moravian workbench for my niece and nephews. It has so much beautiful coloration.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you found it useful!

[@bobh64]

Neat video, liked your thought with the Walnut.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks!

[@kevinpietsch7818]

Thankyou for making this. Your well thought out testing method made me quite happy :)

[@Kikilang60]

I wish you had tested pine. I think you can use multiple applications with some products.

[@Kikilang60]

Could you use Oxicilic acid to whiten the wood you turned green?

[@markglabinski3016]

Once again another great post. I think you’re fantastic.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!

[@bygraceonly182]

This is great! Thank you for all your hard work!

[@billvannerson5118]

Thanks for the very informative video. A short summery PDF with pics would make a great reference doc.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

It would. Ha

[@coreyshoemaker1538]

Def gained a new follower! Im trying to figure out a solution for a customer and this was mega helpful and in all a great watch! Also thankful i have some dalys in the shop! Now i just have to figure which rubio will go a top of bleached nogol! Thanks for doing the legwork👊

[@crouchvalewoodcraft]

Really useful 'experiment' and will save me having to repeat something similar. Thanks for this👍👍

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome

[@user-es7vl1ik6r]

Thanks for the video. It'll be a good reference in the future. I have a lot of wood swatches laying around my shop with different finishes; glad I don't need to make a dozen more for bleaching.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha! Glad you liked it!

[@docgonzo3517]

your idea to mix the bleached walnut with regular so the grain matches and homogenous piece is great idea. I may do it in future project bleaching alongside ebonising it, I've done the latter on walnut and other tannin heavy woods before (with ferric acetate) but not tried bleaching.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

It would look very cool

[@H2Dwoat]

Hi, thanks for this. This is exactly the reason I first signed up for KZbin. A well put together video that saves me having to reinvent the wheel. I’m looking to get a driftwood finish and whilst this isn’t exactly the same it definitely gives me a great starting point. KZbin only allows me to give one thumbs up so have a few more 👍👍👍👍👍.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome. Glad it was helpful!

[@ERWebster]

Really fantastic work and a whole bunch of excellent information. Thanks!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you think so!

[@alexcartwright4567]

I've been trying to find an effective way to bleach Florida Live Oak for some time, but without much success. I found this very useful and extremely timely, so thank you very much for giving me a few more ideas to try. BTW, woodworking community, forget using Live Oak for any project unless you are VERY fond of sharpening sawmill blades, chisels and pretty much everything that touches it! It's very pretty wood, though!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha noted. Glad it was helpful!

[@felixtrudel8565]

Great video! I will certainly try the 2 part bleach on my next maple project!

[@chstoney]

I was considering doing similar experiment myself and now I don't have to😊. Thank you for the video. FIY some of my experiments results: Lye chandes many softwood to "aged" look and can change some light hardwoods like beech and hazel to brown. Does not affect maple. Ammonia has similar effect to lye but goes deeper and only the fumes also work in closed container. It changes oak and jatoba to very dark brown. Gives black locust an interesting yellow-honey-brown color. Does not affect maple. Ash greys. Iron acetate changes oak, jatoba and black locust to nearly ebony black.

[@PKDoesStuff]

Iron Acetate is a great way to achieve basically the opposite goal of the oxalic acid. For anyone who hasn't tried it, it reacts with the tannins in the wood and darkens the whole surface. Basically, if you have new wood that you want to match with wood that's been in the sun for 5-10 years, hit it with some iron Acetate to speed up the process. If you have some wood that's been in the sun/rain and you want it to look new, hit it with the oxalic acid!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@timcrowley1816]

Wow! What an awesome video. Thank you so much

[@AB-C1]

Fantastic video! Thanks so much for all that hard work! This is really going to help me sorting my house out I have structural Canadian white oak with water damage staining some mold due to a flood insurance refused to pay out for for no good reason. I was advised oxalic acid by a friend who's a carpenter, but haven't done anything yet. This will help immensely.. Cheers from London England 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome

[@christophergavila7005]

Thank you for doing this experiment. Relevant to an upcoming project. 👍

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@byronbrownfield1041]

I love this video. I've had a problem with some woods (I favor maple) and your examples help. Thank you!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Nice!

[@markbryan9989]

Wow, that was a lot of work! And not a jig in sight! Thanks Tamar!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha I did use my cross cut sled to make the kerf 😂

[@russmartin4189]

I''ve heard a number of people say Odie's Oil is a great finish. This video is a definite bookmark!!!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

👍

[@charlieevergreen3514]

SUGGESTION: If you still have all these samples, could you put them out in the sun for a month or year? I’d love to see if they shift over time. I guess a UV lamp could approximate the natural sun, too, if that’s more convenient for you. Thank you for an awesome set of tests! It’s fascinating and very useful! (I’ve always been put off by poplar’s green hues! Fixed! Haha.) Your effort and sharing this info is greatly appreciated!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

That would be an interesting experiment for sure

[@AmericanDrinker]

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[@darkknightnine]

I know its an older video, but I just need to share two things. 1) Thank you for this video! Love being able to see real life tests! 2) Forgive me. As a former chem teacher just wanted to pass along that safety glasses are nice, but if you are handling chemicals you might want to get your self a pair of splash proof goggles and a labcoat. I can type and see this and your vids today thanks to wearing splash proofs in college. A rather large explosion of chemicals got me in the face and body. I have a tiny scar and my sight. The only thing I was out of? the clothing I was wearing took about 100 pinhole sized splashes of chemical that I didn't know were there until I took the clothing out of the wash. Burn marks and holes everywhere. Not that they were all that nice of clothing, but I could have saved them with a labcoat. This has been my Ted talk. :)

[@Toni_Snark]

Chemists commented this when she first published this video.

[@alisonancell6047]

Great informative video👍👍. I am wanting to bleach teak so would have loved to see that too.

[@erikjohnson2889]

This is fantastic! I was planning a similar experiment...but you took it to another level! Thanks for saving me a couple of days of frustration LOL

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha awesome. So fun to learn new things!

[@erikjohnson2889]

@@3x3CustomTamar I want you to know that you’ve been instrumental in getting me back to building a garage woodworking shop. I’m ready to build, thanks to FB marketplace and KZbin 😂 But your channel, from jigs to experiments to furniture builds, keeps me focused and inspired. Thanks so much!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

@@erikjohnson2889 that is so awesome to hear!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. Super in depth and surprising. I could have used this info years ago. Those test samples could be an art project! Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@3x3CustomTamar]

👍👍

[@kongphirom]

You are good for sharing this with your video to the world 🎉🎉👍 great time to see your channel 🎉!!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks!

[@brianmoore3294]

Another great comparison test Tamar! Bleaching is such a great finish to be able to do but it always requires a lot of pretesting. Your video provides a lot of interesting data as a starting point. I also like the Osmo products but found they too take a lot of pre testing, especially the Wood Wax stain, in order to see consistent results.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Yeah! I still feel like there’s so much more I could test with

[@MicahFunk]

A little note about RED oak and WHITE oak, both red and white oak can look identical. Some red oak is actually white in color, and some white oak is actually red in color. The big difference between red oak and white oak is the grain. Red oak has open grain, and white oak has tiny closed grain; therefore the reason white oak generally lasts much longer in the natural elements. And a note on sanding wood that is to be stained, if you sand with no finer than 180 grit the wood will accept the stain more readily. Experiment for yourself with sanding wood blanks. Try staining wood sanded in 120, 180, 220, and 400 grit paper. You may be quite surprised by the outcome. 😃

[@seanrice1222]

You started bleaching walnut and my inner soundtrack was playing Sheryl Crow “ if it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad” 😉✌️

[@3x3CustomTamar]

😂😂😂

[@robertedwards5456]

Wow. What a super interesting test. Thank you so much for doing this. Great job!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@sterlinghein]

What a mission! Thank you for doing this!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@shareefgolden]

I just did the homemade mix. Shyts legit. Worked so well. I have before and after if anyone needs the assurance.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome

[@willjosephson]

This is fascinating. I'm curious if you could remove the green from wood-bleached wood with a second treatment of oxalic acid. Thank you for taking all the time to do this.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

That is definitely an interesting thought and something to test for sure!

[@twobluestripes]

Might be especially helpful on the white oak!!

[@petercrizer6102]

Great video, thanks for 'doing the work' for many of us . . .

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha glad you liked it!

[@piratetaylor29]

BTW, I'm so impressed that you were able to catalog and speak to each method and the results of each as you compared them. I'm not sure I would have been able to keep it all straight! 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@tomhostetter8516]

Well felt like I was back in woodshop class with this one... that was like 100 years ago. I do like the method to your madness... ill be using the osmo on my poplar doors form my shop furniture

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha. I wish I had Woodshop class… glad you liked the osmo!

[@cheekkeith74]

I do a lot of custom veneer work for concept vehicles. I've had very good luck thinning down regular white automotive tint with lacquer thinner. Thin it down quite a bit and spray many light coats, being patient, allowing it to dry between coats until desired finish is obtained. Be careful not to coat too heavy or it'll get blotchy. Only catch is, you have to spray it with a normal auto paint sprayer. It'll turn white, leaving the tonal details visible.