Aquafortis Reagent for Pallet Stocks

[YRUpunting?]

Tim posted this in a different thread.  What's your experience with it?  Can anyone post pictures?  How did you heat it?  Will a heat gun work?


http://www.trackofthewolf.com/categories/partdetail.aspx/1025/1/aquafort-2

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/pdfs/aquafortis.pdf

[quickdtoo]

The instructions state a industrial heat gun will work, my Ryobi goes to 1050ºF, dunno if that's hot enough tho. Been many years since I've done a tiger maple stock, but I used a hot plate I picked up at a second hand store for $2.

Tim


http://www.trackofthewolf.com/pdfs/aquafortis.pdf

Hold the stained area over the high heat of an electric stove element, the high flame of a gas stove burner,
or an industrial heat gun, until colors begin to blush.

[geezerbiker]

I have a couple Makita hot air guns I use in my work and I'll be using those when I try it.  I hope to be posting pix of the redone stock on my .223 Handi in the next couple weeks.  It doesn't show much grain so any improvement will be worthwhile...

Tony

[Rustyinfla]

   If you have access to the Foxfire Books, Foxfire #5 has a section in it on Flintlock rifle making. In it they describe heating the stock by placing a large piece of flat iron in the forge. After it is heated red hot it is held close to the stock to heat the stock.
   I may be wrong but I was under the impression that the Aqua Fortis works because of a chemical reaction that takes place between the liquid and the sugar in the wood. I always thought that maple was the only wood this would work on. I've always wondered about that though.

[thejanitor]

If it is a sugar conversion, Birch can be tapped like a maple for syrup it just takes more sap to boil down so birch does have some sugar. Just a fun fact for you!      thejanitor

[Rustyinfla]

   Thanks, I didn't know about the sugar in birch. It will be interesting to see the results.

[greywolf444]

I have used it on tiger maple and it is beautiful. Almost alive.  It will turn walnut black. Made a patch knife with black scales that way. Rust browned blade. Looked 200 years old when I got it done.  Never tried it on birch, tho.  I used a alcohol burner for heat.  A can , some rags, half bottle of methanol.

[PHATINJUN]

Birch syrup is yummi Kurt