potassium permanganate

[Postman]

FINALLY finished tillering  / shooting in my second osage for my nephew - 60" NTN 63# at 27#, assymetrical limbs. Followed the string a good bit, but it seems easier to shoot than my first effort at 56#....
Was going to do a potassium permanganate/stain and parrafin  /tung oil/  varnish finish a la torges' H.O.B.  book.....

Potassium permang. is now considered a hazardous material  - used to see it in the drugstores like the book says, but no more!

At least they let me buy parrafin.... hopefully I wont get too crazy and make a candle or anything...

If I scare any up, anybody ever do this method, or have an idea for a similar substitute that would work well under tung oil/varnish?  My nephew said he'd like a  dark "walnut gunstock" color, and I know he needs a low-maintenance finish.....

Will post pics as soon as she's painted up -
Thanks,
John

[DanaM]

Other than staining your skin for a month P.P. isn't to bad it is a pretty strong oxidizer and is often used in wastewater plants for odor control.
Its also used in home water treatment system to remove taste and odor. Check with a water softener business they should have it 1 lb containers.

[Postman]

Cool, thanks - gots some rubber gloves

[tom sawyer]

Permanganate is an oxidizer.  So is bleach.  I think you can get a similar color from rubbing a little bleach on osage.  Maybe not quite as dark, but it definitely gives it an aged brown look.

[knightd]

Yep Ive used bleach same effect as P.P the more you rub it on the darker it gets well to certain degree..

 David

[Postman]

cool, thanks - Got ahold of some PP, still tweaking the bow a bit, got some fresh, experienced eyes on i that , noticed some tiiller flaws - Definitely recommend that tiller tool with the little pencil in it thats in  "HOW TO'S".....  anyone out there do the parrafin / tung/varnish  finish?