I tend to use shellac mostly, since I’ve played with it a lot and have experience. But this morning I tried kakishibu (bitter pomegranate juice) on some poplar that had a strong green cast.
The interesting thing about this is that the color deepens with exposure to sunlight, and of course I tried it on one of our three cloudy days this summer.
Anyway, untreated (the bottom of a box) and treated.
I’m not sure if I like the pink or not, but it’s supposed to get more brown with sunlight. I’ll be posting more about it next week some time.
The top of the box is Baltic birch, which should be an interesting comparison.
