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   Jed_C. | Oct 12, 1999 07:16pm | #1

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   To "ebonize" wood means to make it black. You can do that with either dyes (aniline stains) or pigments (pigment stains, or paint, or lacquer).

   If the wood already has a tung oil finish, and you don't want to remove it, then you cannot use dyes. Nor will a pigment stain work very well. That leaves you with the options of using either paint or lacquer. Whichever you choose to use, you can apply a clear coat over the black finish to make it more durable.