[Second Series]

I’m using Boiled Linseed Oil and Lampblack type of finish. I located 1 kilo of Lampblack for $60.00, could not find it anywhere. I did find a 4oz container of Marsblack at an art supply store so that is what I’m using. From what I have read, Lampblack is soot collected from burning Carbon Oxide, or Coal Oil. It may have a bluish hue after application. Marsblack is made from Iron Oxide, I think there is a reddish hue after application, but that may be from the wood or the Boiled Linseed Oil. I found some 2oz condiment containers at the grocerystore that work good for mixing small test batches. I got distracted and left the lid not snapped tight. I went back and shook it one more time to mix, and it slopped out on my work surface. The ratio of One Quart Boiled Linseed Oil to 1oz Lampblack, I figure 2oz oil to 1/8 teaspoon pigment. It looked good, but I want it darker, so my final mix is 1qt oil to 1.5oz pigment.
I mixed up some wood filler with pigment.