How to do a Fire Blacken wood finish?
I am building a live edge slab dining table. The base will be a simple trestle base that I plan on making out of some heavy maple. I would like the base to be dark black but have not had good luck staining the maple dark enough with ebony stain.
Anyone know how to "fire blacken" wood and if that will work on maple or do I just need to rethink the idea for the base?
Thanks
Going with the ink or dye
All of your suggestions have helped me realize that what I want is a dark black finish, not a burned finish.
It sounds like the India ink or clothes dye are both reasonable options - I am getting excited about the project now that I have all the pieces and the design finalized - will post to projects as it comes together!
Thanks everyone!