Walnut skin staining?

[ATH]

removed a walnut today. when I got home wife asked if I had a black eye...there were brown stains on the inside of my nose/eye. Almost like small liver spots or giant freckles.

I hadn't looked a mirror yet...Went in to change my clothes and saw I have them all over the top of my chest - just under collar (and a few at pants line where saw dust gets trapped). I'll show you my neckline...spare you the waste line!

I'm assuming this is from the walnut oxidizing with my sweat? Anybody else have that happen?

Trying to think of the last time I climbed to remove a walnut...not sure I have, so I probably haven't had chainsaw chips hitting like that.

 

[john.massing]

removed a walnut today. when I got home wife asked if I had a black eye...there were brown stains on the inside of my nose/eye. Almost like small liver spots or giant freckles.

I hadn't looked a mirror yet...Went in to change my clothes and saw I have them all over the top of my chest - just under collar (and a few at pants line where saw dust gets trapped). I'll show you my neckline...spare you the waste line!

I'm assuming this is from the walnut oxidizing with my sweat? Anybody else have that happen?

Trying to think of the last time I climbed to remove a walnut...not sure I have, so I probably haven't had chainsaw chips hitting like that.


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I cut a lot of walnut. It is commonly known as walnut burn around here.

 

[evo]

Yeah it’s a thing.. ever peel walnut nut husks? You can use that for a dye..

 

[ATH]

I have definitely dealt with staining from the husks! Have pruned a number of walnut. Have worked with the limber plenty...

Thanks guys...I figured it wasn't something too odd.

 

[Reach]

Walnut do stain. For an even stranger skin dye, work on a Silver Maple for a while, bare handing the fresh cut ends and then touch something ferrous. Your hands will turn blue.

 

[ATH]

Walnut do stain. For an even stranger skin dye, work on a Silver Maple for a while, bare handing the fresh cut ends and then touch something ferrous. Your hands will turn blue.

I would assume any hardwood would do that do some degree?

Have you ever ebonized walnut? Put some steel wool in white vinegar for a week or 2 - it will dissolve into nothing. Strain that to get out any particles, then rub the vinegar onto walnut. It will be jet black and it stays that way/doesn't fade - but only on the surface. Maple gets blue or brown. Red oak gets purple color... (I haven't tried others...but it is the iron reacting with the tannins, so any hardwood should react).

I made my son a chess board with ebonized black walnut and unstained curly maple. Here are a couple pics of scrap pieces I was testing the technique on - the maple just to see what would happen.

 

[JeffGu]

Looks really cool on white oak, too. I've also used India Ink to good effect.

Still haven't figured out how to tie-dye a sheet of plywood, though.

 

[Reach]

I would assume any hardwood would do that do some degree?

Have you ever ebonized walnut? Put some steel wool in white vinegar for a week or 2 - it will dissolve into nothing. Strain that to get out any particles, then rub the vinegar onto walnut. It will be jet black and it stays that way/doesn't fade - but only on the surface. Maple gets blue or brown. Red oak gets purple color... (I haven't tried others...but it is the iron reacting with the tannins, so any hardwood should react).

I made my son a chess board with ebonized black walnut and unstained curly maple. Here are a couple pics of scrap pieces I was testing the technique on - the maple just to see what would happen.

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I have never done that, but I’ve heard of it.

Other hardwoods can turn the skin colors, but at least around here Silver Maple gives the most pronounced discoloration.

 

[flushcut]

I have a few work tshirts my wife says they look like I threw up on myself because of staining.