I just foraged black walnuts today and I am going to make this. I am so thankful for your video.
@JennySieck
3 жыл бұрын
I'm going to do this for my squirrels. They love black waluts and I want to make a safe stain for their squirrel picnic table....
@Mr.JaxTellerPeters
2 жыл бұрын
So, I've procrastinated just a bit. I gathered 2 five gallon buckets of hulls in the fall of 2021 and covered them and sat them to the side in my garage. Just yesterday, I made myself dump the buckets and out came this beautiful super dark stain. I probably got close to 3 gallons. This is my first time doing this. I'm going to stain some baskets with some of it tomorrow. Thank you for your video, it was extremely helpful.
@TheNorthwestForager
2 жыл бұрын
It's amazing stuff. I'm glad it didn't all evaporate on you.
@mackenziemitchell1109
5 ай бұрын
Seems better than a lot of the other guys who boil it. Looks much darker and easier😊
@stephenwilliams163
Жыл бұрын
Dig this. Here in the Ozarks we have a yearly walnut harvest. I think next fall I'll head down to the collection site and see if they'll give me a bucket of hulls
@TheNorthwestForager
Жыл бұрын
That's a great idea. You'll have all the stain you need!
@MaryjaneGarland-bn6kb
11 ай бұрын
My grandfather used to make and use a stain from walnut hulls to stain his steel traps and would dip them when they dried in melted Gulf wax.
@SRay-or3nc
5 жыл бұрын
I love the simplicity of your recipe for Black Walnut stain!
@aattura1541
2 жыл бұрын
AEWSOME!!I need to try THIS!!! Ive been doing this for years - a bit differently -- with windfall (and also knocked off the tree) black walnuts. I throw the husks in denatured alcohol - it kills the little wigglies that usually inhabit the husks. My stain is a warm color.
@TheNorthwestForager
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@richelleswartwalker5022
4 жыл бұрын
I was looking for a video to do this with pecans! I am sure it will work the same. Thank you!
@CorsoLady
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! You shouldn't put anything black walnut in compost due to juglone.
@TheNorthwestForager
3 жыл бұрын
For sure! It's herbicidal properties gave me the idea of dumping the husk along fence lines to help suppress the weeds. Worked well till about summer.
@CorsoLady
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheNorthwestForager what a great idea! I know what I am putting on the poison ivy this fall!
@TheNorthwestForager
3 жыл бұрын
@@CorsoLady it's a win win!
@Kurokubi
4 жыл бұрын
Does it need to sit in the sun for a couple weeks? I mean, I assume it's so the tannins in the husk are able to more effectively "saturate and replace the water" as the husks ferment, but is there a more time efficient way of doing this that doesnt sacrifice a lot of water to evaporation? Well, not that I mind waiting a couple weeks. Simple curiosity is the only reason I'm really asking.
@TheNorthwestForager
4 жыл бұрын
That's a good question. Technically you can rub the fresh husk right on the wood as a stain. I prefer to let it soak because the husks break down and so Its more like "juicing" the husk.
@aimeeglenister2893
13 күн бұрын
I was once told that black walnut stain was insect repellent. Is this true? I have nuts, buckets and water, but all the recipes I've looked at before this seemed really weak--not something you'd want to use on exterior surfaces and certainly not enough to repel bugs (also I thought the boiling might destroy those repellant properties if they in fact exist). I think I'll go with this one.
@edgoad7129
6 жыл бұрын
I'm making a tipi from pvc pipe and painters canvas. Do you think that if I used the dye to paint pictures on my canvas it would stay? Or would I need to apply a water proofing agent like Scotchgard to keep it from being weathered? Excellent video by the way.
@tyeamckee
5 жыл бұрын
They are used to dye wool also by using the bucket method. Just keep adding husks when you can and take out what you need. Look up videos for dyeing with black walnuts. It is supposed to be pretty resilient against sunbleaching but most dyes do fade from it. You shouldn't have to reapply that often but if you are looking to not a sealant should be used.
@pastryshack551
11 ай бұрын
How can you compost these skins because I understand that they have a compound which damages plants. Please let me know
@TheNorthwestForager
11 ай бұрын
I personally spread them along fence lines or around fire pits, areas where you don't mind it suppressing weeds.
@pastryshack551
11 ай бұрын
@@TheNorthwestForager thanks.
@TrevorPottelbergPhotography
2 жыл бұрын
I’m almost at the stage where I will be pouring out my walnut mixture into jars and adding the rubbing alcohol. What exactly does the rubbing alcohol do to the stain? Just tried researching it online but there isn’t much info on it. Thanks in advance!
@TheNorthwestForager
2 жыл бұрын
It isn't totally necessary but it acts as a surfactant and allows the stain to really seep into the wood grains. It also helps it dry quicker on the wood and slow the growth of mold which can form on top of the stain in the bottle. Otherwise I've used it without alcohol and it still works just fine.
@TrevorPottelbergPhotography
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheNorthwestForager This makes total sense now! I'll report back once I've got the batch made up! Cheers!
@krystalclark4742
4 жыл бұрын
Quick question as I just got done straining my husks. They didnt produce a thick syrup. It's still a watery consistency. Should I thicken the stain by boiling it down or is it okay as is?
@TheNorthwestForager
4 жыл бұрын
It should be good as it is. Though you may want to apply some to a test piece of wood to see if you like its strenght. I had left mine outside in the sun for awhile which had evaporated off much of the water. If you have time then there's really no need to boil it down.
@sandrabulluck1896
4 жыл бұрын
How did you not have mold growing on top of your stain?
@TheNorthwestForager
4 жыл бұрын
It happens but I just scrape it off.
@laimalife
4 жыл бұрын
How much weeks exactly you kept them? And it’s stays all the time in sun?
@TheNorthwestForager
4 жыл бұрын
Just depends on your climate. Sun is fine. The idea is to let it break down over time. Once the husk is a black mush it can be strained. If theres to much water still it can be left out to evaporate more
@pamelah9325
4 жыл бұрын
Can I use this on particle board? I bought a bookshelf, about which I was told that it was made of wood. Unfortunately it ended up being thick/durable particle board. I don't want to ruin the bookshelf by staining it with something it shouldn't be stained with.
@TheNorthwestForager
4 жыл бұрын
I don't think I would do it. The problem is if it's made with a weak glue then the particles may swell from the moisture and if it's a tough glue then it may not readily absorb the stain. However I'm not an expert on the matter and chances are someone can probablt give you a better answer.
@zsnich2
3 жыл бұрын
I Need help! My children were playing in the yard and picked up some walnuts and proceeded to break them up! Now their hands are stained! How can I remove this stain from their hands?
@jacobmeadows1064
11 ай бұрын
Rub green tomatoes and wash with them
@jimheryford6997
3 жыл бұрын
Can I use mineral spirits instead of alcohol when making walnut stain
@TheNorthwestForager
3 жыл бұрын
You would want something that is miscible (in this case water soluble) with the husk liquid. Acetone could work, mineral spirits may require a surfactant to get it to mix. Rubbing alcohol mixes well. Another possibility is clear ammonia
@seanschoettler8471
11 ай бұрын
I also want to see if this can be made oil based. I might experiment and post my findings.
@r.koohwen5211
6 жыл бұрын
Would this work for exterior stain?
@TheNorthwestForager
4 жыл бұрын
If you sealed it afterwards I dont see why not.
@macp721
3 жыл бұрын
Can you start with a denatured alcohol
@gensherman2984
5 жыл бұрын
It stained my new white shirt.
@SRay-or3nc
5 жыл бұрын
Why would you wear a new shirt to make or use?
@gensherman2984
5 жыл бұрын
S. Ray Ugh, joking
@richelleswartwalker5022
4 жыл бұрын
🤣
@LindaRedmond-uk4rm
11 ай бұрын
Uh, your channel and information are wonderful, but I would absolutely not compost black walnuts! As you know they contain juglone, which prevents a lot of plants, especially food plants, from growing! Also pollinator flowers, companion gardening flowers and so on! Many in my neighborhood including myself, have a terribly hard time growing food even in raised beds bc of the black walnuts. Every single part of the tree puts out the juglone. So even when merely the leaves fall in my container garden or in cold frames or whatever, they kill the plants. And I've gotten very ill from eating the wonderful black raspberries in our yard and other things I've grown. Because the juglone upsets my gut! I sadly have to leave all the raspberries to the birds, spiders and snakes. Not ideal for composting! But they have so many other uses 😊 Must be isolated from desired plants though.
@LindaRedmond-uk4rm
11 ай бұрын
Also I just remembered juglone also throws soil off balance, I believe it's very acidic and it's toxic to a lot of the microbes and things we want growing in our soil, especially many that we go to so much trouble to create via compost and compost tea! Black walnuts will kill that in many cases and leave you with dead or highly lame compost for the most part I believe
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