>
>I still wonder about using a varnish or shellac and coloring it with the
>powdered sumac like I and the Arabs eat... it's a dark reddish brown
>color... can one use an organic compound like this to give color to the
>varnish?
I almost certain you could mortar and pestle up some dried leaves and if
it was fine enough you would not have any problem. That would be kind of cool
and personal. Pick some natural pigments from a place that's special to you,
or you favorite flower or tree. Some might breakdown overtime and just turn
brown or grey, but that would be ok. Just don't use the ashes from
grannies urn, or....
have you seen the movie "the red violin" - a case in point.
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