black staining????

[lugo35]

hi all.
just wondering if anyone has got any ideas of stopping the black staining that oak causes to hands :evil: (know why it does it thats the easy bit). will barrier cream stop it or is there an easier way.

 

[Lee Brubaker]

I don't think I would mess with hand creams....you might find it stains your work. I have never had a problem with oak staining my hands but if I did I think I would buy latex gloves such as used by dentists. I use them all the time when applying stains or to give me a better grip when routing small parts on my router table.

Lee

 

[JFC]

Ive never had it stain my hands . Was it old stock off a shelf ? maybe sooty deposits left on it over time ? I have found that a problem .

 

[Colin C]

Hi lugo35
Do you get sweaty hands as that does it some times but if you get this try some gloves, it will do what you need .
It is a pain when it happens as it takes some time to come out.

 

[lugo35]

JFC the oak is new kiln dried your lucky if you dont get this prob it does not come off have to wait for it to wear off :?
dont think i could work in gloves everyday.

 

[JPEC]

Lugo, you must have a lot of iron in your blood :lol:

Nothing helpfull to add,sorry

Julian

PS have you tried those industrial wet wipes, they get most things off, even paint!

 

[Colin C]

If you want to help get the black stops out, have you try house hold bleach as just a little with some soap helped to get it out when I have had it

 

[SimonA]

I'm glad that somebody else has this problem too......with a little experimentation I've found that its the mixture of sweat, iron from the planes and the tanin from the oak that causes my hands to go black.

I can feed oak through my planer all day long and my hands don't turn black......

I can hand plane most any other timbers and my hands don't go black....

but as soon as I get all three togther I get black hands....its a shame to as I love working with oak!

SimonA

 

[Colin C]

I am lucky as most will not see it on my hands :shock: ( see pic in the rouges gallery :wink: )

 

[Bean]

Colin

I am lucky as most will not see it on my hands

You are indeed blessed

 

[Colin C]

Bean
You are soo kind :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Used to only work with oak, black hands all the time. Then I discovered the magic of lemon juice. Works best if you slice a lemon in half and rub it on your hands

 

[Colin C]

Thank senior and welcome to the forum

 

[lugo35]

senior is that to prevent it or remove it??????

thanks for the tip. get the staining with braz mahogany aswell more of a blue colour tho

 

[Alf]

Works best if you slice a lemon in half and rub it on your hands

Plus I imagine it's a really good incentive to avoid cutting yourself... :shock: :lol:

Welcome to the forum, Senior.

Cheers, Alf