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The Exciting Conclusion to the Horse Waste Dye Experiment

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Woodworker Jonas Jensen finished making his horse-based dye from “To Make as Perfectly as Possible” and has posted the results on his blog here.

The dye, according to A.-J. Roubo, is made by straining horse urine through horse dung. The results (and the smell) were surprising. Check it out.

— Christopher Schwarz

4 thoughts on “The Exciting Conclusion to the Horse Waste Dye Experiment”

  1. Exciting! Being from Oklahoma, I can assure you that what went into the horse will effect what comes out of the horse. Maybe red clover or big blue stem would yield more rouge hue.

    As a young man I read an article by Sherby that insists that a particular ancient smith quenched swords in the urine of a redheaded boy or in that of a “three-year-old goat fed only ferns for three days.” (Scientific American Feb, 1985)

    So I take a Han Solo – like view on ancient hokum.

  2. Jonas doesn’t mention whether or not he is married.

    I suspect not.

    I’ll stick with stains and dyes, thanks very much.

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