Re: VanDykes & Gold-Thiourea Toner / my experiment - comments please?

From: jfulton ^lt;jefulton1@comcast.net>
Date: 01/13/04-04:32:43 PM Z
Message-id: <BC29B20A.1425%jefulton1@comcast.net>

Richard:
    About how many 8x10 images would you say this tones?
    Thanks in advance
    Jack Fulton

>> I mixed my own Gold-Thiourea Toner using the formula in Wynn White's
>> article @ unblinkingeye.com
>> (http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Vandyke/vandyke.html):
>>
>> Gold Chloride (1% solution) - 12.5 ml
>> Thiourea (1% solution) - 12.5 ml
>> Tartaric Acid - 0.12 gm
>> Distilled Water to make - 250.0 ml
>> Sodium Chloride - 5.0 gm
>
> <-- snip -->
>
> Loris,
>
> It sound like there is somthing wrong with your toner.
> I have used this formula, and found it works much like Wynn White
> describes. The image tones quite evenly, though the shaddows always
> look browner as it is toning. I always fully tone (to a purple-black tone)
> and the only change I see from print to print is that the toning time
> slowly increases as the toner is used up.
>
> Richard
Received on Tue Jan 13 16:33:03 2004

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