Derek,
that was posted by Brian, not Brad. Brian was referring to boiling the rusted barrels in clean water. I too use the same stopper method he describes. But even with the stoppers, some water does enter the bores, which is no big deal where clean water is concerned. Boiling in dissolved log wood crystals is an entirely different proposition. I would be very concerned with any log wood dye getting into the bores. I used to prep my steel water traps by boiling in log wood crystals. It leaves a coarse and very tough black coating on the steel that would likely require filing to remove. A beaver trap set in a fast moving flowage over a dam can stay submerged in the flowing water for months and still retain its black coloring. I would be very hesitant to expose the bores of a fine double to log wood crystal dye without first knowing the effect of that and how to remove it.
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