Dye Penetration on Blanks

[MRDucks2]

Playing with dye stabilization. Here is my second round with what I feel is about maximum penetration. Please give me your thoughts. Top 4 are Curly Hard Maple, middle 4 are Spalted Soft Maple, bottom 4 are Birch.

You are looking at the cut through the center on the bandsaw. I consider this about a medium color. Lighter and they look much more streak prone with the wood. I could go a little darker still.

Thoughts on how dark/saturated they should be?


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[EBorraga]

Tons of penetration!!! They look good.

 

[GaryMGg]

Superb looking.

 

[leehljp]

I'll take them!!!!! :biggrin:

That is GREAT! Do we get your recipe? Or do we need to buy it? :biggrin:

 

[Bob in SF]

Great colors & great job Mike!

 

[MRDucks2]

I'll take them!!!!! :biggrin:



That is GREAT! Do we get your recipe? Or do we need to buy it? :biggrin:

In due time. I am in pursuit of an effort to win some business. If it pans out it will stay proprietary for a while. Next is double dying. Then crossing over to large batches.

After that I will work to make the process more efficient if possible. Right now about 48-52 hours start to finish, which isn't bad.

Fun fact: I cannot get Sassafras to take color. If it has bad wood in it, that will take color fine but only stains the exterior of solid wood.


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[gimpy]

Being color blind, I'm sure they look great

 

[Dalecamino]

They look good Mike!

 

[leehljp]

I'll take them!!!!! :biggrin:

That is GREAT! Do we get your recipe? Or do we need to buy it? :biggrin:

In due time. I am in pursuit of an effort to win some business. If it pans out it will stay proprietary for a while. Next is double dying. Then crossing over to large batches.

After that I will work to make the process more efficient if possible. Right now about 48-52 hours start to finish, which isn't bad.

Fun fact: I cannot get Sassafras to take color. If it has bad wood in it, that will take color fine but only stains the exterior of solid wood.

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You will have my business! That is great!

Sassafras: Reminds me when I was living overseas and I tried dying some wood. I "thought" I would start off simple by using 6mm (1/4") square balsa wood. I put it in dye and in a vacuum for 3 days; then under pressure for 3 days. I Cut it and not even 1mm deep with color! Didn't work for me. I had two batches, red and green. (It was Christmas time). It could have been that Balsa doesn't accept color like your Sassafras didn't.