Bleached Wenge Zen

[KingBentley]

I read somewhere that you could bleach wenge!!!..So I had to give it try. I finished turning the blank and sanded to 400 grit. I soaked the blank in bleach for a couple of hours, let it dry, then I soaked it in acetone from about an hour. After I did that I let it sit for a while and then put a ca finish on it. This one was for my wife who just had to have a pen made out of wenge. Let me know what you think? It makes me wonder what else can you bleach?

 

[rej19]

Very nice. Great photo also. I may have to give that a try!

 

[glycerine]

Looks great!

 

[jasontg99]

Looks a lot like bocote.

 

[Noah]

I'm impressed...
Good job...thinking out of the box paid off...
Ed

 

[Jgrden]

Good job. The grain looks like it jumps right out.

 

[jeffnreno]

Very unique - great matching with the hardware

 

[theHullTurn]

Hmmm i think ill have to try that... Very nice pen!

 

[Ligget]

Experimenting is fun, you made a great pen from the wenge!

 

[bitshird]

That looks great, I like the way the grain pops out, it does look quite a bit like Bocote.

 

[rjwolfe3]

I wonder if I can do that with these pendant blanks I have.
Looks awesome btw!

 

[KingBentley]

Thanks guys, I my wife took another pic but I wasn't sure about the couch its sitting on. My wife's a miniaturist if that helps explain things...

 

[toolcrazy]

I have a bunch of Wenge, I will have to try that. Very nice pen, btw.

 

[workinforwood]

It looks really great. You can bleach anything pourous, like red oak, Wenge, Sumac, etc and get results that go all the way through. It does affect the structural integrity of the wood because it damages the fibers, but you don't need structural integrity for a pen like you do a table or a house.

 

[Bree]

Cool pen!

 

[Fishrule]

Beautiful. And wonderfully photographed. Very sharp

 

[Rick_G]

I like it. Really makes the grain stand out.

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Nice!

Robin

 

[Rfturner]

pen/wenge

good job bleaching it by the way what kit is that I don't recognise it