Dyed Blue turned Green Cypres Cigar

[maxman400]

I tried to dye this blank Blue, It looked Blue on the outside but the more I turned away the greener it got. I am still happy with it, with all the spalting running through it. It has a CA / BLO finish MM to 12000 on a Chrome Cigar.
Any Comments or Suggestions Welcome, Thanks for looking.

 

[jasontg99]

Wow. That is gorgeous, especially the finish. As a newcomer, what are you using to dye the woods?

 

[maxman400]

Well, also as a new comer I tried Alcohol and Alumilite Dye. My next one will be with food coloring.

 

[jasontg99]

Food coloring.....hmmm, interesting. I would like to see those when they are done. Is there a forum for dying woods? I could not find one, but I would like to learn more about this as I have a ton of plain spalted wood laying around. This is a great idea to make them more interesting.

 

[ldb2000]

Food coloring works great to dye wood . Just turn your blank to size and finish sand then apply a few drops to the blank and rub into the surface until you get an even color then apply your finish . It doesn't penetrate very far into the wood so any sanding will take some off . It does give some very vivid colors .
This pen was done with Blue food coloring http://www.penturners.org/photos/index.php?n=10953

 

[Kalai]

Hi Max, that is a great looking pen, great job, aloha.

Chris

 

[Gary Max]

Looks great Max-----that finish looks perfect.

 

[ngeb528]

Here's a double dyed maple using food coloring. I think it works great.

 

[artme]

Nicely done!!!

 

[glycerine]

Do you guys think the food coloring holds the color well over time? What about the liquid RIT dyes, would that work as well?

 

[PR_Princess]

Whoa, I like the way that turned out Max! From here it looks almost like a natural colouration or staining. Very nice!!

 

[jasontg99]

Max,

You have definitely inspired me to try this. Thanks for the post.

 

[maxman400]

Max,

You have definitely inspired me to try this. Thanks for the post.

Any time my friend, that's how we make advancements. Be sure to let us know how it turns out with a post, Good :biggrin: .......or Bad.

 

[ldb2000]

Your finish is fantastic Max , Great job . I really like that color and that is some nice spalted wood you started with . I've never seen spalted cypress , what color is it naturaly?

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Very nice!

Robin