Hand Dyeing

[chigdon]

I am finally getting around to posting some pens I have been doing lately. I have been doing some hand dyeing of woods once they are turned and before finish. I have been using Transtint dyes on fairly soft woods. The first one is some Mango (from Dario) with a blue green fade on a Sierra. The second one is some Myrtle Burl with a red to yellow fade on a Baron. They don't photograph that well and look better in person. I am curious for opinions.

 

[Fangar]

They both look great. The myrtle burl is excellent. Someone just asked about the sunburst effect. You nailed it.

Fangar

 

[Skye]

I gotta go with the second, beautiful colors on that one!

 

[NavyDiver]

Nice job. The Baron really stands out.

 

[JimGo]

I like both. The Baron is more eye catching, but the subtleties of the Sierra make it pretty cool too.

 

[Ligget]

Both are fine pens, but I like the second one the best![]

 

[Rojo22]

Nice job man, i love the red to yellow fade....

 

[Jim15]

They look great, nice work.

 

[johncrane]

l also like em Chris what colour are your fingers mate![]

 

[Penmonkey]

They both look good but I like the first one best.

 

[JudeA]

I like the first!! But both are looking good. Did ya just rub the dye on or did ya use a vacume/pressure pot or what??

 

[btboone]

I'm sorry to hear that your hand died. If you need help, maybe some of us can lend a hand.

 

[chigdon]

Funny, Bruce [8D]

I do brush it on and sand it down and brush it on, etc. It really doesn't take that long to do. And yes my fingers do get dyed and it lasts for a couple of days.