Maple flooring (gym)

[its_virgil]

Here is a picture of some of the pens I'm getting from our school gym floor. The gym was destroyed by a tornado back in March. The red pens were dyed with aniline dye.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[dougle40]

Very nice , but just how did you dye the blanks or were they dyed after turning ?

 

[Gary Max]

Super nice pens I really like the color of your dyed ones.

 

[its_virgil]

Thanks all. I dyed the wood with aniline dye purchased at woodcraft, but most woodworking stores has it. I dyed it on the lathe after sanding. resanded with the final 3 grits and applied the finish. The dye comes in various colors.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

Originally posted by dougle40
<br />Very nice , but just how did you dye the blanks or were they dyed after turning ?

 

[dougle40]

I'd bet that that would work great on some of the very light colored woods like Birdseye Maple for example .

 

[its_virgil]

The two pens on the ends are BE maple and the red ones are fiddleback maple. I have some BE maple dyed red and it does very nicely.
Thanks. Give it a try.
Do a good turn daily!
don

Originally posted by dougle40
<br />I'd bet that that would work great on some of the very light colored woods like Birdseye Maple for example .

 

[dougle40]

Just shows the difference in woods , I've got some BE maple that is as white as Aspen and rather bland but with lots of eyes .