dyed pen experiment

[jimr]

I wanted to try some dyed wood pens so I got some of the artisan dye. It is alcohol base. I had a pretty bland piece of spalted maple and hit it with the red, full strength. Actually it worked pretty well. I applied the dye after complete sanding and it went on smoothly and evenly. After it was dry I gently applied some sanding sealer and got very little dye rubbing off. Then some friction polish. The sealer really helped eliminate the red color buffing off. I can see doing some more, maybe in lighter color washes or blending colors. I am going to see if I can put a piece of tape on the barrel and apply dye without any bleeding. Don't know about that. Anyone else experimented with dyed wood pens.

 

[KKingery]

I've not experimented with dyes yet, but I'd say your results are most satisfactory!

 

[Gary]

Very nice Jim. That's one of the advantages of using dyes on wood. They usually go on easy and more even than stains.

 

[Guest]

Just magic marker "dye" on corn cobs.
I like the way it looks nice"dye job"
Nice pen.

 

[jwoodwright]

Great dye job...[8D]

 

[bajacrazy]

Look great, Nice job Jim[8D]

 

[woodscavenger]

If you did a small dividing line with a skew or with a wire burn that would probably stop any bleeding.

 

[Gregory Huey]

Great looking pen and the dye looks like it is very even. I doubt if tape will stop the dye. I know it will not work on stain. It just wicks under the tape. Sounds like the wire burn just mite do the trick.

 

[Ligget]

Great job Jim !! I might just break out the new trial pack of dyes I got.

 

[thostorey]

I tried dye on maple just the other day and my results were blotchy. Even adding more dye didn't help. Could be the brand of dye I used; I'll have to try an alcohol based mix. Your pen looks great!

 

[woodscavenger]

You might try some of that stain prep they sell. I know a lot of people use that for cherry because of difficulties with blotchiness.

 

[dougle40]

Great work Jim . What a way to make an otherwise bland pen , POP !!

 

[Tom McMillan]

Looks good Jim!

 

[ryannmphs]

WOW, I have a bunch of plain maple laying around from a project that I started but never finished. hmmm, looks like a trip to the craft store is in order.

BTW, that pen looks great!!!

Ryan