Not sure what to do with this blank?
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Edward Cypher
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I would not try to dye the spots. Leave it as is. The stabilized color and what you have will be different and it will look funny. With leaving the eyes it will look just fine.
BJohn
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IMHO Leave as is, Looks real nice to me.
Krash
Member
That will be a stunning pen! Don't do anything else to it!
nativewooder
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I don't think you should have to worry yourself, so just send it to me and that should eliminate any problems very quickly!:wink:
triw51
Member
I agree leave it as is I like the contrast
Leave it as it is, it should make for a great looking pen.
toddlajoie
Member
It seems unanimous that it should be left the way it is (and I AGREE!!!), but I'm going to give a bit more background (all IMO, others certainly know more than I do, and may correct me...)
The stabilizing/dying process works quicker/more completely on less dense areas of wood at a given amount of vaccum (i.e. they get dyed more easily and in many cases less dense areas become darker than more dense areas) The parts of your blank that are not dyed are the MOST DENSE parts of the blank, so they are going to be more difficult to dye/stabilize, and in the end. it may not be possible (they are just TOO dense). Also, if you manage to get them to take some color, without using the SAME color and at the SAME concentration as the original process, the color will not be the same, drawing more attention to it.
The stabilizing/dying process works quicker/more completely on less dense areas of wood at a given amount of vaccum (i.e. they get dyed more easily and in many cases less dense areas become darker than more dense areas) The parts of your blank that are not dyed are the MOST DENSE parts of the blank, so they are going to be more difficult to dye/stabilize, and in the end. it may not be possible (they are just TOO dense). Also, if you manage to get them to take some color, without using the SAME color and at the SAME concentration as the original process, the color will not be the same, drawing more attention to it.
bgio13
Member
Thanks to all for the suggestions. I could not live with myself at the thought of burdening someone with the challenge of turning this blank, so I have decided to do it myself. I promise to post pictures of the finished pen. Thanks again,
Bill
Bill
Brooks803
Member
That's exactly what I was gonna say!
I've been known to toss one in a box from time to time :wink:
Edward Cypher
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turncrazy43
Member
Leave the blanks as is and finish with CA or WTF.It will be really nice.
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Jerry944t
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That's exactly the way I want my colored, stabilized blanks to look like. I want people to know that there is real wood under the color as a matrix for stabilizing.
magier412
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Can't wait to see the finished pen!
Charlie_W
Member
When you put some sanding sealer or finish on that blank, you will see the beauty in it! People pay good money to have those eves in blanks!
With the blue, consider chrome componets!
With the blue, consider chrome componets!
JohnU
Member
I call that "Character" and would leave it. You probably wouldn't get those spots to take dye anyway. They didn't the first time.
robutacion
Member
The reason why the blank was stabilized with a colour was to enhance the burl eyes within the burl sapwood, that otherwise would have a very boring colour.
Those burl eyes together with the heartwood are very oily and that is the reason why the dye did not penetrate however and as I said, that was the intended result so, even if you would try to dye those areas where the dye didn't come through, it wouldn't accept it, unless you would use something that would me more like a paint than a dye and then coat it, the problem would be, it wouldn't allow fine sanding before the CA/finish application, any small attempt would rub the stain off those uncoloured areas, again.
There is nothing to worry about with that blank, sand it fine and CA it well, the colours will become very vivid, almost like, they want to jump out of the wood...!
Good luck,:wink::biggrin:
PS: One can only be surprised on what one can receive in a order as a "gift" mostly in the "short" department, some really gems go as a thank you, sometimes...!
Cheers
George
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Souths1der
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That blank reminds me of Van Gogh. Very post-impressionist.
.....did I just lose my man card?
.....did I just lose my man card?
toddlajoie
Member
Nope, just your left ear lobe...:biggrin:
ladycop322
Member
Please post final outcome 
target64
Member
I have had blanks with the same coloring, I think they came out fine.
http://www.penturners.org/photos/images/24177/1_DSCF2182.JPG
http://www.penturners.org/photos/images/24177/1_DSCF2182.JPG
bgio13
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bryceprusse
Member
Looking Good!
The variations in color is what gives it character.
I guess I was wrong...looking at a blank now it's the going to make a great looking pen...it going to be awesome.
Chatham PenWorks
Member
Glad to see you didn't mess with it. Those undyed spots are part of the beauty of some dyed burls. Look forward to seeing the finished pen.
bgio13
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79spitfire
Member
WOW, that's a looker!
Tim'sTurnings
Member
That pen looks great and I agree the spots from the burl really give it character. Very nice.
Tim.
Tim.