Purple wood stain

[pjengo]

I need to make some purple stained wood pens. What wood and what dye should I purchase.?.thanks PJ

 

[ken69912001]

When i make purple wood pens I use curly maple. As to what stain to use try food coloring.

 

[glen r]

Mixing red and blue food stains will get you purple. You have to play with the amounts of each to get the color you want.

 

[alinc100]

I have had some recent success with curly maple,spalted maple and spalted hackberry taking dye real well.
The dyes I have been using are $4/8 oz of RIT liquid fabric dye.I apply to my sanded pen blank and then coat with CA finish polished out with MM.

 

[penmaker1967]

i use curly maple and mix food color to get the color i need

 

[darrin1200]

How about Purple Heart. If you apply some heat after you have finished sanding, you can get a deep purple colour. I do this by using a cloth and applying pressure as if I was polishing. Make sure you glue the tubes in using epoxy because CA will react to the heat and fail. I made a slimline for a friend 2 years ago and the purple colour is still rich.

 

[BrianM]

I recently made this pen using curly maple and Purple TransTint dye.

Mixed about 10-15 drops of the TransTint dye in 2-3 tablespoons of denatured alcohol. Applied with a shop towel. Finished with CA.