Kaspar
Member
Problem:
CSUSA's advert picture for the Emperor has a really nice, uniformly colored, spectacularly figured, Black dyed BEB in it.
Got a customer who wants that, with a hi-gloss finish, put into a set of Imperials (Fountain and roller). I can't seem to get any Black Dyed BEB that is that nice. Usually the blanks has places where the color didn't penetrate the wood, or it lacks the tight burl figuring or both. Any ideas where I could find some that looks that good?
Or is it possible to do some staining / dyeing myself on the lathe after turning it down? I tried blanks from AZ Sil and though the figuring is there, the color isn't. I'm going to ask CSUSA to hand pick some Black Dyed BEBs in the hopes of getting two that good, and I may try to turn down the ones from AZ Sil and stain them. Is it possible to put a hi-gloss CA finish on it, if I do that?
Any other ideas?
CSUSA's advert picture for the Emperor has a really nice, uniformly colored, spectacularly figured, Black dyed BEB in it.
Got a customer who wants that, with a hi-gloss finish, put into a set of Imperials (Fountain and roller). I can't seem to get any Black Dyed BEB that is that nice. Usually the blanks has places where the color didn't penetrate the wood, or it lacks the tight burl figuring or both. Any ideas where I could find some that looks that good?
Or is it possible to do some staining / dyeing myself on the lathe after turning it down? I tried blanks from AZ Sil and though the figuring is there, the color isn't. I'm going to ask CSUSA to hand pick some Black Dyed BEBs in the hopes of getting two that good, and I may try to turn down the ones from AZ Sil and stain them. Is it possible to put a hi-gloss CA finish on it, if I do that?
Any other ideas?