Changing Maple Leaf

[jchoponis]

This started out as a shallow bowl. Seeing all of the trees changing colors this fall gave me the idea of cutting this down into the shape of a maple leaf. This was my first attempt at air brushing dye.

John

 

[ChrisN]

Hey, that's pretty neat! Great job!

 

[Joe S.]

Awesome!

 

[Tom T]

I like it. Great job.
I have the same lathe, it is sweet.

 

[nava1uni]

I like the concept a lot, but I think that a satin finish would better highlight your work. That is just my opinion because the reflection off the gloss distorts the image, at least on the screen.

 

[OZturner]

Great Idea - Well Exercuted.
Looks Terrific.
Brian

 

[jchoponis]

Thanks for all of the comments.

Cindy - I used shellac to thin the dye so I could spray it. I agree it has to much shine. I am going to try and sand it back to knock down the gloss.

John

 

[stevenpetry]

Looks awesome, but I gotta agree with the satin finish. The first pic, it almost looks like it could be a piece of metal art that had been blued and sprayed in clear coat. Also, I know adding the veins had to take some time, but I think the end result would look better without em.

And just a thought, instead of staining, maybe try sand shading the next one. It wouldn't give much of a color change as it would just darken the wood, but the effect could prove to be pretty damn cool.

All in all though, it looks great. Keep it up.

 

[Fishinbo]

Clever idea! Like the cool maple leaf shape and the colors look amazing. Great work!