Hello Everyone
I tried my hand at making another blank, this time from applewood. The blank was cut from one of our apple trees (see picture) this morning. I dried it in our microwave, it took about 12 times at 30 seconds each time to get the weight to stabilize. I dyed the blank using food coloring and DNA. I'm happy with the way it came out, the applewood grain does not show all that well as it a really light colored wood but the green dye made the grain pop. I went with chrome plating because I though it made the green stand out more. Any and all comments are welcome.
I tried my hand at making another blank, this time from applewood. The blank was cut from one of our apple trees (see picture) this morning. I dried it in our microwave, it took about 12 times at 30 seconds each time to get the weight to stabilize. I dyed the blank using food coloring and DNA. I'm happy with the way it came out, the applewood grain does not show all that well as it a really light colored wood but the green dye made the grain pop. I went with chrome plating because I though it made the green stand out more. Any and all comments are welcome.
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