Blue wood for Navy theme pen?

[brez]

I need to make a few pens with navy blue wood. Can anybody recomend something that comes close to the navy blue?

Thanks
Mike

 

[ldb2000]

There is no truly "Blue" wood . There are some lighter shades of blue/grey woods but nothing Navy Blue . Your best bet would be to get some Blue Dyed wood or even use some food coloring on a light colored wood like Maple or Beech .

 

[brez]

There is no truly "Blue" wood . There are some lighter shades of blue/grey woods but nothing Navy Blue . Your best bet would be to get some Blue Dyed wood or even use some food coloring on a light colored wood like Maple or Beech .

Yes, I understand. Is there any dyed wood that gets close to navy blue?

Thanks
Mike

 

[ldb2000]

I created this pen with blue food coloring on a piece of curly maple . Darker colors can be made by applying more coats of food coloring .

 

[pensmyth]

check out River Ridge Products. http://www.rrpwhite.com/index.html

Click on the Dymalux button. I have tried several of these and the colors are vibrant and run through out. They are also very easy to turn and finish. I use CA for my finish.

 

[pensmyth]

Here's one I made for a friend of my wife. Her husband was retired from the Navy. It's not a Dymalux blank it's maple dyed blue and the logo was a decal I made.

 

[brez]

Here's one I made for a friend of my wife. Her husband was retired from the Navy. It's not a Dymalux blank it's maple dyed blue and the logo was a decal I made.

Very nice. How do you make a decal?

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Mike

 

[JimMc7]

This one was a freebie from AS - dyed blue curly poplar - looks like the oversize is the only one in stock:

http://www.arizonasilhouetteinc.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=86&products_id=955

 

[G1Pens]

PM Sent

 

[Seer]

Check out the dyed maple at lazerlinez I have turned Constants wood and it has a good color all the way through

 

[leestoresund]

+1 for Lazerlinez

 

[pensmyth]

Very nice. How do you make a decal?

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Mike[/QUOTE]

I found the picture on line and saved it. A little trial and error resizing and then I printed it out on Testors decal paper using my HP ink jet printer. Spray it with a sealer then I cut it out. I turned my pen body to finished size and gave it several coats of thin ca to seal it and let it dry over night. Next day I set the decal and let it dry for another day then I covered it with 8 coats of thick ca, mm'd and polished.