hilltopper46
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I've been playing with some alcohol based wood dye sourced from Craft Supplies and trying to die light colored wood on the lathe. My problem is that when I try to coat the dye with CA there seems to be a reaction that results in the dyed portions of the pen blank turning red. The two pictured below, the left is before I apply the CA and the right is after the first coat of CA. I was careful to make sure I was moving from the left to the right and not "back and forth" as I applied the CA. You can see how the whole blank has a much redder cast to it. This is reflected as a red stain on the paper towel that I used to apply the CA.
I'm curious as to whether anyone else has had this experience or knows of something I could add to my process to resolve the issue.
The pen blank is un-stabilized wood, I believe maple. I am using sanding sealer on the blank before final sanding before I apply the dye.
The pen blank shown had yellow applied to the entire blank, then red applied to the right end. Ideally, I would have red on the right end, yellow on the left end transitioning through an orange area in the center of the blank.
I'm curious as to whether anyone else has had this experience or knows of something I could add to my process to resolve the issue.
The pen blank is un-stabilized wood, I believe maple. I am using sanding sealer on the blank before final sanding before I apply the dye.
The pen blank shown had yellow applied to the entire blank, then red applied to the right end. Ideally, I would have red on the right end, yellow on the left end transitioning through an orange area in the center of the blank.
