jimr
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This is from a small elm tree root ball. I dug it up, cut it into several 1" blanks, soaked in DNA, dryed a week, zapped in microwave a couple of times and dyed it blue. I am beginning to think that tree roots are almost like burls, at least the root ball that is underground. I think I will start hunting for root balls, but they sure are harder to "harvest" than just the tree. Another thing I hope I have learned, maybe some of you can verify or dispute this - Green blanks can be alcholoed, dryed a bit and microwaved and then turned.This one was not dry when I drilled it. I think that the heat from sanding and turning really helps dry out a blank. If you think about it, there is very little wood thickness outside the copper tube and I am wanting to think that contributes to the drying process in turning it.
The blue dye is the CSA artisan blue, I did add almost an equal amount of DNA to the dye. I think it looks a bit like some of the dyed, stabilized blanks. What do you think.
The blue dye is the CSA artisan blue, I did add almost an equal amount of DNA to the dye. I think it looks a bit like some of the dyed, stabilized blanks. What do you think.