jimr
Member
I wanted to try some dyed wood pens so I got some of the artisan dye. It is alcohol base. I had a pretty bland piece of spalted maple and hit it with the red, full strength. Actually it worked pretty well. I applied the dye after complete sanding and it went on smoothly and evenly. After it was dry I gently applied some sanding sealer and got very little dye rubbing off. Then some friction polish. The sealer really helped eliminate the red color buffing off. I can see doing some more, maybe in lighter color washes or blending colors. I am going to see if I can put a piece of tape on the barrel and apply dye without any bleeding. Don't know about that. Anyone else experimented with dyed wood pens.