Explosion in my shop in NH

[mikespenturningz]

Ok so it wasn't a destructive explosion but it was a color explosion. This is what you get when you mix cactus juice with dye and really work it hard. I have my technique for dying my wood that just seems to work. Here are 4 that I worked on today.
1. Spalted Maple
2. Blond Buckeye Burl
3. Curly Blond Buckeye Burl
4. Maple Burl.
I hope you like them.

 

[robutacion]

Great work, mate...!

There is only one thing that annoys me with the dying wood with blue dye, it never gets a proper blue and that green(ish) colour that isn't much different than if you would use green dye...!

Apart from that, I like what the single and double dying does with most woods, the effects can be mesmerizing, your pens are a good example...!

Congrats.:wink::biggrin:

Cheers
George

 

[Magicbob]

beautiful work

 

[healeydays]

Simply gorgeous, but your title had me concerned for a second...

 

[Toni]

Oh got worried it was an explosion!!! Nice set of pens!!

 

[mtassie]

Nice job!! I see your in Claremont, I ride up there all the time. Great Trail system.

 

[mikespenturningz]

Nice job!! I see your in Claremont, I ride up there all the time. Great Trail system.

Are you on 4 whelers or snowmobiles?

mike

 

[mtassie]

Atv's Canam 800 w/ maxxis bighorns

 

[stonepecker]

WOW................just WOW.

 

[Tom T]

They are beautiful. My wife wants the next one to the end. She loves the green in them lower half, and then how it blends into the red.

 

[kirkfranks]

Nice pens all of them. Your post title did get me. Actually it drew me right in as I suspect was desired.

 

[mikespenturningz]

Atv's Canam 800 w/ maxxis bighorns

I have wanted to try that for years. Just never seem to have the time of money for them. Have fun with them. Let me know when you are going to be up and I will scoot out to the trail and meet you.

Mike

 

[mikespenturningz]

They are beautiful. My wife wants the next one to the end. She loves the green in them lower half, and then how it blends into the red.

That is actually blue but it does look greenish probably because of the natural color of the wood. My intention was to get a purple in the middle where the two colors meet. I get a little on some but not like I would like to get.

 

[MesquiteMan]

Looking good!

 

[sbwertz]

The only wood I have been able to get a true blue on is very white holly. Almost all "white" woods are really a pale shade of yellow, which turns the blue to green. I prefer holly for making wooden pens in school colors because it is the only one that gives true colors.

 

[Dalepenkala]

Great looking group of pens Mike! Congrats!

 

[Ambidex]

was thinkin I had to make a trip from Bristol to Claremont to bring my extinguisher..did get my attention though..Very nice turnings!

 

[MikeL]

Great looking pens. Good choice on interesting grain patterns. These grain patterns draw you in to just stare and your clear photos make it easy to do that. Nice job.