Fixing color void in dyed burl blank

[FGarbrecht]

I turned a stabilized green dyed elder burl blank and now that I am close to final shaping I noticed that there is a small undyed spot, about .5 mm in diameter right in the middle. Since the rest of the blank is very homogeneously dyed, this little spot sticks out to my eye. It's not a void, so my attempts to fill it with CA/green sanding dust failed. I also tried extracting some of the green dye using isopropanol mixed with the sanding dust, but the blank doesn't take it up, presumably because the stabilizing resin is impermeable. Should I try using a tiny drill bit to drill out the spot and then fill with CA/dust or just live with it?

 

[FGarbrecht]

Here's a picture of the offending spot:

 

[1080Wayne]

Could it be hidden by the clip ?

 

[FGarbrecht]

Could it be hidden by the clip ?

Good thought, I'll check that out....

 

[FGarbrecht]

I drilled out the little white spot with a 1/16th inch bit and filled with CA/green sanding dust. After sanding down it actually looks pretty good.

 

[magpens]

Welcome to IAP, Frederick !!

I was going to say that I would just live with it. . But it was clearly getting under your skin and you did what you had to do. . Glad you like the result !!