RIT dye for coloring pen blanks

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I am looking to make a couple of colored wooden pens for a friend. I do not have any of the equipment for stabilizing so I was wondering if I could get away with soaking a blank in dye, or perhaps turning a pen and then "staining" it with dye prior to finish sanding and polishing. Has anyone ever tried this or have any input or suggestions?
 
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After turning to size thinned oil paint works well. Better yet, transtint dyes. I'm guessing Rit dyes would also work.
 
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I tried food coloring and it worked well. Here's hemp with green food coloring: IMG_3046.JPG
 
I have used RIT dyes for coloring wood and it worked fine. After dying I used some gray woven pads to knock down any raised fuzzies without removing much of the color.
 
I have used Rit dyes for coloring and they work well. But I used DNA as the carrier instead of water. No grain raising and deeper penetration. But as you mentioned better to be close to final dimensions. With Rit dyes there are a ton of colors to chose from or at least use to be. It has been a long time since I did that. I am a dip and drip guy. Better coverage and even coverage. Doing double applications does nothing. I am telling what I found with my method.
 
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