Dyed Maple Hollow Form

[Mark Burge]

Steve, I really like the color combination on this one. You've got the tones flowing well around the piece and it really complements the form.

[Jack Mincey]

Steve,
Very beautiful HF. I really like what you do with the DYE on your bowls. It sets them apart from other turners. The finish looks like it has already been buffed. I am going to have to try some of the Wipe On Poly and see if I can come close to your finish with it.
Jack

[ROY DICK]

Steve,
Any certain ratio or just package directions?

Thanks,

Roy

[Norm Zax]

Great product. Well done. I keep thinking of juicy sour apples when viewing your work but Ken's phrase about "your form is on the money" got me thinking: what if it isnt apple green but dollar green? Hmmmm, nice twist, huh?
Norm

[Jeff Nicol]

Steve, Being that green is the color of money, it looks like this one in destined for a monetary transaction! I love the color green also an am drawn to it always! The thing I like about dying wood is that it brings out the flash between the end grain and the flat grain sort of like a saphire! Thanks for showing it to us and inspiring us all!

Jeff

[robert hainstock]

Another keeper Steve. A great way to dress up plain maple.
Bob

[Steve Schlumpf]

Roy, nothing special.

I use a 1" foam brush, one of those small plastic margarine containers, dump in about 1/2 teaspoon of the powdered dye and mix with DNA. What I've found is that the DNA does not dissolve all of the powder - so adding an amount greater than 1/2 teaspoon doesn't accomplish anything. Also, using DNA as the liquid means you have to work pretty fast as it evaporates quickly. When that happens, I just add a little more DNA to the container and it dissolves most of the remaining granules.

[Terry Murphy]

You keep raising the bar!
At this rate, I will never catch up. Great piece of art.
Terry

[Curt Fuller]

Wow, the combination of the dyes gave it an emerald look. That's really pretty! Then your meticulous patience for finish really tops it off. Another beauty Steve.

[Tom Giacomo]

That's a beautiful piece Steve, the color you achieved is stunning. Nice work.

[Eric Gourieux]

Steve,
Beautiful work!
Do you wait intil the piece is dry before you dye it?

[Steve Schlumpf]

Wow... you had to dig to find this post! Ha Ha! I only dye the wood at the very last stages of finishing a piece. So, in this case the wood was roughed out green, soaked in denatured alcohol (DNA) and then, once dry, it was finish turned, sanded and then dyed.

[David DeCristoforo]

Well I'm glad he dug it up! I have been thinking about some green dyed pieces seeing that most of my "violet" attempts have come out green. I figure someone is trying to tell me something! So it's nice to see this one right about now...