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Staining Wood

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Frederick

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Hi all,

Thought I would have a go at staining some blanks. This is (I think) is Burr Elm. I placed it is some Cactus Juice under ]vacuum with some red colouring bought from Metal Clay.

It did not come out as uniformly coloured as I would have liked, definitly unique.

Cheers,
Frederick

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Some woods seem to accept the dyes more than others. Longer soaking time before turning the pump on and longer under vacuum and also longer soaking before releasing helps a lot. Sawes aka (Scott Walker) could advise more, he does a lot of this.

But looks ok, sometimes a subtle colour change looks good.

Someone will love it.
 
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I have to agree as above, sometimes subtle colours look great, that looks very natural and adds character to the blank, as opposed to a very red or pink blank.
I like it well done:thumbs::thumbs:
 
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