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Feb 25th, 2009 at 7:53pm
 
Do you guys ever dye your wood before turning?  What's the best method?  Turn to thick shape, dye, then finish turning?  OR Turn to final thickness and then dye?  What dye to you use?  A link to show me the dye would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Dying wood
Reply #1 - Feb 25th, 2009 at 8:20pm
 
I dye after turning, the dye doesn't go very deep.

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Re: Dying wood
Reply #2 - Feb 25th, 2009 at 11:07pm
 
Ron Sardo wrote on Feb 25th, 2009 at 8:20pm:
I dye after turning, the dye doesn't go very deep.

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Reply #3 - Feb 25th, 2009 at 11:14pm
 
Ron, please don't dye.
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Reply #4 - Feb 25th, 2009 at 11:21pm
 
Do you use any logic to your choice of dye for whatever wood, or just trial & error.  For example Poplar can be boring i.e. white poplar, would you choose ANY color just to try, or is there a method to your madness when picking a dye color?
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Reply #5 - Feb 25th, 2009 at 11:41pm
 
At this stage in my experience, madness is my only method.  Roll Eyes  I bought a variety of TransTint dyes on sale, and have just tried a few things on a few pieces to experiment with it. So far I've only used it on lighter woods like sycamore and maple. I've also only sprayed it, although a lot of folks wipe it on.
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Reply #6 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 12:16am
 
Try Rit cloth dye, it's easy to control your color. Did I mention that it's cheap?

Colored shoe polish works well. The paste variety has a chemical composition very similar to Renaissance Wax. I use mostly the paste type except for black liquid.
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Reply #7 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 12:48am
 
If you cut a 1/2" wide groove all the way around the trunk, it will dye.  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Cool Cool

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Reply #8 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 8:02am
 
smiley=slap.gif smiley=slap.gif  That's for you Jim.

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Reply #9 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 8:43am
 
Norbert Dupas wrote on Feb 25th, 2009 at 11:21pm:
Do you use any logic to your choice of dye for whatever wood, or just trial & error.  For example Poplar can be boring i.e. white poplar, would you choose ANY color just to try, or is there a method to your madness when picking a dye color?



Yes, I know what I want to achieve before I start coloring wood.
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Reply #10 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 9:10am
 
I remember using RIT clothes die for coloring Buck tails for my fly-tying, years ago and you're right it IS VERY cheap.  I will have to check the colors available (if Walmart still carries it up here).


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E. Bud Gillaspie wrote on Feb 26th, 2009 at 12:16am:
Try Rit cloth dye, it's easy to control your color. Did I mention that it's cheap?

Colored shoe polish works well. The paste variety has a chemical composition very similar to Renaissance Wax. I use mostly the paste type except for black liquid.

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Reply #11 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 10:01am
 
Bert, if Wally World doesn't have it, your grocery most likely will.  In fact you may want to check there before you go to WalMart.  Our local grocer has more colors and for less money.  Blew my mind, but that doesn't take much really. 
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Reply #12 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 10:14am
 
Rit colors are not that vibrant on wood.

That may or may not work.
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Reply #13 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 1:27pm
 
Good point Ron.  may still be worth a try.  If all else fails, I'm sure Minwax would definately suite the need for coloring wood, ya, it's not really dye, but it would add color to a piece either way.

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Reply #14 - Feb 26th, 2009 at 5:50pm
 
Bert the less water you mix w/Rit the more vibrant are the colors. I start w/about 100ml of hot water and add dye 'til I get the color I want.
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