Experimental New Woods - Stabilized & Dyed Burl & Others

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These blocks were an experiment that I think turned out pretty good.
I had cut up some really nice curly maple that was sort of a blonde color. The figure was really nice but the coloring was not very dramatic. I decided to try some different colors and have them dyed and stabilized by K&G. Everything else they have done for me has turned out really good so I figured I was pretty safe with these.

The photo shows a blonde color block in the center. That is how this wood looked before being dyed.

Click on the photo to go to our webstore where some of these blocks are available for sale.



What do you think?
Do they look OK?
 
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I also had some sycamore dyed.
I am cutting scales and getting them sanded now.

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When I told my boss I was going to have maple burl dyed blue he thought I was crazy.
What do you think?....................too much blue?

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looks good Mark....

I wonder how long they have to set to allow the dye to penetrate the entire piece??

your cut scales there look pretty even all the way through...

I like them..
 
Battle Creek Knives said:
looks good Mark....

I wonder how long they have to set to allow the dye to penetrate the entire piece??

your cut scales there look pretty even all the way through...

I like them..
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K&G doesn't like to share their trade secrets but Brad at K&G did say these were in the dye tank for about 2 or 3 weeks before they came out to be stabilized.
Every type of wood responds to the dyes differently. What I do when I get a batch back is cut some into scales so I can see how the penetration of the dye was for that type of wood.
 
I like blue, blue is a good taste in their own way. I can't imagine how about it with more dark blue.
 
I just finished adding 24 sets of dyed and stabilized sycamore scales in the webstore.
Just click on the photo to go there.
 
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