Dyed Cottonwood burl

[Travis Stinson]

Spent some time today playing with a new toy. I've been wanting to try airbrushing dye on some turnings, this might be fun.:D Cottonwood burl platter 13" across by about 1" deep. Bright red, yellow and black dye with a couple coats of gel poly.
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[Bernie Weishapl]

Travis that is totally awesome. I think you did very well. Look forward to seeing more. Great pictures.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Travis, that is beautiful. SO you do artistic air brushing too.

Ernie

[Jim Ketron]

Man thats beautiful Travis, I need my :cool: to look, it jumps out and makes ya look at it!
Great Job!
Keep-em coming!;)

[Dennis Peacock]

OK...that does it.....I quit!!!!! :rolleyes: :p

Very beautiful Travis. Very nice on the color dye as well. Wonderful touch to a nicely turned piece.:D

[Dick Parr]

Wow Travis, that is nice.:) I like the colors you chose and how you used them. A man of many talents.;)

[Michael Stafford]

The colors are very vivid. This piece will end up as a decorative wall hanging, an accent piece in some 5th Avenue penthouse. Very nicely done. We people that can barely make things round on the lathe are envious of your efforts. Seriously, very beautiful.:D

[Dennis Daudelin]

Very stunning! The airbrushing sure adds to the piece and makes the piece jump out!

What kind of dye did you use? Was it water or alcohol based?

Great job,

Dennis

[Curt Fuller]

Very nice! Sort of reminds me of Jimi Hendrix's guitar for some reason. Bottom is almost as pretty as the top.

[Keith Burns]

I'm with Dennis on this one, I QUIT !!!:D Excellent piece for sure ! You can sure tell who the artist is.:)

[John Hart]

Yeah...I quit too! But before I do, I think I'd like to suggest a name....How 'bout "Mississippi Sunset". Wonderful work Travis!!!

Ok...I'm done. I quit now.

[Robert Mickley]

Please tell me you practiced on something else before you did this.

That is awsome sweet. Great Job!!!!

[Mark Cothren]

Sort of reminds me of Jimi Hendrix's guitar for some reason.

Now you've done it, Curt... I just felt the air pressure change here in central AR when his head swelled over in Mississippi...:D

Very nice work, Travis! A man of many <b>lathe</b>ring talents...

Thanks for the pictures!

[Travis Stinson]

HA! Mark, you know I'm partial to Cherry sunburst Les Pauls!:D
That's a cool name John, I like it.;)
Dennis, the dyes are alcohol based, the pre-mixed Artisan dyes from Craft Supplies.

[Dave Smith]

Beautiful piece Travis.

Would you please tell me the dying sequence? I assume you sprayed the edge black before turning. But having never done this type of thing I am not sure what you did. Mono color minds want to know.

Dave Smith

Thought I was done with the airbrush in Longview, WA.

[Mike Ramsey]

That, sir is Awesome! Your a very talented man. Reminds me of pictures
of Coral I've seen.

[Andy Hoyt]

First we get Keith's Purple Haze duo and now we have Travis' tye dyed tee shirt platter. Sheesh! The sixties were barely survivable the first time around.

Would you guys stop bogarting the talent and send some up here to the top right corner. My regular source of talent got busted by Officer Stedenko

[tod evans]

First we get Keith's Purple Haze duo and now we have Travis' tye dyed tee shirt platter. Sheesh! The sixties were barely survivable the first time around.

Would you guys stop bogarting the talent and send some up here to the top right corner. My regular source of talent got busted by Officer Stedenko

bailiff whack his...........cheech-n-chong

pretty trippy travis:)

[Chip Sutherland]

Looks like something from the Hubble telescope.

Nice...one more skill to add to my list of wanna-do's.

[Travis Stinson]

Beautiful piece Travis.

Would you please tell me the dying sequence? I assume you sprayed the edge black before turning. But having never done this type of thing I am not sure what you did. Mono color minds want to know.

Dave Smith

Thought I was done with the airbrush in Longview, WA.
Dave, if I would have went at this with a plan in mind, that would have been the thing to do:o . Since I just winged it, I sprayed the edges and back of the rim with black from the backside while it was still chucked up. Yellow from the center out, then blended the red from there. The last time I fooled with an airbrush was over 20 years ago, when I thought I wanted to try airbrushing a t-shirt:rolleyes: .

[David Fried]

Looks like something from the Hubble telescope.


Definately cosmic man ... very cool Travis.

Dave Fried

[Jim Becker]

Oh, my....that's striking! Wonderful work, Travis. And yes...the airbrush works! Especially in your hands...

[Loy Hawes]

Beautiful work Travis. I love the backside. It looks like a glowing ember.

[Curt Fuller]

First we get Keith's Purple Haze duo and now we have Travis' tye dyed tee shirt platter. Sheesh! The sixties were barely survivable the first time around.

Would you guys stop bogarting the talent and send some up here to the top right corner. My regular source of talent got busted by Officer Stedenko

'Bogarting' Now that's gotta be 40's or 50's.

Travis, you could display that top side up until you got tired of it, then flip it over until that wore on you, flip it back again and again and again. Both sides are incredibly nice.