Touch of Color

[Jon Lanier]

I like this. I concur that it look more like a mahogany of sorts. It is dyed the same color inside?

[Mike Cruz]

Beautiful color and finish. Very pretty piece. Steve, not sure how the color came out on film as compared to in person, but on a screen, that color looks very similar to padauk. Does it is person as well?

[Steve Schlumpf]

Mike - what you see here is what the piece looks like in real life. I haven't been around exotic woods very much - so have no idea if this matches anything out there. This was just a color that I wanted that fit in with my idea of the desert southwest.

Jon - the piece was dyed inside as well but is much lighter in color as it only received one coat of dye. The outside has at least 3 to 4 coats to give it depth.

Thanks again for all the kind words everyone!

[Michelle Rich]

This sure stands out & demands it's due. What color!

[Tony De Masi]

Another beautiful piece Steve. Looks very nicely balanced and I love the color and finish on this one. And "Pop from WOP". Looks like we have another woodturning term too.

[George Babij]

Thanks Steve, That helps alot.
George

[steven carter]

Very nice HF Steve! The color would fit right in with some of the buttes in the southwest. The form grows on me the more I look at it.

[Ray Bell]

Beautiful Steve. When you say a mix, do you mean you mixed these colors all at once and then applied, or did you apply the colors one at a time?

[Steve Schlumpf]

Ray - the colors were actually mixed first - then applied. I don't remember exact numbers but believe I coated it 4 times to get the darker color.

[Russell Eaton]

Looks like you scored another winner Steve, That is a beauty!

[Rob Cunningham]

Another nice one Steve. A really nice color and flawless form and finish.

[Ray Bell]

Ray - the colors were actually mixed first - then applied. I don't remember exact numbers but believe I coated it 4 times to get the darker color.

Thanks Steve, I'm headed to the local market for some Rit dye

[Marc Himes]

Beautiful form and finish. The color is very rich. Well done as usual; great piece.

Marc

[Larry Dice]

Great looking hollow form. My ? is how did you mix your dye, and did it take a while to complete the desired color look, ( did you have to sand after each coat)?

[Steve Schlumpf]

Larry,

I have a number of lidded butter containers that are used to hold dyes. All dyes are mixed with DNA because it dries faster and doesn't raise the grain as much as water. This time around, blended some already mixed dyes to get the color that I wanted. Because the form was sanded to 600 grit, it does not grab the color as fast as when only sanded to 320. The end color could then be contolled by the number of times the dye was applied . The piece was not sanded during the dying process but did wipe it down with a clean cloth dampened with DNA. That helps to blend areas or lighten areas - depending on what you want.

Once the form was totally dry, it was rubbed down (burnished) with a clean cloth and gloss poly applied.