I turned these about a week ago and have just been waiting until I had the photo tent up to take some pics.
The first one is black limba with an african blackwood knob and icicle. It was dyes with a turquoise/blue dye but with the yellow in the wood, it went more towards a turquoise/green.
The 2nd one is Maple (I think, kinda lost track of which woods I used for which pieces) with a maple knob and icicle. The globe was dyed with a royal blue dye and the knob and finial were treated with silver leaf rub n buff. I was hoping the silver would look more like silver, but it looks more like aluminum. I'm wondering if maybe a coat of lacquer wouldn't help it? Ren wax is a no go, tried it on the knob and it just kind of melts the silver off.
Anyway, I like how the blue turned out and I've got another in the process of finishing that's been dyed red with a similar pattern of light and dark. I also got some of the gold leaf rub n buff and might try it on the knob and icicle for the red ornament.
Both globes are finished with spray on lacquer.
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Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.