You'll Just Dye For These

I've mentioned in previous threads that I was waiting for a K&G shipment of stabilized and dyed Quilted Maple. Well I got them last week and worked on them over the weekend. What started out as a bunch of purple goop has turned into some very interesting blanks and what I expect to be some amazing handles. I did some single dyes and some double dyes. The picture below shows a sampling of what will be in the store later this week. I also show some close ups of the end grain which are amazing.

Top Row: Single Dyed Brown
Second Row: Single Dyed Black
Third Row: Single Dyed Blue
Fourth Row: Double Dyed Black/Green
Bottom Row: Double Dyed Purple/Blue and Purple/Black

The amazing thing about these blanks is that as you sand them more of the underlying golden color of the Quilted Maple peeks out creating beautiful patterns and contrasts. The blacks take on a marble look, while the blues remind me of Buckeye Burl. I hope the photos I put on the site will do these justice. I'm extremely please with how these came out and for the fact that I have another big slab of Quilted Maple all ready to be cut up. So if you like these (read that buy these) there will be more around the end of the year. The colors could make nice Xmas presents

 

Those purple and blue blocks are strangely hypnotic. They look like they came out very well! It's always amazing how dyed blocks come out.

-Steve

 

You should see them live, they almost radiate. With the right finish, like a CA glue, they would be spectacular.

The photos I'm taking for the site are much better than the iPad ones above. They'll give you a much better idea of the potential here.

 

Those are stunning Myron!

This is the one thing I didn't miss while I was away lol...I have a really nasty addiction to stabilized wood.../sigh!

 

Thanks Cris and welcome back.