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6th January 2014, 03:02 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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I have colour !
After my own rather underwhelming attempts to pressure-dye veneer I gave up and decided to purchase some ready-dyed from overseas. Its actually quite inexpensive, its the postage that is a shocker.
I recognise that artificially dyed veneer has an unnatural look that many people wont like, but there are some things which are so defined by their colour that they dont look right any other way. Like frogs for example. As far as most people are concerned frogs are green and thats that.
Heres a quick and dirty frog. Green and red dyed tulipier, natural sycamore (white), natural macassar ebony (dark brown) on a blue gum (I think) background.
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Arron
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6th January 2014, 03:52 PM #2
That's a nice frog.
Where did you end sourcing the dyed veneer from?Chris
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6th January 2014, 03:54 PM #3
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6th January 2014, 04:23 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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That looks great. How long did it take to do?
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6th January 2014, 05:25 PM #5
Nothing wrong with using dyed veneer. Very nicely done.
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6th January 2014, 05:36 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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here : Dyed Veneers
that's a hard question because I don't do it continuously - because I tend to glue bits in place as I go, so I will do a bit then leave it for the glue to dry, then come back to it later. I guess I'd estimate its about an hours work all up for the marquetry - then pressed onto plywood overnight and cleaned up and face sanded the next morning. This one is done mainly by scroll saw, because its fairly chunky, with the eyes and toes done later by scalpel.
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23rd January 2014, 07:52 PM #7Senior Member
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coloured veneer
Hi Arron, I have a question, While watching antique Road show one of the experts mentioned in passing that when you use coloured veneer that it is called?????. IT was then that my wife spoke and I didn't hear what he said it was called , do you or anybody else know the name for it is? CD
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23rd January 2014, 08:13 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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I dont. Unless the word he used was 'cheating'
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23rd January 2014, 08:20 PM #9
I love it! That'd make a great insert into a table, under glass.
Keep it up!
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26th January 2014, 11:33 AM #10Member
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Great job, I love it.
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26th January 2014, 11:53 AM #11GOLD MEMBER
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Frogs, it seems, have near-universal appeal.
Everyone likes frogs, butterflies and flowers.
Here's another frog, unfinished.
cheers
Arron
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28th January 2014, 04:44 AM #12GOLD MEMBER
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Those frogs have what I call a "moment in time" pose. Not a static portrait.
Dyed veneer. I'm a retired Botany/Biology/Wood Science prof. Various dyes are used as stains to jack up the contrast in wood sections to be examined with a compound light microscope. The stains come in every color imaginable. I suggest you pay a visit to the Botany Department of any of your local universities. What you want to ask for might be:
Saffranin O (red)
Fast Green FCF
Orange G
Toluidine Blue
I would hope that they would measure out a gram or two and provide some process hints as well.
I have about 200 wood species in my microscope slide collection, the stained sections are as brilliant now as they were 40+ years ago.
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9th February 2014, 08:32 AM #15
A set of dyes is also available here:
U-Beaut Polishes - NON TOXIC WATER DYES
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