One of my top goals in the making of my wine bottle stoppers is to make each and every one unique. Currently I’m only working with four species of wood (maple, walnut, jatoba and cherry) and while this does provide a large number of options I’m always looking to see how I can inject a little something extra.
I’ve been a big fan of Joe’s (trifern) postings and the amazing work he does. His work has inspired me to try working with dyes. A realized early on that a key requirement for me is my pieces can’t rely on just the surface being dyed, I would have to make sure my pieces were completely saturated. Thankfully it wasn’t hard to do!
Here’s a mockup using some maple samples dyed green:
a close-up:
whoa… back up!
I’m pretty excited to see what new concepts come to life with this new capability!
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16 comments so far
papadan
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posted 61 days ago
So how are you satcherating the wood?
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darryl
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posted 61 days ago
by letting them soak for 4 days in a mixture of food coloring and denatured alcohol… it really could not have been any easier!
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trifern
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posted 61 days ago
I am anxious to see the end result!
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Napaman
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posted 61 days ago
this will be great…
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sharad
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Very nice if the dye lasts for a pretty long time.
Sharad
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dustbunny
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Outside the box and over the top.
This is gonna be cool !!
Lisa
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Russel
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It’s always good to see creativity. I’m looking forward to the finished product.
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lew
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Darryl,
This is certainly going to add an exciting new dimension to you stoppers. Like everyone else, I can’t wait to see the turned results.
Lew
darryl
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posted 61 days ago
hate to be a tease, but my initial sample size was only two more pieces than what you can see in the picture. I have a larger batch of both green and blue going right now.
...it’s going to be a few days of letting them soak though.
on the postitive side, using the alcohol base seems to be a good choice as my samples seem quite dry after just a day or so.
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Kindlingmaker
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I’m staying tuned in! This going to be one of those inspiring learning things!
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matt garcia
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Darryl,
Is that how it’s done??? WOW, thats a lot of glue joints!!
Matt
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Innovator
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I am looking forward to the end result.
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Karson
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Darryl:
looks cool Standing on one foot waiting. Well really I’ll be laying on one foot in just a few minutes.
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Gary
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Mmmm, mmmm good!
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huff
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I’m like everyone else, can’t wait to see the end results.
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darryl
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just a quick update.
Today I got the glue-up through steps one and two. I have a vacation day scheduled for tomorrow, so I’m hoping to complete the final glue-up do some turning!
stay tuned!
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