Finishing technique

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Phil
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Finishing technique

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I tried using a water based dye to color the carvings this weekend. This worked better and easier than anything else I've tried before. I got the stain from Price Cutter. http://pricecutter.com/product.asp?pn=443-3050
I started by sanding and applying three coats of polyurethane, then I carved on the Shopbot and then I applied the stain with a rag and brush. The colors were very good and the stain does not penetrate the polyurethane so cleaning up where I was a little sloppy was easy.

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interesting stuff. got any pictures of your test peices?

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I have two pictures Shop was stained with the water based dye, Wood was stained but with Minwax Gel stain. Both worked very well.

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Post by Wemme »

Phil that is Very tidy and professional looking.
Does the stain soak up the grain if not sealed with Polyurethane?
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Phil - I'm really looking forward to trying your technique this weekend on several plaques I have to make. Great idea. Thanks for sharing it. :lol:

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Wemme,
yes the stain will soak into unsealed wood.

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Doglaw (interesting screen name),

How did things go with you're project? What brand of stain did you use?

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Here's another brand of wood dye's http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=5522

I watched a video over the weekend where a guy painted some stuff using food coloring. I wonder if that would work like this stuff? It sure would be a cheap way to go.
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Post by TReischl »

Yup, food coloring works pretty darn good on wood. You need to mix it fairly strong.

The only problem I have had with water based dyes is that they raise the grain of the wood.

TransTint is a dye is mixed with alchohol and does not raise the grain. You might want to give it a try.
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