Batfink Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 I was at David Dykes at the weekend looking for a body blank and as i had no real preference (what'ya got Dave rather than i want i want i want) he pulled a peice of Sycamore out (European Maple) which has some slight growth discolouration but also some very strong flame and i want to dye/stain this to really pull the flame out rather than use tinted clear on it. Now i've read up on the 'black-sand-back' but all these seem to be tops rather than the complete body so i ask if anyone has done it to a whole body? Now, i realise that the end grain will soak up more pigment than the front/back so i thought if i 'B-S-B' on it and then dyed it it may look ok as the bleed on the endgrain won't be so pronounced as oppossed to just dying it without the black - thoughts and experiences anyone ? Jem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arseneau Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Why not do a "dye-burst", front and back so that the entire edge around the body is left really dark (more of your dark brown/black base colour)? That way it won't matter that the end grain pulls up more dye since you want it dark anyway. I think it would look awesome. Granted, I've never done a whole body this way, just tops, so there may be some reason that it won't work that I've been overlooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Yeah, i'm wondering if there's something i'm missing. Well, i think i'll cut the body over the weekend and do some tests on the scrap as it's far too cold here to spray at the moment so i've probably got at least a month before i have to make a decision. Jem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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