rlrhett Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Does anybody know how to dye veneer so that the color is even all the way through? I have some maple veneer that I would like to use as purfling and would like to create a color pattern. I know I can buy dyed veneer, but I already have a lot of scrap to use up and want to match colors I already have. I have tried dying it by boiling strips in a water/dye solution. The dye never penetrates the veneer and the slightest sanding or scraping removes the dye. The commercial stuff all claims that it is "pressure" dyed. Could I cook the veneer in a regular stove top pressure cooker? I have one of those "food saver" vacuums, would that work? Anybody know a home shop way of doing this? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlrhett Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Wow, nobody knows? I'm going to give this one bump to see if somebody has some experience, but I am really surprised no one has answered yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Sometimes threads just slip through-- and not always because nobody knows. It might be that it's such a basic question that can be answered by Google or Forum Search, or it may just be that the dyeing experts were feeling lazy/ambivalent the day the thread was posted. I don't know the answer, either... but here's a free bump for you. Sorry it's only 3 minutes after yours. <chuckle> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badsnap Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Try this website http://www.woodweb.com/KnowledgeBase/KBVen...ufacturing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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