Hi, I read J Jewett FWW # 135 article and he mentions water based anniline dye . I want to take this route, but am unsure which ones to order. If I understand the method, use a med. brown, dye wood, sand, then linseed oil? then a honey maple? dye, then final finish? I am looking for a nice curl pop, but not a real bright yellow maple finish, call it a medium. Thank you, Dave
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I have attached a photo of a card table I completed last month, which has curly maple veneer on the aprons.
I used Trans Tint Honey Amber, with a touch of Brown Mahogany ( sorry but I just mix by eye, so I don’t have an exact formula). After raising the grain and sanding, I applied a coat of this dye, and then allowed it to dry, and gave the wood a light sanding with 220 grit paper. I applied a slightly diluted coat of the same dye and allowed this to dry. I then applied a coat of hot linseed oil, that had been lightly tinted with Golden Brown Trans Tint dyes ( I’m a big fan of them as you can tell). I top coated with one coat of de-waxed dark shellac ( button lac would also work), and followed with several coats of super blond shellac.
What appears to be spots on the table and background are specs of dust on the censor of my Nikon D-100. I found out rather quickly, that a dusty shop is no place for a Digital SLR, even though I took great care to keep the camera clean.
Rob Millard
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