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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Cootling on January 05, 2014, 04:02:00 PM
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I've been using TransTint dye on oak lately. It's a metallic dye applied in an alcohol or water base and comes in a variety of colors. Seems like it would be a good product for lams, but I haven't seen it mentioned. Thought I'd throw it out there for experimentation by some brave soul!
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I've used Transtint on bamboo and hickory in all wood tri-lams and really like it. I mix it with alcohol and like the fast drying time. Seems easier to get a nice dark tone with it on light colored wood than with regular stain imho.
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What color are you using?
I've been using honey amber as a base on oak; then I shellac and glaze with dark walnut gel to make the grain really pop. You wouldn't want to do that last part with lams, but I think he honey amber could achieve an effect ranging from osage to yew on the right sort of wood.
I also have some green and tried it on maple. Not as bright as I hoped... sort of a blue-green.
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I used black and golden brown on the bamboo backing. I put black on the nodes and used golden brown as kind of a wash and tried to feather the black into the brown. My first try was basically a mess, but I resanded it, and with some fine sanding and wiping with alcohol I was happy with the results. Also used golden brown on the hickory backing and liked the deep, dark color you get after a few coats. I've got honey amber but haven't tried it yet. Working on a heartwood hickory backed osage board bow right now that I'm eager to try that color on.
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It works great with denatured alcohol on veneers.