Haven't turned anything in a couple of months - been mentoring a newbie make a solid wood (poplar) floor to ceiling linen cabinet. That got me playing with stains and dyes to get an aged cherry or mahogany look to the poplar. When this linen cabinet gets finished I'm going to experiment with dying poplar turnings The fun part will be sealing end grain to keep it from coming out much darker than side grain.
While bleed through from one face to another isn't a problem when the piece of wood is 3/4" thick, dying a piece with 1/8" or thinner walls seems like it could present some "challenges". Anyone have experience with dyes - like TransTint and Behlen's? Any tips on avoiding "spotchies" and bleed through?
charlie b