askanes Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Hi Marc, When you made the picture frame for Nicole a couple of years ago what colour dye did you use in the shellac? I'm trying to do the same thing for a box top but my test boards never seem to look as good. I've watched that video several times now and I don't think I'm doing anything any different except guessing at the colour of the dye. Thanks, André Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Hey Andre. You might be mistaken. I only used oil based varnish on that project. As for any other time I've used dye, if the video doesn't specify I probably won't be able to remember. But really anything from light brown to a dark brown should work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 You guys may want to watch Marc's "Pop Goes the Maple" video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 There really are a bunch of ways to skin this cat. If I have a favorite, it would be doing almost nothing at all...primarily because I'm lazy. On nicely figured woods, sometimes all you need is a good coat of varnish or lacquer and the wood just sings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
askanes Posted November 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 I was in fact mistaken. It was the pop goes the maple episode that you dyed first. That's the one I was thinking of, doh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Yeah and I think that one falls into the "I can't remember" category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChetlovesMer Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 I'm a huge fan of dying maple. I like to bring out the figure, which isn't really necessary, maple can look beautiful without any dye. But since I like the figure some much I do it. My personal favorite way is to go with a medium to dark brown dye that I mix to about 1/4 or even less of the recommended. Then I sand (or plane) after dying, that pretty much leaves the dye only in the figure. Maple is probably my favorite wood, because I find it really versitle. There's no real right or wrong way. I personally don't like it finished with a water based poly. I find the milky white poly even when dry seems to block or blotch out the figure. But that's my taste. Best advice, get some extra and experiment. Try a bunch of stuff and see what you like best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanLincoln Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Thanks for helpful information. I'm also big fan of dying maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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