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Dyed Wooden Ribbons
In my post "Box Finger Joint Wine Box" SplinterGroup brought up the idea of adding a splash of color to the ribbons by applying a dye.
SplinterGroup
I think the ribbon makes for a complete package, only "adjustment" might be to dip the ribbon in some stain/dye to add some color pop
So I did that here. I used two different kinds of cedar. These are 1 and 3 below. I'm not sure exactly what kind but they are different.
Using cedar 1 above, it was dipped into a jar of Iron Acetate. This is the result as shown in 2 below.
Next you see cedar 3 (the second kind of cedar) below
It was dipped into the same jar of Iron Acetate. This is the result as shown in 4 below
Then I took another ribbon of cedar 3 and dipped it into a Tumeric bath as shown in 5 below
As a side test I took a ribbon of Pine and dipped it into the Tumeric bath as seen in 6 below
The results are all encouraging for applying dyed colors to wooden ribbons.
Thanks for looking!
Feel free to comment, ask questions and thumbs up if you like it!
Cheers!
MrRick
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You could even combine the various ribbons.
You could even combine the various ribbons.
yeah dying gives a lot of possibilities !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
All of them are very pretty and elegant. But when 4 was done it was unbelievable! Zoom in as close as you can and look at the grain. It pin striped. It opens my mind to all kinds of possibilities!
yeah i saw that myself, very cool look. that would be good to embellish a gift for a man. think wood box for a good bottle of whiskey ? or fine wine ! rick you just keep my feeding my imagination with all your experiments. we need about 20 more here like you. but you do pretty damn well on your own. when i saw you on LJ'S i thought, this guy is too good for that shit hole, he needs a good home. so glad you took my invite my friend ! 😎 keep it rolling man !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Nice work! Sad to say, I threw out about 500 ribbons from shaving a helmet from square to round on a coat of arms I'm working on. Basswood, so maybe not this elegant. 🤷♂️
Steven- Random Orbital Nailer
Dark_Lightning all those shavings make great packing material. Also great absorbers of garbage smell. I use them in my compost bucket. P
Basswood may have its place. I'm thinking coloring would be very even and consistent.
Basswood may have its place. I'm thinking coloring would be very even and consistent.
Nice experimenting!
Adding color to wood has always been a practice, but doing it with ornamental garnishing is a great idea.
Thank Steve!
Oldtool...I was very pleased to see how delicate the colors came out. " Garnishing"... is a perfect word for it!
Very nice results
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Thank you kindly Jim!
Awesome stuff man! No. 4 is amazing!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
RyanGi
Awesome stuff man! No. 4 is amazing!
Glad you like it Ryan. I'm doing more experimenting that I haven't even shown yet. It's very cool and lots of possibilities.
A great idea. Need to try beet juice and cherry juice for some purples and reds. Maybe raspberry, blueberry and blackberry too.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
Very creative!
Petey
Lazyman
A great idea. Need to try beet juice and cherry juice for some purples and reds. Maybe raspberry, blueberry and blackberry too.
Thanks Lazyman.... believe it or not I've used those before on wood. Believe me they look nice and would on these ribbons as well.
The problem is that natural dyes for the long term are not colofast. Sure coloring them works and looks nice but eventually will fade. When is hard to determine. They are "fugitive" colors and really the only way to make them last is to use a mordant (metal salt) which you can buy or make and add to your otherwise fugitive dye. The only sample in this collection that is colofast is the Iron Acetate one.
Petey
Very creative!
Thanks Petey!
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