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Stuart Johnson

>Ron, There is a product called Nelsonite poolcue makers use. I have just started to see what it will do but so far have only used it to help stabalize some very punky wood for a vase. It worked very well. My next attempt is to try and set up a vacuum process but will need to purchase a brake bleeding outfit. I have a vacuum pump but don't know if pulling a vacuum along with the vapors would cause a problem. If that works I'll try mixing in some tint and see if it will draw into the blank.

Thanks!

RonZ

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John Lucas

>Ron

Keep us posted on your process. I'm interested but not set up to try anything right now. I hope to get my shop in order soon and be able to try something like that.

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Mike-in-Michigan

>What size blanks? I know at one time Bill Baumbeck @ Arizona Silhouette would put other orders in with his stabilzation orders at a per lbs rate .. took a few weeks to get them as he only sends in orders occasionally. If it's not a hot project you might contact him at the link above in the message.

Otherwise there were a few penturners who were experimenting with their own process. I understand it's a fairly intensive chemical process requiring heat, vacumm, etc... not a home shop kind of thing. Check out Penturners.org and post the question on the forum, bet you will find an answer from someone.

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RonZ

>From what Mike is telling me, I might not attempt it. I just got my first box elder blanks and turned a few and wondered if coloring wouldn't spice up some boring local olive wood. I'm wondering out loud if you tried to dry wood with dyed alcohol...hmmm...

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RonZ

>These are for pen blanks. I can get local olive wood from trimmed branches but the grain isn't as intense as the good stuff. I was wondering what coloring would do. I'm in Israel so I don't think sending them to the US would be cost effective. I might try dyed alcohol though on wet wood and see what happens.

I hope to meet Bill B. at the Utah Symposium so I'll chat with him then.

If it's as intensive as you say it is, I just might give it up.

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Mike-in-Michigan

>Forgot you were not in the US -- for sure shipping to the US would be a touch expensive & a pain.

You know coloring & stabilization are 2 different things. I don't see why couldn't dye a finished turned pen ... ought to work well. There was a Canadian gentleman on WOW that was doing some stuff with maple & dyes, it's almost like a tie-die look. Very slick. If you are a member of WOW you might ask there or someone here who remembers the pieces I am talking about might point you in the right direction.

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RonZ

>I already use dyes with curly maple. This is good for very ligh woods with a lot of figure. I put on the dye just before I put on the sanding sealer. Will check it out over at WOWs.