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A splash of primary colors in the shop........

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A splash of primary colors in the shop........

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A splash of primary colors in the shop........

JamieDonaldson

...on a wet and ugly day. Found a plank of quilted Oak in my stash, turned these 6" squares yesterday. First color a light wash of India ink to enhance the grain, then dyed with TransTint dyes. Added a bit of bling to pop the eye appeal, Golden Interference Blue(opal) on the green and blue squares, and Auto Color Purple Flair on the red. These metallic interference colors don't photograph well, but are real attention grabbers in person, enhanced by a glossy finish.

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William Rogers

Very nice work. I can see what you mean by the eye grabber in the bottom half of the orange piece. I love colors.

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That's red William!


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Re: That's red William!

John K Jordan

It looks mostly red on my monitor but the lighter places in the ring figure at the bottom look a bit on the orange side of red.

Regardless, nice pieces. They look thin.

JKJ

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Re: That's red William!

William Rogers

Ok I lose. My wife said red.

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George Balock

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George Balock

I love dyeing figured wood. It really makes the grain pop and gets me out of that brown palette. Nice pieces.

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