Woodturning Dyed Vase – Wet to Dry

Aspen Vase

For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. More better right here.

The wood for this project is green or wet aspen that I received in a club wood exchange (pre-Covid). I turned it green, and put it away to dry. Now I can remount, finish hollowing, and finish the vase.

However, aspen is (to me) a plain wood without a lot of character.

To compensate, I decided to apply alcohol based dye. Since I could not decide which color would be best, I used all that I have – even black (it is on the bottom).

I think it turned out nice. I would apply color this way again.

I also used my DIY steady rest for insurance against unidentified flying objects in my shop.

Enjoy!

Links
My DIY Lathe Steady Rest
Update To My DIY Lathe Steady Rest


8 Responses to “Woodturning Dyed Vase – Wet to Dry”

  1. David Smith says:

    I was happy to see a unique application of dye. I would like to suggest a topic: How to use a chatter tool.

  2. Michael Kratky says:

    Alan,
    You’ll find working with varied colored alcohol based dyes by giving them a wipe with denatured alcohol once all applied they will blend in better.

  3. Joseph says:

    Alan,
    I like your sage safety remark “I also used my DIY steady rest for insurance against unidentified flying objects in my shop”. Especially if they might be from “Off-World Vehicles Not Made on This Earth”. 😉
    Keep up with your good work!
    Sincerely,
    Joseph

  4. Jack Thompson says:

    Very nice vase.