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Title: Will this work?
Post by: Longcruise on October 14, 2023, 07:12:59 PM

Can this stain also be dissolved in denatured alcohol? [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]

Title: Re: Will this work?
Post by: Noah70 on October 14, 2023, 08:11:19 PM

I’ve been using the Aniline dyes from Lee Valley for years, they work with alcohol as well as water.  I also use them to tint epoxy coatings when building projects that call for it. Great product !

Title: Re: Will this work?
Post by: Kelly on October 14, 2023, 09:29:38 PM

Yup, same as Rit Dye.

Title: Re: Will this work?
Post by: Longcruise on October 15, 2023, 04:48:05 PM

Thanks for the info.   Got a batch going now.

Title: Re: Will this work?
Post by: Honest Jon on October 17, 2023, 05:21:21 PM

So much better than wood stain. I make mostly hickory bows and a few Osage. Hickory does not take stain well. As I want it darker, I just put on additional coats of Annaline. It dries very quickly in alcohol. I use warm water when I use water.
On my Osage bows I seldom use dye.  I like the bright yellow color of the wood at the start and the “chocolatizing” as it ages. Snakeskins look great on Osage.
You’ll like the annaline dye. It’s a little runny so be careful. Sometimes I darken the outside 8-10 inches of the limbs with black or dark brown dye for looks. Easy to mix too. I like yellow with just a tint of red mixed in. Makes a hickory bow look like Osage…but doesn’t darken like Osage.
Honest Jon

Title: Re: Will this work?
Post by: Longcruise on October 18, 2023, 08:53:51 PM

Didn’t work out for me.  Here three wood samples that I tested on. Oak, maple and hickory.   This was a light maple tint but it went all wrong.   This worked fine when dissolved in water.

However,  no harm done.

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Title: Re: Will this work?
Post by: Mad Max on October 19, 2023, 08:15:33 AM

Using water on the Water based soaks in better but you need to give it some time to dry.
I did some veneers .030 and it soaked all the way threw.

Maybe the kind of wood is what the Alcohol base is for :dunno:

Title: Re: Will this work?
Post by: Honest Jon on October 19, 2023, 08:26:52 AM

Each of the above are at least six coats of dye.
Jon

Title: Re: Will this work?
Post by: Honest Jon on October 19, 2023, 08:36:54 AM

One final thought. Analine dyes are most commonly used for coloring custom guitars and not necessarily representing natural wood colors. Doing a test strip makes all kinds of sense. I usually do a test with multiple applications and then choose which I like.
Jon