Woodturning Vase - Wet To Dry - Special Dye Finish

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During the recent Woodturner's Worldwide online symposium, there were many great demonstrations. Of course a couple were mine. But another that I will attempt to emulate was by Phil Irons. In his demonstration, he used dye to finish light colored wood vases.

In this process, the wood is not sanded before applying dye. The wood is scraped, then dye is applied. After the dye is dry, it can be sanded with a coarse grit. However, the dye is not completely removed with this sanding.

Then more dye is applied and sanded with the next grit. I used a green dye until the last application. For the last application, I applied yellow dye which I felt was compatible with the green.

After many coats of rattle-can lacquer, I sanded the lacquer wet to remove the orange peel effect in the finish. The applied another coat of lacquer followed by a good buffing.

Some resources:
Update To My DIY Lathe Steady Rest    • Update To My DIY Lathe Steady Rest  
Phil's triangular scraper is available on Amazon.com "Woodcut Tools Irons Shear Scraper"

Enjoy!

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