Description
If you’re a woodworker looking to take your skills – and your next project – to a higher level of craftsmanship, you might consider coloring your wood with chemicals and dyes instead of stains. Unlike stains, which can trap light and obscure grain patterns, chemicals and dyes are among the best methods for enhancing a wood’s color or accentuating the grain pattern.
With expert guidance by Brian Miller, a professor of wood technology who teaches a course on coloring wood, this book is the perfect introduction to working with chemicals and dyes for anyone looking to learn the art of coloring wood for dramatic effect.
The book focuses on the six most popular woods used by woodworkers – maple, quartersawn white oak, mahogany, walnut, cherry and alder – and outlines their unique characteristics with regard to coloring. It then details the supplies needed, including brushes, sandpaper and much more, before proceeding to easy-to-follow chapters on the different chemicals and dyes.
Each chapter offers recipes as well as insights that make learning about chemicals and dyes both easy and fascinating. Helpful sidebars throughout the book offer tips, common mistakes and countless nuggets of information.
Softcover, 144 pages, 2017.