Green-stained burr

[Les Symonds]

This was an experiment, as much as anything, but I'm quite happy with the outcome, and fairly confident that it'll sell. One of my rare saunters into the realms of staining!
It's a 20cm piece of alder burr, which was terribly dry, so the stain was soaked in a bit too rapidly, really. I sealed the inside with 2 coats of thinned Danish Oil, before applying the stain, to prevent any bleed-through. Once dry, the stain was sealed with thinned melamine and then given a couple of coats of micro-crystaline.







C&C always welcome...Les

[bodrighywood]

Not often I get to say this to you Les but this one isn't really my cup of tea. The stain is too dramatic for my taste and would be better toned down. One mans meat etc LOL. As you say though someone will love it and buy it I am sure.

Pete

[seventhdevil]

why not stain the inside?

[Les Symonds]

why not stain the inside?

Ah, a good question, Steve! If you knew how much I'd procrastinated about making this with stain on just the outside, you'd get close to understanding. I've always been a bit shy of colour staining, but I felt that I should give it a go and see what I was missing. I decided to keep the inside natural to get a contrast.

Les

[Rlewisrlou666]

Colour is amazing kinda reminds me of a star cluster.

[Bryan Milham]

Les,

I'm with you in this colour, it is a fantastic green and it's brought the grain out fantastically.

Okay I'm biased, I do a lot of staining on my Vases but it is good to see someone else doing something so dramatic with colour.

For those that ask 'Why colour?', it's easy, colour sells where straight wood doesn’t, also I use a lot of plain Ash, Maple or Sycamore so they need something more.

[georg]

  Hi Les ...Staining very dry wood can be a pain your never quite sure how it will turn out as different parts will
  absorb the colour to a different intensity .........Think you have made a good job of this bowl its a lovely shape
  and you have managed to capture the flashing in this burr.....so a well done experiment
  Di and Tony

[ken rodgers]

Hi Les,
I like this very much.
The green staining is perfect and high-lights the inner surfaces of the bowl, well done.
What make of stain did you use
Regards
Ken

[Les Symonds]

What make of stain did you use

Hi Ken...I use Chestnut colours, using their green for the first coat, then a further 4 coats of green/blue mix, increasing the proportion of blue with each coat. By some strange coincidence, it's a perfect match for the curtains over our French Doors.
I also used a single coat of black on the rim, most of which was scrubbed away by the first buffing.

Les

[ken rodgers]

Hi Les,
I use Chestnut spirit stains a lot, never tried mixing them. Thanks for the tip - will give it a try.
Regards
Ken.

[edbanger]

I like it  I think the colour work well with the natural inside

Ed

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Hi Les,
          I quite like this one even though I am/used to be a committed round and brown turner.  It is just a little bit too dark for my personal taste but very nice all the same.
Well done.

[Graham]

I have to admit to be a bit of a Ludite with feelings about gilding the lily etc but I do like the dark and light contrast and agree with your decision to only do the outside. It is very 'striking' and I am sure it will sell.

[Graham]

I have to admit to being a bit of a Ludite with feelings about gilding the lily etc but I do like the dark and light contrast and agree with your decision to only do the outside. It is very 'striking' and I am sure it will sell.