Strange Daze

I tried darkening the Mesquite with Lye but it didn't darken as much as I wanted it to so I colored it with Sharpie marker. I'm still planning to do a couple more variations before I break out the Ebony.














This evening I did a small pair of Mountain Mahogany hollow forms. They're not as thin or as light as I'd like (pretty tough to get light weight with woods like Mountain Mahogany or Desert Ironwood). I wanted to have something to show at our club meeting this weekend and I'm not sure my Sissoo hollow form from above will be complete by Saturday morning.

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Day 9: Even more color

More color tonight, another box, this time in Box Elder Burl with a transparent turquoise dye airbrushed on the top and on the inside. 

Side view showing more of the profile.

Inside bottom (left) and top (right).  The entire piece still needs an oil finish that will darken the wood and the dye.