This didn't turn out how I wanted it to with the text between the pictures, but maybe it'll make sense. The pictures are in order of the narrative though so that;s something i guess.
I needed some blue veneer for a project. So I had some Transfast blue dye and white birdseye maple veneer and thought I'd take a shot at it. I thought I'd share my process and someone may point out if I did something that I'll regret later...
Step one is to mix the dye, I decided to use water based. I put a 1/2 a teaspoon into the warm water an stirred until it was all dissolved. I used a glass baking dish but feel free to use that nice white baking dish your wife has, just let us know where to send the flowers for the service when she finds out.
When you drop the veneer into the dye, it will curl up very nicely into a scroll. It's a little disconcerting at first but roll it in the dye and it flattens out in a minute or two.
Once it flattens back out I stuck it into the oven that was preheated to 180 degrees. I put a cookie sheet under it to keep it protected from the direct heat from the element.
I'd come out and give it a stir and separate the sheets every 15 minutes or so. After about an hour and a half both had sunk to the bottom and I only stirred and separated the sheets every 45 minutes.I left it in there over night but turned off the oven after about 4 hours.
Next day I removed the veneer. I setup a solid base plate of some scrap, put down cardboard and white butcher paper. The flitch goes onto the paper and that is folded over it and another piece of cardboard placed over it.
Add a piece of cheap birch plywood and then repeat with the cardboard, paper, flitch, paper, cardboard sandwich.
Put another solid piece of scrap over it and weigh it down, in this case with some plate weights.
I'll see in a few days how it all turns out. I'll start changing the paper tomorrow daily until it is dried out. then leave it stored in a pressed sandwich until I'm ready for it.
I needed some blue veneer for a project. So I had some Transfast blue dye and white birdseye maple veneer and thought I'd take a shot at it. I thought I'd share my process and someone may point out if I did something that I'll regret later...
Step one is to mix the dye, I decided to use water based. I put a 1/2 a teaspoon into the warm water an stirred until it was all dissolved. I used a glass baking dish but feel free to use that nice white baking dish your wife has, just let us know where to send the flowers for the service when she finds out.
When you drop the veneer into the dye, it will curl up very nicely into a scroll. It's a little disconcerting at first but roll it in the dye and it flattens out in a minute or two.
Once it flattens back out I stuck it into the oven that was preheated to 180 degrees. I put a cookie sheet under it to keep it protected from the direct heat from the element.
I'd come out and give it a stir and separate the sheets every 15 minutes or so. After about an hour and a half both had sunk to the bottom and I only stirred and separated the sheets every 45 minutes.I left it in there over night but turned off the oven after about 4 hours.
Next day I removed the veneer. I setup a solid base plate of some scrap, put down cardboard and white butcher paper. The flitch goes onto the paper and that is folded over it and another piece of cardboard placed over it.
Add a piece of cheap birch plywood and then repeat with the cardboard, paper, flitch, paper, cardboard sandwich.
Put another solid piece of scrap over it and weigh it down, in this case with some plate weights.
I'll see in a few days how it all turns out. I'll start changing the paper tomorrow daily until it is dried out. then leave it stored in a pressed sandwich until I'm ready for it.
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