I got his maple from Mark(Tarhead) - again thanks Mark - and I was wondering what you guys would suggest using to get this grain to "pop"
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That's pretty cool! I wondered what you were doing.
If you have some amber or garnet shellac try some on a test piece sanded to 120, let it dry and sand it back to 150 leaving residual in the dark areas. Repeat a few times and finish with BLO or Seal a Cell. The curl will soak up the shellac like a sponge.
I also like to use a Transtint yellow dye, sand lightly w/150, then Transtint brown mahogany dye, sand lightly with 150, then wipe on Seal a Cell. It'll end up darker in the dark parts and lighter in the light parts than just amber or garnet shellac and no blotchiness like oil stain would do.
If you have some amber or garnet shellac try some on a test piece sanded to 120, let it dry and sand it back to 150 leaving residual in the dark areas. Repeat a few times and finish with BLO or Seal a Cell. The curl will soak up the shellac like a sponge.
I also like to use a Transtint yellow dye, sand lightly w/150, then Transtint brown mahogany dye, sand lightly with 150, then wipe on Seal a Cell. It'll end up darker in the dark parts and lighter in the light parts than just amber or garnet shellac and no blotchiness like oil stain would do.
Phillip, quilted maple looks GREAT dyed and sanded back with an oil finish. I would suggest a brown dye for this piece. Very nice job on the sawing!!
Wow Gary that blue looks great
My question would be how do you want it to look... you want to get wild colorful with dyes/stains, or keep it natural and add depth?
Guitar finishers use a cool 2 step dye that really pops the grain more than anything I've ever seen, but it doesn't look "natural" at all. here is a link
http://www.exit45.com/ttnp/DyingQuilt
And if you are a FWW member, this link may help
https://www.finewoodworking.com/FWNPDF/011196102.pdf
Guitar finishers use a cool 2 step dye that really pops the grain more than anything I've ever seen, but it doesn't look "natural" at all. here is a link
http://www.exit45.com/ttnp/DyingQuilt
And if you are a FWW member, this link may help
https://www.finewoodworking.com/FWNPDF/011196102.pdf
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