Now we have to try to get this thing blue.
I had really good luck with dye on the red ash one I did so I mixed up some blue dye with alcohol and give it a try
Hmmmm,not the greatest
Looks kinda cool but not dark enough for the kid.
I did some surfing,reading,surfing,reading and give it another attempt.
I read on one of the sites(not sure which one because I was at so many) to put down some black and then sand it back to make the grain stand out.I also read than if I used water instead of alcohol it will soak in better before it dries.This time I also dampened the wood to raise the grain before I put any of my color on.I let it dry,sanded it and then put on the black,let it dry,sanded it back to where there was just a hint of black left.Then I hit it with the blue.I had this mixed a little stronger.
The results are much better and are more like what we are looking for
Here is a test piece I did on a scrap using black first on the left and straight blue on the right.Quite a difference
