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How to make quilted veneer green

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newwoodbutcher

Discussion Starter · Sep 20, 2014 (Edited by Moderator)

A friend of mine wants me to make a showcase for a Spanish galleon he built as a kid. The ship is beautiful, almost museum quality. I'm thinking I can make the floor out a quilted veneer dyed green to approximate the color and wave like look of the ocean. In searching veneer sites, I'm finding the most dramatic, wave like figure is typically a red or brown based veneer. Can I bleach and dye? Will that mess with the quilted figure? Any suggestions?

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shipwright

· #2 · Sep 20, 2014

Just a thought. Have a look at this project.
I used curly maple and aniline dye, then sanded a little to create the "light through water" effect. That may work for you.

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Ger21

· #3 · Sep 20, 2014

Quilted maple and green aniline dye.

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newwoodbutcher

Discussion Starter · #4 · Sep 21, 2014

Great! Thank you both

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SamuraiSaw

· #5 · Sep 21, 2014

Definitely use a non grain raising dye. I use transtint or a green NGR dye from Wood Finisher's Depot.

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SCOTSMAN

· #6 · Sep 21, 2014

Sounds good but I wonder why someone who could make a spanish galleon museum quality as a kid would then get someone to make the show case???? I suppose he's not got the time but you would think he would relish the challenge Alistair

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