Comcast Newsgroups wrote:
Some years ago I saw a post in another forum about the effect you can get by
lime waxing(?) bowls. Searches have been unsuccessful, mainly because I
probably was using the wrong search string. I just don't recall what the
process is called. It gives the wood a green tint bringing out the grain in
the wood. In this case it was Ash and it looked fantastic. Sorry I can't
explain myself better. Hope this makes sense to someone.

Thanks...........Ralph

In "Decorative Techniques for Woodturners", Hilary Bowen shows doing
such a thing. She applied a water based dye to a candlestick - a
somewhat greenish/blue color - then used liming wax to enhance the
grain. It was white and filled the pores and was quite striking against
the died wood. In this case the wood was oak.

Jan Sanders shows a similar piece in her book Colouring Techniques for
Woodturners. In both cases the wood was died, and the liming wax
applied afterwards.

One could, of course, use a colored wax against a non-stained wood. as
well...

....Kevin
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