Thank you Kevin. That sounds exactly like what I remember the process to
be. I am searching for this information for a friend and thought perhaps
there might be a website that perhaps explained the process in case he isn't
interested in buying the book(s).

Again thanks for the information..........Ralph

"Kevin Miller" wrote in message
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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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