I have had good luck with using RITZ fabric dye - turn to near final
dimensions, submerge in the dye for a few hours, dry and finish

What I like to do is to use two contrasting dyes - a light one that soaks in
far, and then a darker contrasting one that is on there very briefly - then
sand lightly, it takes the dark one off of the denser wood and you get an
interesting contrasting grain effect - works best on wood like ash that are
quite porous and not oily
"Tom Dougall" wrote in message
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I have been trying to get 6 pieces of bloodwood 1/2 inch sq. X 9 in.
without success. I thought maybe I could cut some Sycamore and dye it red
instead.

Does anyone know of a wood dye the would soak right through the wood so
that whe I turn it down it will still show a deep red without blotches.



With most dyes or stains I would only be able to turn off a small amount
before I had turned all the coloured part away.



Regards



Tom