OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME: Coffee table BEFORE .... and AFTER. 44L x 24-27W x 1.5 thick, Ok so Ambrosia maple on the left and the same top on the right? Hmmm.... Aniline dyes. SO maybe you cant afford Walnut ... well a Maple Dining table done with Dyes for the Walnut look! Stunning! SOME HISTORY ON ANILINE DYES: Changing or enhancing the color of wood while letting its grain show through has been a favorite finishing technique for centuries. Today we often accomplish this with pigmented stains. But before the 1950s, most wood coloring was done with dyes. Dyeing wood became popular early in the 19th century. The natural dyes available then, extracted from roots, berries, bark, and even insects, yielded beautiful, clear colors. But they werent lightfast, so the dyed wood faded or changed color over time. In the 1850s, a British chemist accidentally produced a strong purple dye while working with aniline, a clear, oily, poisonous liquid. Subsequently, scientists synthesized other dye colors. These synthetic dyes delivered the same sparkling colors as the natural ones and were lightfast to boot. They were cheaper, too. Derived mainly from coal tar, synthetic dyes in general came to be known as aniline dyes, and a new chemical dyemaking industry sprang up around them. FINISH: Aniline dyes and Varnish buffed to 3000 grit for an incredible sheen. BASE: Your choice of flat bar steel as shown or tube steel or hairpins. This is the only one in the world ... MAO artisan
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 01:20:14 +0000
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