First staining

[Dalboy]

Had a go at staining similar to KimG but using yellow, orange and red. I think the wood was not the best for these colours may have been better to have used a whiter wood. The idea was to go from yellow to red and then back again,
Lessons learnt don.t overload the brush as soon as the stain hit the wood it ran, I have always applied any stain by paper towel in the past.
I only turned the outside of this one leaves me the option to make something else.

Anyway here is the result of it more practice needed me thinks.

 

[KimG]

At least you're having a crack at it Derek! you would think a small bowl would be the best way to start, but actually I find small items the most difficult, you very quickly run out of "canvas" and getting any kind of variation can be very tricky. Larger bowls (8" and up) make it a bit easier to control the colours and introduce a variety, not that variety in colour is essential, I have seen some cracking single coloured pieces but they mostly have very interesting grain to help carry the colour. I have in the past done single coloured Ash, it also works quite well except with yellow.

I have done a couple of Oak bowls, for me they colour well when used with a contrasting colour. (this too is a single colour piece)

Anyway, great to see your beginnings, looking forward to watching the development!

 

[Tazmaniandevil]

I watched Mark Raby do a demonstration on finishing with stain last year at a show. I bought a sample pack of Chestnut spirit stains to have a go, I was so impressed.
Unfortunately it is much harder than Mark made it look.........

Not to worry though, I have a dose of holly and conker in the shed which should give me some practice.

 

[Rhossydd]

Had a go at staining similar to KimG but using yellow, orange and red.

Are we missing something here ?
The photos you posted hardly look like you've coloured the wood at all.
They all look poorly colour balanced (far too blue assuming a neutral background).
I've taken the liberty of grabbing a file and adjusting it to give a more neutral background colour and the wood looks far more 'coloured' than in the originals. Is this a better impression of what you've achieved ?

 

[Dalboy]

Sorry for late reply Kim this was a 7" piece after turning to shape and yes I can see that a larger bowl would be easier, That is one very nice peice and yes I can see how a single colour can be just as dramatic.
Tazmaniandevil yes I agree they all make it look easy but like us starters they also had to start somewhere some may even find it easier than others. I will keep at it between doing other things. I have just started to cast a few blanks for pen turning the photo below is my first attempt have not cut the ends square yet.

Thank you Rhossydd somewhere between the two most times I change the settings but forgot on this one I normally try to match what it looks like in real life.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

Nice try Derek. I've had a couple of go's with colour and I too find it tricky