What's Best Way to Dye Ash like Dark Walnut?

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I like the design of those chairs. My wife would like the runner.

[Lud]

5Quarter,  thanks for the aniline dye suggestion.  It sounds like it would do well with Ash and there's plenty of that around these days.

The chairs have proven to be very comfortable for all size folks.  Seems like sitting around the table for hours after dinner is what every one wants to do.  Some of the smaller domed head glides on the front legs were crushing and I'm changing them out to a different brand but otherwise all ten chairs are weathering all the abuse we can give them.

I worked  a lot of Osage Orange this Fall,  turning close to 70 pieces!  It's some hard stuff . I know that sounds like a lot but 46 of them were minatures.  I'd sawed the log as 1 x 4 and had picked up all the trimmings and cut 4" discs as mini bowl blanks. 

You see I've made a few dozen of some doodad every Christmas for the last 33 years to give away in place of Christmas cards.  So I turned 46 of these mini bowls, sanded to 600, engraved and pyro metrically decorated the bottoms.  The ladies love them and many are placing them next to the sink to hold their rings ,etc.   It was a great exercise and expands your turning skills.  Kind of like practicing "Flight of the Bumblebee" over and over would build up your sense of "touch".

Next up will be a couple of 6' long tree swings a customer just ordered.  I have some QS White Oak that should last a lifetime.  They'll be a lot easier than the chairs! 8)