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Title: Green Woods
Post by: crusty59 on May 30, 2015, 02:49:19 pm

Hello all. I am looking for some really green colored wood. I was searching poplar and found that green Tulip Poplar would be perfect. Does anyone know where to purchase wood like this?
Thank You

Title: Re: Green Woods
Post by: KarlB on May 30, 2015, 09:27:16 pm

I have seen the color of poplar at Home Depot range from beige to green and purple.  You just have to sort through the stack.

Karl

Title: Re: Green Woods
Post by: Rapid Roger on May 30, 2015, 10:55:31 pm

I agree with Karl. If you go to Lowe's or Home Depot or even any lumber yard and look through the stack of poplar you can find a lot of different colors in the boards. There is varying amounts of color and some of them can have tan, brown, green, yellow and purple all in the same board!
Short of using some lime Kool Aid (without sugar) to dye the wood I can't think of any other readily available wood that remains green or any other dye to use. Of course that all depends on how dark of green that you need also.

Rog

Title: Re: Green Woods
Post by: BilltheDiver on May 30, 2015, 11:21:22 pm

You can use Rit cloth dyes to color wood, or you can purchase wood dyes and stains in green.

Title: Re: Green Woods
Post by: crusty59 on May 31, 2015, 12:48:15 pm

Thanks guys, ive been through lowes and home depot. I'm gonna play around with staining

Title: Re: Green Woods
Post by: pierre62 on May 31, 2015, 05:32:43 pm

for my part, i have cut a vin?grier then dries, that gives a very beautiful result.