Using alcohol inks as wood stains

As requested, here is a video showing the use of alcohol inks as a wood stain. In this case we’re using the inks to stain pieces for a laser cut puzzle, one of our best sellers.

[@h4z4rd42]

MC Escher and I like your lizards. Also your staining method. Thanks for sharing.

[@bobjosjor8307]

@@h4z4rd42 You’re welcome! I do a couple other Escher inspired puzzles, but this is the best seller.

[@h4z4rd42]

@@bobjosjor8307 love it!

[@wildflower868]

This is great. I had no idea you could paint with alcohol inks!

[@LMMartsStudio]

Super informative and inspiring! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@bobjosjor8307]

@@LMMartsStudio Thank you! Thanks for tuning in. I love when an experiment actually works. :-)

[@LarryDMitchell]

Good video Bob. I came over from the lahobbyguy forums where I saw this video. Do you remember what your kerf was for this using birch? I have a similar file but I cut mine out of PVA foam and my grandkids loved it. I'm a new subscriber here now and will be checking out your other videos.

[@bobjosjor8307]

@@LarryDMitchell If you are asking if I did a kerf offset, I did not. In the file it is just set as a line. I have an xTool D1 Pro 20 watt and cut this 3mm birch ply at 6mm/s with air assist turned on. It leaves a little wiggle room in the puzzle, but it also makes it easier to fit the pieces together and take them apart without having any delamination of the birch ply.

[@LarryDMitchell]

@@bobjosjor8307 Thanks. I have the MK2 10/30W and I'll find my file and just try it out. I love the color and the way it pops. Great idea.

[@brandycooper5625]

Thank you. I was the one who asked on the other video.

[@bobjosjor8307]

@@brandycooper5625 I hope it was useful. The more I use these inks, the more I like them!

[@brandycooper5625]

@@bobjosjor8307 I’m going to give this a try with my Tim holtz alcohol inks