Thanks IRL for the advise
I have also been doing an experiment with Tung oil finish over some staining to see the effect an yes it tending towards a more green hue see below a couple of photos
This is a scrap of silky oak veneer on mdf from an old project.
The first is with 1:5 black then about 1:3 blue with about 5 coats of hardened Tung oil
The second is with just 2 applications of blue no black
The third is with a stronger black with a little red added to the black, which " ubeaut" suggested would give a jet black and then the 1:3 blue
I was doing this to see which would help the grain to stand out
In all cases the silky oak has taken on a more of a green hue ( quite nice like peacock blue green) , i am thinking the maple will have less influence on the blue dye ?
I also did a piece of scrap ply with a lighter pine but it does not have a lot of grain to show up. One side is just blue an the other side is blue over black
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