Have had these hollowed all summer and after I finished all the other gifts last week got these out to sand and finish. They are sweet gum and the sanding went rather rapidly. The dye is applied by wiping from center to edge and since there will be no crisp edge it can run over but you do want to leave a jagged edge and not try to make it even. Then repeat from the bottom. The collar is brown ebony and the finial Gabon ebony. Smaller one is about 8.5 in diameter and the larger right at 11.

Wow those came out great!!  Played with some blue indigo dye this evening on some drawer fronts.

Beautiful too!!

Those are awesome.  Love the dye job.  

Love the interface of colors. 

Nicely turned Gerald.  My favorite is the one with the fiery look of the one on the left.  A real eye catcher.

Beautiful work Sir! The color is so stunning is easy to miss the very nice form you have on them. Really nice.

No words left to describe it that haven't been used, those are quite spectacular.

Absolutely beautiful Gerald!

Thanks for the comments. These were the largest closed (narrow opening) hollowforms I have ever done. I really felt kinda sad to see them go but in the long run it is still wood.