DAMNIT! Is there any way to rescue this osage handle where 1 pin got too hot???

Fiddleback said:
Try the minwax stuff. I haven't enjoyed the Flebings on Osage as much as Maple. (I got that leather dye tip from you, btw.)
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Glad to hear your having luck with it. The knife I am working on now I tired to dye and the dye just sat on the surface. Something I have found out about coloring just about any material is it may work well a few times and then it proves me wrong.
 
Well, after considerable thinking on the matter, I decided to just order a new blade and remake the knife, rather than tear apart the one I just made...because I do like it, and might be able to sell it. Pics soon, at work and on my cell phone.
 
I missed something. Did the customer reject it or did you just decide not to offer it to him?
 
I decided to just remake the knife since it wasn't what he had asked for. I liked the mess up alot so I kept it to either give as a gift or sell later on.

Here are some pics of the mess up and how I turned it into some character :)

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Forgot to mention that the scales were lightly stained using a quick swipe of Fiebing's Pro Oil leather dye in light brown. Then, they were finished using a few coats of Tru Oil, buffed between coats with ultra fine steel wool.

The random marks on the blade in 2 of the pics are finger smudges, not scratches.
 
Guess I'm a bit late on this, but you really didn't have to stain the osage. Give it a week in full sunlight on the dash of your truck and the wood will naturally turn a "rootbeer" brown. It's photo-sensitive wood, the burn rings would disappear for all practical purposes. Heat/burn actually breaks down the surface cellular structure a bit and unless you are very good with a feather flame torch will only make the handle worse. Ma Nature can take care of it just fine.
Also the natural darkening by sunlight allows the "play" or chatoyance of the wood grain remain, staining sometimes muddies this inherent beauty that is osage.

If you plan to use osage and don't have a good variable speed grinder with fresh sharp belts.........stop with the coarse shaping grind at 180 grit and hand finish for better results. Osage and other similar woods such as black locust are best done this way.
 
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