Darkening Stag handles

[jtunis]

How do you darken Stag handles? I have seen so many good looking handles and some excellent craftsmanship on this forum.

 

[Johnny Warner]

Lt. Brown and medium brown Fiebings leather dye is excellent for stag and antlers to achieve a nice rich look.

 

[gixxer]

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=604733

 

[Steve Hayden]

Lt. Brown and medium brown Fiebings leather dye is excellent for stag and antlers to achieve a nice rich look.

I use the light brown. This is the "spirit" dye, not oil dye. Fieblings makes both.

 

[sharpeknives]

Same as Steve Lt. Brown or tan for me. The tan gives an amber color.

 

[okzj]

I use a propane torch, but you have to be QUICK and CAREFUL, two things that are almost always mutually exclusive.