Dubts On Sambar Stags Colouring Process...

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Dear Friends,

I want to know what chemical product or similar are used for to give dying to sambar stags. Any help are welcome!

Thanks a lot,

Ricardo Romano Bernardes
brazilian knifemaker
 
Ricardo,
good to see you on the Forum! I first saw your work in April 2000 Knives Illustrated, and it was impressive.

I don't know that much about dyeing stag, but I think Potassium Permaganate is used. Try posting the question in the Shop Talk section.
 
Potasium Permangenate gives a nice, tabacco brown color that gets darker the more you soak the grips.

I'd like to know how to get that nice, warm red color I see around. Dusty Moulton told me he sends his scales to Culpepper, but that's not an option for me being so far away. Anybody know how to get the red colr?

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Kevin, try oxblood or cordovan shoe dye, thats what I use and you can get it almost anywhere. After I do the shaping and polishing I use the dye with a small artists brush so I can keep the lighter color in areas I want it. It takes a little time but the results are worth it.

Jake
 
Sounds great if you have a DICK BLICK artist store near ya try there indelable makers . They have lots of nice colors tha can make the stag stick right out there and look nice.


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IMHO Potassium Permaganate is the key to dying stag.

We have been doing it this way for decades.

Our porportions are for every 1 gallon (4.5 liters) of distilled water take about 1 tablespoon of Potassium Permaganate. Let the solution simmer and soak the stag in there for about 30 minutes.

Now if you go to grind the handles the Potassium Permaganate coloring will come off as it is only a surface coating. So keep the solution handy and once you have the stag ground the way you want take a little atrist brush and apply it as desired.

Spending that little time dressing up the handles I find really does wonders for sales. Makes the bone look very attractive as well.

We boil all our stag in Potassium Permaganate and you can view some pictures of it at http://www.knifesupplies.com

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly at ric@uai.org

Best regards,

Ric C. Chorpra
Universal Agencies, Inc.
 
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