Leather Die on wood

blgoode

blgoode

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Can someone give me a few basics on using leather die on wood?
What sort of oil to finish it?
 
I like Birchwood Casey's Tru-oil. Nice translucent effect on dyed or stained woods.

Clear some of your pm's B~
 
I have used Boiled Linseed...takes some work and time but makes for a long lasting durable finish...Actually I think Tru Oil is partly Linseed oil...with some other stuff....used Tru oil on gunstocks...good stuff....it dries faster than bolied linseed....and everything dries faster than raw linseed...

Never tried wood dye before...but have been using Majestic from Mr. Wilson...Jeez...that is some beautiful stuff on Maple...

There are anumber of threads that mention it...

Shane
 
What if I put the oil on before the die was dry and now its bleeding? What can I do to seal it? Other than poly?
 
Wipe it down with some solvent to remove the stickiness. Then use the dye, then put on the oil.

Oh, The majestic maple is nothing more than Chromium Trioxide and can be puchased in a quart size jar for $12 from lab supply houses. Wear rubber gloves when using. It's nasty stuff.
 
I use Feibing spirit dye in light brown and medium brown. The light brown is too red for my taste and I don't think I have accurately tried the medium brown because the swab I used was already contaminated with red from the light brown. I normally use linseed oil over the top, or maybe tung oil, or Danish finish oil. Sometimes I put a coat of wax over linseed oil.
Daniel
 
Mark is right on both counts...Chromium Trioxide is ugly stuff...and it can be bought for pretty cheap...

I got just a small amount for...I think it was like $3 from Mr. Wilson so I didn't have to have a bunch around the house. The bottle is maybe four oz...

How Mark's cure work?

Shane
 
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