Need Help dyeing Antler

B . Buxton

B . Buxton

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Can someone tell me how they dye antler and get a good even color to go all the way through the hard parts? I want to dye the antler, then grind to fit without removing all the color.
I'm pulling 26 HG vacuum and then pressurizing to 40 lbs and getting the solution to flow all the way through, but its not coloring the rich colors of the dye. Want to dye some for different colored spacers. I'm using wood hardener, acetone and rit dye.

Thanks
Bill
 
You could try Analine dye Bill. the stuff goes through everything I know of. I used it once to dye an aluminum AR15 receiver.
 
i use febings med brown
hot plate and pressure cooker
put in pressure cooker /w stagggg
cover
run away before it explodes
unplugg
let set overnight
then boil in parafin
but not all stage is created =
some works better than others
harley
www.lonesomepineknives.com
 
I think there are several kinds of Analine dye but the type I used is intended to stain Bio samples in the lab. It works on anything I tried it on. I got it from a member at the old AR15 site but he said it was sold in labratory supply houses. One thing that it needed was a dip in boiling water after the stain had set. This sealed the pores in the material.
 
Bill and I have been emailing back and forth trying to figure this one out ourselves.We are getting close but nothing yet.
I believe the analine dye will work.Just need to find some.This may be the ticket on getting the colors all the way through wood also.

Larry,I had to laugh real hard at your recipie,liked to fell off mt chair.Bet it works though.
Bruce
 
I'm trying the process of using the mason jar, the wood hardner seems to be eating the lid seals. Do you guys have any idea what I'm doing wrong? Thank's DanL
 
That type of dye is found in many colors at any higher end woodworking store.Its mixed with alcohol instead of water. Its also sold dry and you mix it upo yourself.
 
DanL try making a gasket from a old innertube or a piece of rubber from something,just cut it the size you need to fit in the lid and this should help.
BlackBoogers,Thanks for the info on were to pick up the dye.I have wanted to try this back when I was doing wood working and had forgot about it until this little reminder.
Bruce
 
I bought some aniline dye at www.woodworker.com. They have a large supply of water, alcohol and oil soluble wood dyes.

--Matt

P.S. Hey Larry Harley... I'm from Elizabethton TN. Pretty close to Bristol. My wife is from Blountville. Nice to see a fellow Tennessean on here...
 
Potassium hipermanganate (that purple stuff you get at any drugstore) is what I have used, though it is a bit superficial.
I have seen the results of brown shoe wax gently heated in many fakes and it looks very good, but you have to figure out how to apply, as I have never done this before.
 
Originally posted by Mundele
I bought some aniline dye at www.woodworker.com. They have a large supply of water, alcohol and oil soluble wood dyes.

--Matt

P.S. Hey Larry Harley... I'm from Elizabethton TN. Pretty close to Bristol. My wife is from Blountville. Nice to see a fellow Tennessean on here...
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if u don,t stop by the shop next time u r inmy neck of the woods
my feelns will be hurt:)
!!
harley
www.lonesomepineknives.com
 
I know that Ron Gaston and a few other knifemakers use potassium permanganate with excellent results.
 
Harley,
Have you ever tried dying or stabilizing wood scales or handle blocks in the pressure cooker? I have always wondered if this might not be a good way to get some pressure into the pores of a piece of wood.
 
Originally posted by Fox Creek
Harley,
Have you ever tried dying or stabilizing wood scales or handle blocks in the pressure cooker? I have always wondered if this might not be a good way to get some pressure into the pores of a piece of wood.
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dying works great
never tried stabilization
tooo big a bomb
harley
 
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