Stag dyed amber by Culpepper, tips on working with it

[DanGraves]

Culpepper dyed some stag tapers and scales for me and they come back black. I need to get down to the amber. My problem is that they are really textured (popcorn) and I dont want to sand that off. Any tips? Thanks.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

You're going to have to sand it down. How far depends on how deep the dye goes.

 

[grumpyphil]

Maybe try bead blasting a scrap piece.

 

[John L]

Buy a sisal wheel for your buffer. It will get own to the amber pretty quickly an not leave sanding marks. I have had hundreds of lbs dyed and it is what I use. You may also take a bit of thinner on a rag and rub off the excess dye...which is what the black color really is. I think the amber dying process actually stabilizes the stag a bit and hardens it a bit....allowing it to come to a higher luster than normal stag. It is a good material to work.

John Lloyd

 

[Russ Andrews]

Before using any type of abrasive.....and acrewing up the stag, try the methods
they recommend,...or denatured alcohol,...or just dry buffing with an old towel and
some compound.

 

[DanGraves]

Thanks guy's, Will give all a try.