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Just wondering what kind of dye do you use to color stag or bone handle scales these beautiful colors of red. Is it a complicated process to do?
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What dye do you use?
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A lot of stag is colored with potassium permanganate.
http://www.pondrx.com/shop/details....=3&PHPSESSID=dd0c65306c8a511abe5055901c7e39be
As for the bone? I'm not really sure, but hope someone who knows will jump in here.
And no, it's not that hard.
http://www.pondrx.com/shop/details....=3&PHPSESSID=dd0c65306c8a511abe5055901c7e39be
As for the bone? I'm not really sure, but hope someone who knows will jump in here.
And no, it's not that hard.
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Since it's always on hand I use leather dye of varying shades depending on the look I want for both antler and bone. I let it soak in the dye when possible for a day or two - other wise I just slop it on several times over a day or two. After it's dry I wipe clean with a rag lightly dampened with alcohol. Then I seal with Watco Danish Oil.
If you get too much dye or the color doesn't look right just buff or rub it off with 4/0 steel wool.
On stabilized stag the only thing that I know that works fairly well is PP as suggested by Mike.
PP will also work on bone but on the other hand Bruce Evans recommends using Rit dye for it.
If you get too much dye or the color doesn't look right just buff or rub it off with 4/0 steel wool.
On stabilized stag the only thing that I know that works fairly well is PP as suggested by Mike.
PP will also work on bone but on the other hand Bruce Evans recommends using Rit dye for it.