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Online bentstick54

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Help looking for staining info
« on: Today at 10:39:11 am »
I’ve tried searching for past posts on people who blended different color stains on their Osage bows with little success. Can anyone help point me in the right direction. Picture of some I’ve saved from somewhere in the past as an example.

Offline mmattockx

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Re: Help looking for staining info
« Reply #1 on: Today at 02:49:17 pm »
I would look at superdave's posts, he has done some spectacularly nice staining work in the past.


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Offline Hamish

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Re: Help looking for staining info
« Reply #2 on: Today at 04:38:10 pm »
 Dean Torges popularised using dyes on his osage bows.  I would check out his book. and videos. He was a meticulous guy with his woodworking/bowmaking processes.

Offline Pat B

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Re: Help looking for staining info
« Reply #3 on: Today at 06:03:42 pm »
 Dean Torges used aniline dye powder with denatured alcohol. Fiebings leather is an aniline dye in alcohol and works well on all bow woods I have tried
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Online bentstick54

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Re: Help looking for staining info
« Reply #4 on: Today at 07:21:50 pm »
Thanks guys. Pat I’ve got a couple of shades of Fielbings on hand I’m playing with. Assuming Truoil should go over it fine.