Grips

[Holsterguy]

Anybody ever use leather dye to stain pistol grips?

[Major 2]

Yes Sir, Grips, rifle stocks, knife scales, driftwood art, even picture frames, 
   

[Holsterguy]

Thanks

[Graveyard Jack]

All the time and for all sorts of things from grips to knife and tomahawk handles. Even this cherry rifle stock:

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Most wood will take leather dye nicely. Hardwoods don't take it as readily but it still does color the wood. I've used it myself several times.

If you just want to darken the wood, vinegaroon can really help. This round knife was darkened with vinegaqroon:

[Coffinmaker]

CraigC 

Whilst not knowing what kind of Rifle that B.  That stock is some gorgeous indeed 

Wowzers 

[Reverend P. Babcock Chase]

Howdy Craig and Coffinator,

First that is a gorgeous firearm (can't tell if it's a rifle or smooth bore).

Coffin: the example is a firearm that was used many years ago when I was just starting to shoot. We used to wander around in river bottoms looking for the kind of rocks that would make sparks when they struck iron. That was also how we started our fires in the sod house.

Rev. Chase

[Graveyard Jack]

I took that pic from the NMLRA rifle building course at Bowling Green. It's a Kibler Colonial kit in .54 caliber. Turned out real nice in the end, even if I did put it together.

[Coffinmaker]

CraigC 

Um . . . YUMMY 

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That rifle is beautiful. The bag looks mighty nice, too.

[Holsterguy]

Thanks everybody. Just thinking about doing some saa grips in black.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks everybody. Just thinking about doing some saa grips in black.

That would look good. Black leather dye doesn't always make a pure black on some hardwoods. If that's the case for you, you might want to follow the black dye with vinegaroon.

[Lucky R. K.]

Never tried vinegaroon on wood. Does it give a really black color?
Lucky 

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Not necessarily. Look at the two photos I posted of my round knife. Some woods take it better than others. I guess you could always soak the wood in strong brewed black tea to get it full of tannens first to get a much better result. I think it's better to supplement leather dye for a richer black.

[Baltimore Ed]

Ive used leather dye to match patches in a used 1903 stock and a krag stock plug prior to a refinish.