M msgt 32 Cal. Joined Jul 12, 2010 Messages 38 Reaction score 0 Jul 20, 2012 #1 What is a good way to stain and age powderhorns. Everything I have tried so far looks cheap and cheezy and came up from Mexico. All toughts are appreciated. Bones
What is a good way to stain and age powderhorns. Everything I have tried so far looks cheap and cheezy and came up from Mexico. All toughts are appreciated. Bones
O omarick1948 62 Cal. MLF Supporter Joined Jul 7, 2007 Messages 2,657 Reaction score 13 Jul 20, 2012 #2 That depends on what color and how much aging you want to do to it. Wood stains Rit dyes Aqua Fortis Cold smoking Potassium Permanganate Strong tea or coffee solution Poison Sumac root boiled Boiled onion skins Brown and/or black shoe polish Just to name a few! Rick
That depends on what color and how much aging you want to do to it. Wood stains Rit dyes Aqua Fortis Cold smoking Potassium Permanganate Strong tea or coffee solution Poison Sumac root boiled Boiled onion skins Brown and/or black shoe polish Just to name a few! Rick
K kaintuck 54 Cal. Joined Jul 12, 2004 Messages 1,811 Reaction score 14 Jul 21, 2012 #3 time machine.....I set mine to 175yrs...then they come out just right! :haha:
U user 922 40 Cal. Joined Oct 2, 2004 Messages 422 Reaction score 74 Jul 21, 2012 #4 Not sure what you mean by "cheap and cheezy and came up from Mexico" but Scott & Kathy Sibley's book has a section on artificially aging horns.
Not sure what you mean by "cheap and cheezy and came up from Mexico" but Scott & Kathy Sibley's book has a section on artificially aging horns.
O ohio ramrod 75 Cal. Joined Aug 21, 2008 Messages 7,473 Reaction score 2,213 Jul 23, 2012 #5 Boiled sassafrass root makes a good "redish" dye or an even better tea. :idunno:
M MSW Cannon MLF Supporter Joined Jun 12, 2005 Messages 8,028 Reaction score 1,032 Jul 24, 2012 #6 i'm a fan of the traditional; RITberries... :rotf: shoe polish also works well, but the 'trick' (if you want to call it that) is to not go overboard. one guy's free opinion, and well worth the price.
i'm a fan of the traditional; RITberries... :rotf: shoe polish also works well, but the 'trick' (if you want to call it that) is to not go overboard. one guy's free opinion, and well worth the price.
