The decorative period pipe holder made by Lonnie Bird and featured recently in FWW was stained with an analine dye and then amber shellac accoridng to the article.
What color analine dye did Lonnie use?
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Spitfire,
WAG.....I'd start with oil and red-brown adding a drop or two of dye to each test piece...and take through to a couple of coats of shellac on each test piece. I built 5 of these, (two walnut, three maple) a bit shorter, and left the maple natural with lacquer, shellac on the walnut...they're fun to build
If you go to lonniebird.com, he has an e-mail address at the bottom of the page. He'd be the best one to answer your question. The photo looked like a maple colored water soluble dye with a shellac finish.
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