Even better with the oil on it.
Delayed intelligence: Mike Mahoney sells walnut oil on his site that
supposedly hardens, whereas raw walnut oil will stay soft. My daughter,
a latter day hippy in Santa Cruz, swears by it for her kitchen table
top and a bowl I made her.

I tried dying veneer with both alcohol and water based dye, was
unsucessful at getting the color all the way through the wood, no
matter how long I left it soak.
Please let us know if you succeed!