"Todd Fatheree" wrote in message ...

I used india ink recently to dye maple black for just this purpose. I was
happy with the results. In my case, it took two applications to get an even
black color. Keep in mind that most india ink (from what I'm told) is
water-based and will raise the grain, so you might want to pre-raise it
first.

todd

Thanks for the suggestions, Todd and Martin. I'll give em a try.

Cheers,
Nate