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dying bone?
I've been playing around with making some bone game pieces. Does
anyone know what turners used to use for dying ivory chess pieces red? Chas -- MacGregor Historic Games http://historicgames.com |
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dying bone?
The cheapest/oldest color - Barn Red. Iron based paint.
Get an iron based stain. Martin Groomporter wrote: I've been playing around with making some bone game pieces. Does anyone know what turners used to use for dying ivory chess pieces red? Chas -- MacGregor Historic Games http://historicgames.com |
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dying bone?
The guys on the knifemaking side of crafts all seem to use shoe
leather dye, then seal it. I have seen some really nice work with this technique and apparently the coloring lasts really well, too. Robert |
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