tobacco stain

[elk killer]

on Jub Brennans blog, it shows a new rifle,
says its stained with tobacco leaves, very nice color,
but it does not say, what was used to mix the tobacco leaves with,
any one have a idea?

i do not know how to post the link or i would..!!

[Eric Krewson]

Seems like I read old tobacco stain was mixed with alcohol, may be so but I am prone to have senior moments and think I remember something.

[Tim Crosby]

on Jub Brennans blog, it shows a new rifle,
says its stained with tobacco leaves, very nice color,
but it does not say, what was used to mix the tobacco leaves with,
any one have a idea?

i do not know how to post the link or i would..!!

 Give him a call:

    Jud Brennan

    907-895-5153

 Tim C.

[Bob Roller]

on Jub Brennans blog, it shows a new rifle,
says its stained with tobacco leaves, very nice color,
but it does not say, what was used to mix the tobacco leaves with,
any one have a idea?

i do not know how to post the link or i would..!!

 Give him a call:

    Jud Brennan

    907-895-5153

 Tim C.

Remember the time differences from where ever you are. Jud lives in Alaska.

Bob Roller

[Bob Roller]

Seems like I read old tobacco stain was mixed with alcohol, may be so but I am prone to have senior moments and think I remember something.

Making a wood stain from a spittoon and a pint of whiskey?
Who knows what that might get started?

Bob Roller

[T*O*F]

I made a batch years ago using Red Man and household ammonia.   It was never dark enough for my liking being close to a vinegar and iron stain.  Depends on the color depth you are looking for.  Alcohol might increase absorption.  I chose Red Man because it seemed to be the darkest tobacco available.

[bob in the woods]

I've used " Stag " chewing tobacco as a stain before and it definitely works. I used an alcohol/water mix.
The alcohol helps with absorption  re the wood but in my experience the water was necessary to get a good colour from the tobacco. Levi Garret was OK too, but the "Stag" was absolutely vile stuff and really made a good stain .  

[Hungry Horse]

I think this idea came from the back of the old Dixie catalogs. That's where I first saw it. I tried Browns mule plug, and Red oak twist, soaked in shellac reducer, and got a poor result. It probably would work better on walnut than maple. It was way more work than it was worth. Given Turners soft spot for all things Southern, I would suspect this recipe came from  Tennessee, or the Carolinas.

   Hungry Horse

[Tim Crosby]

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Remember the time differences from where ever you are. Jud lives in Alaska.

Bob Roller
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 4 hour difference, I think.

 Tim C.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I made a super stain out of bark from White Spruce and industrial strength ammonia.  I stuffed a quart jar and filled it to the top with the ammonia liquid, and forgot about it for about three years.  The stain turns white wood a pleasant brown, but it's a little on the light side for a maple gunstock.  Tobacco likely is similar.

[KentSmith]

My Dad used to use Stag and ammonia to stain some of the furniture he made.  It was a little disappointing compared to ferric nitrate so I haven't tried it on maple for 20 years.  Not sure how it held up over time either.  Easy to make and use and would be suitable for a light stain if that's what you are looking for.  I guess.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

There are two things wrong with most of the commercially available maple stains that are pigment in a liquid suspension:  they leach out of the wood with handling, and/or they are UV sensitive and fade badly when taken outside.  Ferric Nitrate is by far the best stain for a maple stocked longrifle.  Rather than diminish, it gets better over time.

[elk killer]

http://judsonbrennan.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-antes-rifle.html

[thimble rig]

Thais a beautiful rifle.Man does he do good work.I read that post it says that he got some green tobacco leaves.Maybe the green leaves have a different concentrate in them.