To stain a pipe

Hiker007 · April 2018

Is there a certain type of leather dye to use when staining a briar pipe?

Kmhartle · April 2018

I use Fiebing's alcohol base dye. Tons of available colors and it's cheap.

Corey562 · April 2018

Fiebing is the only way to go for me.

KA9FFJ · April 2018

Ditto...

Hiker007 · April 2018

In my researched it appears most people use Fiebing's. I am working on staining a pipe for a friend who is having a baby girl. So, I am looking for some pink dye. Sadly, Fiebing's does not make a pink dye.

Kmhartle · April 2018

@hiker007 ~ I'd try playing with the Fiebing Red dye. I'm not sure if you have any briar scraps to experiment with but I'm thinking applying red and sanding it down with a high grit sand paper would possibly lighten it to a pink color. Of course, buffing and waxing can effect the final color too. I may have a few scraps if you want to try it. Let me know.

Hiker007 · April 2018

@Kmhartle Thanks for the suggestion and for the offer of scraps. I do happen to have some scrap briar. I will give it a try. I thought about using black dye first. Sanding it and then dying it again. I will let you know how it comes out.

To stain a pipe

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