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Hamish:
You should be fine with tru oil. I'd test an area first to make sure, though. Anything like shellac, with an alcohol-based solvent would be a no no.

Burnsie:
What's the steel wool and vinegar stuff?

Hamish:
Steel wool and vinegar. I think you could put most clear finishes on top of it.

Never used it on osage, only on white woods. More subtle than modern dyes, takes time to build up depth.

Pat B:
Tru-Oil is comparable with Fiebings leather dye.

Eric Krewson:
One way I make stains look different is to put a thick coat of stain on a bow, let it dry and lighten the areas I want lighter by scrubbing the area with a scotch bright pad. I used medium brown for this bow and scrubbed the lighter areas.

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