Stain color for restoring dunhills
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Looks like a little tan with oxblood? The oxblood looks like it was lightened up with another dye.
You're not going to get the color you need out of a single bottle. You'll have to make a custom mix for each Dunhill pipe you work with. Yes, you will need a red tone for the Bruyere finish. My advice would be to practice your mixing with a few beaters before you try it with that Dunhill.
Fiebing's Mahogany is red. As the experts stated you will probably have to mix to get the right shade.
If the pipe looked like the photo, I'd say don't stain it, the way other posts do. The Dunhill smokers are a discerning crew, so i assume you are restoring this for your own use, if it does not come out looking just like a Dunhill of that vintage "should." But the process should be educational. You'll learn a lot, and if you get it pretty well right, it could be a real treasure for you to smoke.
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