Using Leather Dye On Wood

I have an end table and coffe table in my living room that my father built
when I was in high school. Pine with a black leather dye finish. He applied
the dye then wiped it off. Really made the grain stand out and instead of
black, it is mostly brown. I've tried it myself but could never quite get
the effect he did.

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> Recently, I ebonized a block of birch for a project. I swabbed on the
> black leather dye, let it dry, rubbed it in, and finished it coats of a
> varnish-boiled linseed oil - turpentine mixture. I'm pleased with the
> results.
>
> I tried the same technique on a piece of red oak, and it also looks
> good. I plan to try some other colors.
>
> Joel Jacobson
>

Most leather dyes, at least that I've worked with, are aniline dyes so it
makes sense that they would work on wood too.

Will