Here's a few dye tests i made on the original tip of the P13 and a couple of scrap pieces of wood that i used for the restoration.
Color shades doesn't show great in pictures.
I tested 2 alcohol base dye's. Fiebings on the left and mystery dye on the right (technically i'm not suppose to have it so i'm not going to name it )
All have 3 coats of dye and one coat of oil.
This was just a quick test to confirm things and give me a general idea of what to expect.
I'm used to Fiebings Dark Walnut, it served me well in the past. It has a red-ish tint to it and this is exactly what i'm looking for, for this stock.
Brand M is new to me. It is also alcohol base but unlike Fiebings it is especially made for wood. The color result is exactly has promise but without any red-ish tint. It's promising, just not for this project.
More visible on the test is how darker both dyes made the scrap pieces of wood, compared to the P13 stock tip... I was not expecting this.
I guess i might have to do some mixing of dyes, in multiple coats to get a match. I might also have to break out the alkanet root powder.