How to darken burlap micarta

[troutfisher13111]

Does anyone know how I can quickly darken some burlap micarta? Bought a knife that's a lot brighter than I thought and I'd like to subdue it a bit

 

[bikerector]

mineral oil. I believe some stains will be okay too but that's going to be a bit more testing to get what you want

 

[troutfisher13111]

What about a dye?

 

[bikerector]

What about a dye?

I've heard of people using RIT dye but I think it changes the color more than just darkening it.

 

[akguy59]

I used rit brown dye on an Ontario rat 5 that had light tan micarta scales. It came out a very nice medium dark brown. It was quite simple and turned out exactly like I wanted.