Anybody else making their own stain? Ever try ipe shavings/chips for stain?

[toomanyknots]

I was wondering if ipe makes a good stain? I have a bucket full of raspings and shavings that I was thinking of trying to boil the tannins out of to make a stain. I also have a good amount of bloodwood that is too twisted to make anything but handles and smaller things out of, so I might take a chunk of that and try it out too. Also, if you do just water with the stain, will it go bad? Should I try some turpentine in the mix?... Well if anyone is curious, if ain't nobody tried it yet, I guess I will. I am thinking though it is gonna stink the house up, osage smells bad enough when your boiling a bit pot of it...  I am only gonna use it for leather really.

[Marc St Louis]

I was degreasing some Bloodwood for an arrow project years ago using alcohol.  As I watched the red colored alcohol dripping on the ground I got the idea of collecting it. I was able to collect close to a cup of dark red liquid which I let evaporate.  Never did anything with it but I was left with a maybe a TBS of thick  red dye.  I don't know if hot water would work on the Bloodwood but alcohol sure works well

[Pat B]

I put ipe shavings in a mason jar and added denatured alcohol to fill the jar. That was 6 or 8 years ago and the alcohol has barely changed color.

[Thesquirrelslinger]

maybe use acetone, or even turpentine.
I doubt water would do much.

[toomanyknots]

maybe use acetone, or even turpentine.
I doubt water would do much.

I might try the turpentine. I have read that blood wood is used in some commercial dyes, I'm thinking the end result might look pick though?