It holds up, the dye goes into the grain of the stag. Best to start out diluted and go darker, because once you get it darker, the only way to make it lighter is sanding again.
I use a water base leather dye from Tandy's leathers from my leather work.
Whatever you're doing it's working! Keep it up! Those couldn't look any more real if they were on the animal!
Ha ha, those aren't my fake stags, they're the real deal elk stags!LOL
Hey, Bob Wright, thanks for the better scoop on Sambar antlers. I did not wish to imply that the Sambar was hunted for its antlers, only that it was hunted at one time, and not now. I was not aware of the exact particulars.
Thanks for the clarity