Using rabbit wool / skin with hair instead of woolskin for apply antique, etc

[Abelc]

Anyone know if could be used rabbit skin with their hair instead of woolskin, to apply antique or dye (i think some use it to apply dye and resolene). I can get a 30 x 45 cm of rabbit skin with hair for about 6€ (6,5 $). I want it mostly to try with fiebing's antique. Last time for antique used a rag, i think, but i have read is not the best, for getting in depresed areas. Dye, I usually apply it with a small rag folded (from white cotton t-shirts) with cotton inside, or a small rag folded a few times and tight, or  or a sponge (that never tried yet)

I haven't found anything in the forum. Thanks.

[chuck123wapati]

6 minutes ago, Abelc said:

Anyone know if could be used rabbit skin with their hair instead of woolskin, to apply antique or dye (i think some use it to apply dye and resolene). I can get a 30 x 45 cm of rabbit skin with hair for about 6€ (6,5 $). I want it mostly to try with fiebing's antique. Last time for antique used a rag, i think, but i have read is not the best, for getting in depresed areas. Dye, I usually apply it with a small rag folded (from white cotton t-shirts) with cotton inside, or a small rag folded a few times and tight, or  or a sponge (that never tried yet)

I haven't found anything in the forum. Thanks.

for the antique and dyes i use cotton balls they work well and are cheap. I also use natural sponge for dyes it makes a mottled effect real well.

[fredk]

Why waste a very nice piece of hide?

I use cheap dish washing sponges to apply antique, and also dye. The sponges cost me 10 for 50p [£0.50 = 5p each] I even cut them into pieces, maybe four. I just throw them away after use. With the sponge I can work the antique into the depressed areas very easily

[Abelc]

dyeing

2 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

for the antique and dyes i use cotton balls they work well and are cheap. I also use natural sponge for dyes it makes a mottled effect real well.

Thanks . I will try also the natural sponge. Not always i like a fully uniform dye. I have seen a Holster, dyed with a mix of fiebing Tan and Mahagony, but with imperfections and dark areas (like if was applied antique), and i liked it a lot. I have experimented with using a piece of wood, and lining it with a piece of cloth, dipping it in dye, discharging a lot of the dye and running it through the leather. I saw this in a video from The Leather Element (Weaver Leather Supply)
 

Edited March 15, 2022 by Abelc

[Abelc]

1 hour ago, fredk said:

Why waste a very nice piece of hide?

I use cheap dish washing sponges to apply antique, and also dye. The sponges cost me 10 for 50p [£0.50 = 5p each] I even cut them into pieces, maybe four. I just throw them away after use. With the sponge I can work the antique into the depressed areas very easily

Thank you. I bough some sponges a few days ago, after reading that could be used, also of rags. Yeah, that hide would be better for a project, than wasting it. So now i have some alternatives, that  already have at home