Making part of a set of Irish Bag Pipes

I have been asked to make/repair many things over the years, but none so interesting as an Irish Bagpipe pipe. I was contacted by a local bagpipe maker to match the wood colour of a section of an Irish bagpipe. The pipe is about 150 years old and was repaired many years ago but the wooden section (you can see) was repaired too short.  After trying Plum, pear and apple, it was decided that a piece of wood that I had Katalox was a better match, my task was to match the colour…

First step was to fill the pores with pore filler, then two coats of Red Mahogany stain.  Followed by a coat of Danish oil.