Darker

Here was my staining set up.


I ended up using wood stain as i could not find leather dye locally and didn't want to order from stew-mac.

After taking the time to mask off each individual fret, as seen here.

I then applied the ebony stain with a Q-tip and let it stand for 15 minutes. After i wiped off the excess and let it dry overnight and stained it once again.

After it was dry the masking tape was removed and this is the finished color of the board. Its not as dark as i'd like it (looks darker in person) but it did clean it up well, it looks healthier and the wood looks better overall.