Shoe Polish as a Stain?

[DocWill]

I received my copy of Muzzleloader magazine yesterday and a builder had wrote in that he was using Griffin brown shoe polish as a stain and had great success in it bringing out the figure in maple.
Has anyone else tried shoe polish as a stain?
Doc Will
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[Douglas Blair]

Same here birddog. I use leather dye on maple and have done so for years.

[Doc]

I reread the article and it states that Griffin Shoe DYE was used and not polish. This makes more sense than using polish that would have wax in it.
Doc Will
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