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Offline Kernbigo

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stock refinishing
« on: March 21, 2013, 01:48:21 PM »
I have a handi I just refinished the stock and forarm on, knowing the problems with pallet wood this what I did. I used dark brown leather dye (fiebing's brand) whick I bought from my local shoe repair store,folowed by a coat of antique walnut stain ( tungseal brand). Fter that sanded down to 2000 grit paper and put on ten coats of linsead oil, cut 50% with mineral spirits, then hand rubbed with a diaper. If  I do another one i will put more coats of dye and stain  I wish it would of came out darker.
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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2013, 01:57:42 PM »
looks good! I have noticed that the standard wood stocks do not take stain well. I guess a super dark stain along with leather dye might work.

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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2013, 02:32:20 PM »
Very good info, Thanks! I have one to do also. I think it looks good ;) 


Wish I knew how to put some checkering on it 8)
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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2013, 02:44:29 PM »
Looks great !  ;D
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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2013, 04:21:29 PM »
looks good.
i've never tried mineral spirits.
i've always used linseed and turpentine.
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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2013, 04:49:41 PM »
Quote from: Kernbigo on March 21, 2013, 01:48:21 PM
I have a handi I just refinished the stock and forarm on, knowing the problems with pallet wood this what I did. I used dark brown leather dye (fiebing's brand) whick I bought from my local shoe repair store,folowed by a coat of antique walnut stain ( tungseal brand). Fter that sanded down to 2000 grit paper and put on ten coats of linsead oil, cut 50% with mineral spirits, then hand rubbed with a diaper. If  I do another one i will put more coats of dye and stain  I wish it would of came out darker.

The best dye I have found for pallet wood stocks is a dark or medium brown spirit based leather dye.  NOT an oil based dye.  Follow it by 0000 steel wood to bring out grain.  Finish with  boiled linseed oil combined with clear gloss polyurethane varnish and turpentine for two or three coats rubbed by hand (not diaper) work up some heat.  After the "sauce" as I call it top it off with straight linseed oil hand rubbed for as many coats that you have the endurance for.  Enjoy, Piney Creek
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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2013, 05:47:23 PM »
Piney, by hand rubbed you mean with some sort of applicator cloth? not fingers trying to rub it in?
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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2013, 05:54:31 PM »
i rub mine in with clean bare hands.
as you rub the wood gets warm and
gets a lustre you can't get any other way.
get a few drops on your fingers and
start rubbing
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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2013, 06:41:18 PM »
Quote from: cudatruck on March 21, 2013, 05:47:23 PM
Piney, by hand rubbed you mean with some sort of applicator cloth? not fingers trying to rub it in?


By hand rubbed I mean with the palm of my hand with a few drops of the "sauce" or boiled linseed oil.  I rub until the surface of the oil coated wood gets so hot I can't continue.  The move to a different area. PC
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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2013, 06:57:23 PM »
I was starting to wonder about the oil base Fiebings dye. It seems to never dry on leather. You can still rub some off days after it has been applied. The alcohol based dye does not seem to have the same issues on leather anyway.
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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2013, 07:25:39 PM »
Same thing with wood.  PC
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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2013, 03:33:52 AM »
I also rubed the oil in with my hand, but after the last coat had dryed than I polished it with a diaper
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Re: stock refinishing
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2013, 07:02:37 AM »
 Two coats of tung oil and knock the sheen off with fine steel wool for my new birch stocks.
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