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Offline Jeffery8mm

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Wood staining help PLEASE
« on: October 25, 2010, 04:53:43 AM »
I have a Boyds laminate "camo" green stock set with the regular size green camo forearm.
I got a Manlicher style forearm from GSI.  It is in the "natural" state.  Needs alot of sanding and smoothing.
My question is, can I stain it with something to color it like the camo laminate thumbhole??  Has anyone tried this with success??
Thanks for any and all tips and advice!!!!
Jeff
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Re: Wood staining help PLEASE
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2010, 07:52:48 AM »
I gotta be honest and say no, I haven't tried to make walnut look like laminate.  I've stained laminate really dark to make it not so obvious that it's laminated.
Seems like it'd be a LOT easier to just find a walnut butt to go with that forearm...
perhaps Boyd's would gen-up a walnut thumbhole like your laminated one to go with the long forend.

Or,.....paint them a matching color.
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Re: Wood staining help PLEASE
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2010, 08:21:45 AM »
Boyd's likely won't but GSI already does, but it may be easier to get a laminate mannlicher forend from GSI tho, I'd give Ed a call and see, he's made em before. http://www.gunstocksinc.com/web_pages/OddsnEnds-pictures/handirifle-monte-schnable.html

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Re: Wood staining help PLEASE
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2010, 12:15:29 PM »
Stain wont 'follow' a taped off line, it will creep up under and follow the wood grain.
Im afraid it would be an exercise fraught with big dissappointment.
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