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Offline Sourdough

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How to finish stock?
« on: May 28, 2006, 07:26:26 PM »
Got a new thumbhole stock for my .35 Whelen Handi.  Stock is sanded but unfinished.  What would be the best product to finish it with?  I want something to bring out the color, and will look nice.  Ideas?
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How to finish stock?
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2006, 08:17:32 PM »
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Offline Victor3

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How to finish stock?
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2006, 08:28:07 PM »
There are lots of opinions on what the "best" stock finish is. I like oil finishes myself. They just have a more natural look than varnish, polyurethane, etc.

One of the nicest and most idiot-proof finishes I've used is Birchwood Casey's TruOil. It really does a good job. I've used it on at least 20 stocks over the years with good results, and just did another this week. It does take a few days of application and buffing between coats, but it's effort well spent. If the stock happens to get scratched, it's easy to touch up with no need to refinish the whole thing.

One thing about TruOil though - It's not waterproof. If the stock might get wet, Birchwood Casey also has a sealer/filler that helps keep moisture out. It's applied for the first coat, with TruOil applied on top. It works very well in my experience.
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STOCK FINISH
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2006, 01:55:59 AM »
Birchwood Casey's TruOil works great been using for more then 35 years ,but I found to be a better way with FORMBY'S TUNG OIL ,the only thing you need to watch is cleaning solvents with tung oil
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finish???lonewulf
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2006, 02:50:13 PM »
Ya' gots it man
I'm a cabinetmaker by trade and Lonewulf has hit it right on the nailhead.
Either Formby's or MinWax [actually they make Formby's] Tung oil is just right and foolproof.  It can take a scratch and with a little thoughtful sanding 220gr. or better you can rub out the scratch with an application of Tung oil; the finish is "museum" grade.  When I execute personal commissions that's what I use for a finish unless otherwise indicated by the client; it sets almost as quickly as Shellac, its levelling properties make brush or hand strokes almost undetectable and it is reasonably water resistant.  As for solvency, don't worry on that matter as long as you don't come at it with Mineral Spirits or Lacquer Thinner you're pretty much good to go.

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