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Gunstock Finish

Who has the expertise on gun stock finishes? My grandson wants to refinish the stock and forarm for a shotgun made in 1946. What do you think was the original finish? My guess would be lacquer but I reall do not know. Any help/advise is appreciated. Jerry
- walnutjerry
- Thread
- Feb 10, 2013
- finish gunstock
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Finishing
Refinishing an old gunstock

A friend of mine asked me if I could refinish an old rifle gunstock for him. He thinks it is between 30 and 40 years old. The wood appears to be hard maple with a brown toner type finish on it. The finish has come off in a few places, and the wood beneath is not stained. First, any ideas on what...
- timf67
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- Oct 1, 2010
- gunstock refinishing
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Finishing
Tung oil / Stain / For Gunstock ????

Hey Guys, i am finishing a gunstock that appears to be made out of a somewhat softer wood (unknown) such as maple. I am wanting to stain the wood a light tannish brown color and also wanting to seal the wood with a tung oil-mineral spirits combination to get the water resiliency and somewhat of...
- Truefire
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- Nov 26, 2009
- gunstock oil stain tung
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Finishing
gunstock finish

ok guys,im refinishing a rifle stock. i have stripped it,sanded and stained it.now what to top coat it with:eusa_thin, spray on lacquer whould look good and be easy,as would spray on polyureathane,but would they be durable.i thought id go to the experts on this before i took the easy way out.any...
- alleng
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- Oct 28, 2007
- finish gunstock
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Finishing
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Gunstock checkering

Sir's, I've been looking for a North Carolina native (to keep the business local) to do some basic gunstock checkering on a T/C Encore forend. Any help would be appreciated. Michael Lillington, NC alwaysread@aol.com
- Unregistered
- Thread
- Mar 5, 2006
- checkering gunstock
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Request For Custom Projects