Unfinished boyds gunstock. Updated

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So I have been working on the stock daily and i'm at 4 coats of tung oil.

For the moment it is gonna stay like this, im pleased with it.

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Wood finishing noob here, maybe somebody can point me in the right direction.

I am looking for a very low gloss/no gloss finish for my stock.

Thanks gents.
 
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I used minwax tung oil on this M48 stock

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It's too much gloss to my taste, will give a try to the floor wax and post results when im done.

Thanks.
 
If the oil leaves too much gloss for your taste you could give it a light rub with 600 or 320 grit paper. That would take the gloss off I'll bet. The floor wax will polish if you put a thick coat on. I've done knife scales and it wasn't too shiny if you didn't give it a polish.

I did my Tikka Sporter stock before I sold it. The finish was quite flat. I think I did three coats but finest paper I used was 320 before oiling (no wax though).
 
Min wax tung oil finish is not pure tung oil. It's got some other additives in it that make it glossy.

If you use just Pure Tung oil ( probably have to order it online somewhere) it'll give you that nice dull military finish
 
I like linseed oil also .. I heat up the oil a bit and hand rub it in , do a few coats and let it dry for 24 hours between coats .. if you want after you can use a polyurethane or wax .. I use Minwax Helmsman spar urethane clear satin . its ultra durable, really stops those dings and scratches and not too glossy .. Heres my Boyds Garand stock i finished i few years ago using this method .

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Bcviking said:
I like linseed oil also .. I heat up the oil a bit and hand rub it in , do a few coats and let it dry for 24 hours between coats .. if you want after you can use a polyurethane or wax .. I use Minwax Helmsman spar urethane clear satin . its ultra durable, really stops those dings and scratches and not too glossy .. Heres my Boyds Garand stock i finished i few years ago using this method .

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BC could we get the particular's on that rifle. It looks nice.
 
Here is mine, Boyd's stock, I used only Tung Oil (sanded between coats, as well as using a felt pad and fine pumice near the end)

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Thanks for the tips, I will ditch the minwax stuff and order some pure tung oil on the net.

Nice job on the garand, this rifle must be making heads turn at the range :p

So it will be tung oil and light sanding between coats I think.
 
I love how folks have the patience and talent to do home projects such as oiling, sanding and making their woodstocks look deadly as I don't have that type of patience unfortunately. Bcviking that garand is beautiful!!!

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Simon said:
Thanks for the tips, I will ditch the minwax stuff and order some pure tung oil on the net.

Nice job on the garand, this rifle must be making heads turn at the range :p

So it will be tung oil and light sanding between coats I think.
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Once the coats dry, rub with 0000 steel wool before applying the next coat.

Use fine steel wool instead of sandpaper, it works great
 
Bcviking said:
I like linseed oil also .. I heat up the oil a bit and hand rub it in , do a few coats and let it dry for 24 hours between coats .. if you want after you can use a polyurethane or wax .. I use Minwax Helmsman spar urethane clear satin . its ultra durable, really stops those dings and scratches and not too glossy .
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Can the spar urethane be used over tung oil as well? [I'm pretty sure the answer is yes, but...].

That Garand looks great, BTW. I've got a WW2-era Springfield Garand too...gonna sell it however. I'd rather shoot my M305S...:D
 
There is a reason why his nick handle is I <3 M14

Tung Oil...
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P.S. Grab a can of compressed air and hose it down after sanding it down with steel whool.
 
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