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My grandfather's $18 shotgun, passed down to my dad, and then passed down to me.
Could use some fresh blueing .. Anyway here's the good stuff.
Stripped the old finish and stain with circa1850, then sanded the stock down to 600grit
Fixed some cracks around the receiver area with CA glue
I sprayed down the stock with water to get an idea of the final look.... I was impressed with the character of the wood grain, for sure.
I proceeded to coat with tru-oil, buffing with a green scotchbrite pad in-between coats.
Once it started getting pretty shiny I wet sanded with 1500, coated, wet sanded with 2000, coated, and finally finished with rubbing compound, glaze and carnauba wax.
These pics aren't the BEST but.. I can see my teeth in the reflection on the stock.
Not bad for an old gun like this, I'd say.
I'm considering putting a modern recoil reducing butt pad on there. Any suggestions as to a good brand?
What do you think?
My grandfather's $18 shotgun, passed down to my dad, and then passed down to me.
Could use some fresh blueing .. Anyway here's the good stuff.
Stripped the old finish and stain with circa1850, then sanded the stock down to 600grit
Fixed some cracks around the receiver area with CA glue
I sprayed down the stock with water to get an idea of the final look.... I was impressed with the character of the wood grain, for sure.
I proceeded to coat with tru-oil, buffing with a green scotchbrite pad in-between coats.
Once it started getting pretty shiny I wet sanded with 1500, coated, wet sanded with 2000, coated, and finally finished with rubbing compound, glaze and carnauba wax.
These pics aren't the BEST but.. I can see my teeth in the reflection on the stock.
Not bad for an old gun like this, I'd say.
I'm considering putting a modern recoil reducing butt pad on there. Any suggestions as to a good brand?
What do you think?
