Wow....then why don''t my rifles look as good as yours?????
Ah, I guess you've got to have those magic hands...
Enfield barrels
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Wow....then why don''t my rifles look as good as yours?????
Ah, I guess you've got to have those magic hands...
The Mrs sure thinks so.
Kidding aside I think the challenge with BLO is to be patient and make the coats ridiculously thin, and wait for real until it's well into the wood before the next coat. Oh and good wood prep is also always an interesting puzzle with used parts.
But your rifles look fine by the way!
Lou
Kidding aside I think the challenge with BLO is to be patient and make the coats ridiculously thin, and wait for real until it's well into the wood before the next coat. Oh and good wood prep is also always an interesting puzzle with used parts.
But your rifles look fine by the way!
Lou
The Mrs sure thinks so.
Kidding aside I think the challenge with BLO is to be patient and make the coats ridiculously thin, and wait for real until it's well into the wood before the next coat. Oh and good wood prep is also always an interesting puzzle with used parts.
But your rifles look fine by the way!
Lou
I've found the finest rifles I have already looked that way when I bought them...and I'm not kidding.
cantom
NOTE: I checked the MSDS sheet for your pictured Canadian Boiled Linseed oil and found the following.
(louthepou has a very good nose and it is 100% safe with “NO” toxic chemicals)
Section 3. Composition, information on ingredients
Canada
Name CAS number %
Linseed oil 8001-26-1 95 - 98
Fatty acids, C4-20-branched, cobalt salts 125328-48-5 0.1 - 1
2-ethylhexanoic acid, zirconium salt 22464-99-9 0.1 - 1
There are no ingredients or additional ingredients present which, within the current knowledge of the supplier and in the concentrations applicable, are classified as hazardous to health or the environment and hence require reporting in this section.
Just remember if you use raw linseed oil on your stock and are ever in a survival situation with Survivorman Les Stroud you could eat your Enfield stock if you were starving. 
Raw Linseed Oil offers the following advantages:
• Raw linseed oil is lighter in body and penetrates deeper into wood than boiled linseed oil, so it is sometimes used on light colored woods as a light stain to bring out the grain and give protection against water stains.
• Can be used as a moisture repellent for unsealed wood.
• Commonly used as a polish to maintain oiled wood and natural finishes. Best results are obtained when the oil is mixed with paint thinner – half and half and the mixture is wiped on and immediately wiped off with a clean rag.
• Raw linseed oil is a safe, non-toxic finish for wooden salad bowls, utensils and cutting boards. http://www.recochem.com/en/index.ph...s/wood_stone_treatments/item/raw_linseed_oil/
NOTE: I checked the MSDS sheet for your pictured Canadian Boiled Linseed oil and found the following.
(louthepou has a very good nose and it is 100% safe with “NO” toxic chemicals)
Section 3. Composition, information on ingredients
Canada
Name CAS number %
Linseed oil 8001-26-1 95 - 98
Fatty acids, C4-20-branched, cobalt salts 125328-48-5 0.1 - 1
2-ethylhexanoic acid, zirconium salt 22464-99-9 0.1 - 1
There are no ingredients or additional ingredients present which, within the current knowledge of the supplier and in the concentrations applicable, are classified as hazardous to health or the environment and hence require reporting in this section.
Just remember if you use raw linseed oil on your stock and are ever in a survival situation with Survivorman Les Stroud you could eat your Enfield stock if you were starving.
Raw Linseed Oil offers the following advantages:
• Raw linseed oil is lighter in body and penetrates deeper into wood than boiled linseed oil, so it is sometimes used on light colored woods as a light stain to bring out the grain and give protection against water stains.
• Can be used as a moisture repellent for unsealed wood.
• Commonly used as a polish to maintain oiled wood and natural finishes. Best results are obtained when the oil is mixed with paint thinner – half and half and the mixture is wiped on and immediately wiped off with a clean rag.
• Raw linseed oil is a safe, non-toxic finish for wooden salad bowls, utensils and cutting boards. http://www.recochem.com/en/index.ph...s/wood_stone_treatments/item/raw_linseed_oil/
I knew Canadian Tire was good for at least one thing.
Thanks Ed, always the thorough investigator!
Thanks Ed, great info and much appreciated!
Hey Lou- considering how cheap that stuff was, maybe it would make sense to fill a wallpaper tub with it and soak the stocks?
I just have to figure out where to put it so my little daughter doesn't find it...
I would first try a little BLO cut 50/50 and see if it is absorbed into the wood, if BLO was applied before and the wood surface is sealed little or nothing will penetrate. Also try putting your BLO in a small dish and see how fast it dries when exposed to the air over a few days time. If it develops a hard film on top the soaking tank method will not work but your little daughter could skate on it and not get hurt.
If you do not want to use the wall paper wetting tray, raw linseed oil dries so slowly I can put it on in the evening and wipe it off the next day. BUT with this method on a very dry stock after 14 days the stock was still soaking up the raw linseed oil applying it by hand.
Below 18 plus coats of hand applied raw linseed oil, please note no surface build up
The bottle below was full when I started applying the 50/50 RLO and turpentine mixture to this stock and 90% of it soaked “into” the wood.
I have a question for both Lou and Cantom, do either of you work for a living or do you both work at a Linseed oil research facility and are presently doing “Lab Work” A retired old fart wants to know
If you do not want to use the wall paper wetting tray, raw linseed oil dries so slowly I can put it on in the evening and wipe it off the next day. BUT with this method on a very dry stock after 14 days the stock was still soaking up the raw linseed oil applying it by hand.
Below 18 plus coats of hand applied raw linseed oil, please note no surface build up
The bottle below was full when I started applying the 50/50 RLO and turpentine mixture to this stock and 90% of it soaked “into” the wood.
I have a question for both Lou and Cantom, do either of you work for a living or do you both work at a Linseed oil research facility and are presently doing “Lab Work”
A retired old fart wants to know I don't take any time for lunch therefore I have a few minutes of break every hour!
I have Lee-Enfield-and-BLO-filled plans for retirement. Unfortunately that won't happen... until a long while from now...
Lou
Lou
