Examples of Stock Finshes/Oils/Etc. On Various Wood - Pictures Thread

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Hi everyone.

I'm looking to refinish a few stocks and am trying to decide upon a treatment. There is no single source of a comprehensive list of the oils/stains/etc. and how they look on the wood before and after.

I think this would be extremely helpful to anyone looking to do this for the first time.

So... please post pictures of your before and after stocks, along with a brief summary of what you applied to them.


Mark
 
I carved this stock from a Black walnut blank I got from Goby Walnut of Vancouver, Washington.

Here's a shot ofthe stock just before final forend tip shaping and final sanding

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And here's a shot after final finishing.

I used Min-Wax Wipe-on Poly(matte) for sealing, filling and finishing. After final drying, I gave it a polish with rottonstone theN a couple of coats of Renaissance conservators wax.

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Mauser98 said:
I carved this stock from a Black walnut blank I got from Goby Walnut of Vancouver, Washington.

Here's a shot ofthe stock just before final forend tip shaping and final sanding
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It turned out very nicely! How would you describe the colour change of the wax - was it merely bringing out the colour of the wood (like getting a rock wet) or does it soak in a little and carry some tint with it?
 
skimmer said:
It turned out very nicely! How would you describe the colour change of the wax - was it merely bringing out the colour of the wood (like getting a rock wet) or does it soak in a little and carry some tint with it?
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Thw wax sits on top of the finish so there is no adsorbtion and it dries clear so there's very little impact on the overall color. It may add a bit of a glow to the finish.
 
I've used Flecto oil based polyurethane as a wipe on/wipe off option on occasion and it turned out nicely. Like a rubbed in oil finish but more durable and water resistant. So I don't doubt that this wipe on poly came out as hard and durable as the nice look of it. Adding some wax would be the icing on the cake.

The subtle differences in some other the others is unlikely to come through from pictures. But if it helps here goes;

The following fore stocks were made from proper REAL mahogany for the upper TC Encore stock and walnut on the Martini shotgun stock below. Both are finished with about 4 wipe on/wipe off coats of polymerized tung oil from Lee Valley. No wax on either. I could have gotten more shine if I kept going with adding coats. But the finish shown is already very water resistant and I prefer the look of a lesser finish so more of the feel of the wood comes out.

 
Beautiful finishes.

These pictures should be a big help in someone deciding just what kind of look they want, and how they will go about achieving that.
 
How bout 2 coats of 2k urethane over 2 sealer/build coats of clear epoxy. Very durable the epoxy actually makes the stock noticeably stiffer but probably costs 10 times what an oil or poly finish would. First pick before sealer, second with 2 coats of sealer sanded down ready for clear and then 2 coats of urethane for that deep,wet look. Out in the sun.



 
In the "having fun" category, rather than restoration, I was given the job of fixing up an SKS for a friend. The stock was in very bad condition. The upper handguard was a different colour from the stock, poorly filled gouges and strange red colouring all over the place. He wanted a dark coloured stock and told me to have fun with it. I did. :)

So I stripped it, cleaned up some areas, stripped out the crappy filler, mixed up a dark wood filler and only partially filled in the gouges while sanding the edges. I wanted to make a rifle that looked like it was used in a couple wars and had a lot of stories to tell.

Before:

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After: I had to spend a long time removing all the cosmoline from the stock. A LONG time. Then I applied a black stain and while it was wet, added a red-brown stain in places. As it was drying, I buffed here and there with steel wool to get the patina I wanted. Then I coloured some polymerized tung oil sealer with black, dark brown and a little red-brown stain and put on a couple coats. More varying buffing to get the look I wanted. Then a mix of polymerized tung oil sealer with polymerized tung oil for a matte finish. The first couple coats had more colouring put in and the final couple coats were clear.

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Closeup showing the gradient I put on the butt stock. It's fun to play with this.

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The handguard colour fits perfectly now.

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Some nifty looking lumber here. Here's an experiment I tried, and learned a bit from.

Black painted stock:

Stripped and steamed (no sanding!!!)

Bleached some stripes(I used a Q-tip as a paintbrush, next time will use something finer!):

Added some Minwax Mahogany stripes (again with Q-tip, will use the finer brush pictured next time!) :

Few coats of Tru-oil (a favourite finish of mine) not a great pic, as the stained stripes show much better in real-life.:


It was a project, and I learned a bit about what not to do. Also built up envy for artists who can achieve a final product that resembles their original concepts!
 
good idea to put this all in one thread

before :
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after (minwax ''gunstock'' + fiebing ''oxblood'' leather dye and circa 1850 tung oil)
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another i did (left a thicker coat of tung oil while wiping so this one is quite glossy)
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Why not? said:
Nice work, and good suggestions.

Anyone successfully stained and refinished an arctic beech or birch stock to a dark colour?

Thanks,
Ted
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Yes....
When I stripped a Savage 99E, I was surprised at how 'white' the wood was. I don't know if it was beach or birch, but it certainly wasn't walnut. I simply used some Minwax 'Gunstock' stain.....I tried it under the butt-plate first to see how it would look. I followed that up with about 4 light coats of True-Oil...I love that stuff.
I'm not set up to post pics, but if you're interested I can PM you photos of the finish to your email addy
 
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