Interesting wood figure
- Thread starter Buckmastr
- Start date
- Location
- SE corner Sk
Well, that stock doesn't have character, its a character...... 
Many years ago I stripped a terrible varnish /grease coated Mauser carbine in 6.5/55 , Military, it had what would grade a #5 these days, nicest little rifle I ever came across.
I rubbed in about 12 coats of Tung oil into it, not really milgrade.
I rubbed in about 12 coats of Tung oil into it, not really milgrade.
I really enjoy refurbishing a wood gun stock. It's interesting to utilize different grids of sand paper to manipulate the wood from a rough surface to a very smooth glass feel. I always remain absent from the checkering to avoid disfigurement. Nice stock, Buckmastr, plus the Mauser 4000 are usually nice rifles.
shotgunjoe
CGN Regular
- Location
- winnipeg mb
looks like 'dog'wood to me.
- Location
- Steel Town and The Peg
Nice piece of timber.
That wood should finish up looking nice, but I would suggest cutting off that fore end tip right behind the white line spacer to eliminate it and then either epoxy the black plastic tip back on or putting a piece of real ebony on. That white line spacer screams 1970's. They looked tacky then and are even worse now. Also put the butt plate or what ever you choose on the butt NOW before you round the crisp butt edge or chip it. Nothing looks more Bubba armature than a rounded off or damaged butt end because someone refinished the stock with the butt plate off, buggered it up and then stuck the butt plate on last.
One last suggestion, it is hard to see in the photo what the stock reinforcement plug is made of, wood or metal. If wood give some though to drilling it down a 1/4" on either side and epoxy an ebony plug in each hole, it will then match the fore end and look a little more elegant.
One last suggestion, it is hard to see in the photo what the stock reinforcement plug is made of, wood or metal. If wood give some though to drilling it down a 1/4" on either side and epoxy an ebony plug in each hole, it will then match the fore end and look a little more elegant.
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The thing I notice after refinishing many stocks is that you’ll never get it perfect. Because you spend so much time in close contact with it, there will always be something that isn’t 100%. But by doing, you learn and improve. It’s fun and benefits the look especially if it was a disaster to start with. Very satisfying for me.
pete dobinson
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Courtenay BC.
Good eye dogleg, i can see the cape buffalo now that you've mentioned it. The pancake looks like someone I've seen before lol. Good job on the stock btw buckmastr.
