I have an old un-assembled muzzle loader kit I want to put together....pretty straight forward.The 30+ year old unfinished wood has really dried up and feels fragile.I was thinking it could benefit from a good soaking in Linseed oil or the like.Does anyone have any ideas or experience in rejuvenating old wood
Old wood stocks
- Thread starter jigger08
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unless the wood has been stored really damp for the last 30 years, its only just really well seasoned, you could't ask for anything better! When wood is seasoned, it has reached a moisture equalibrium, and it wont deteriorate. Last spring in France, I cut some 500 year old barn roof beams up for firewood, you wouldn't believe how tough that stuff was. Burnt real good too.
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- Algoma region
My charleville was a 30 year old un assembeled navy arms kit, went together very well after it was complete I gave her the 50/50 mixture of raw linseed oil and mineral spirits I use on all of my arms....She soaked up lots of it aside from that the wood is fantastic with alot of figure!
So I guess in my opinion , assemble it like any other muzzleloading kit, sand and oil finish !
Cheers
So I guess in my opinion , assemble it like any other muzzleloading kit, sand and oil finish !
Cheers
I had an old Winchester that had dried up wood, with long cracks running the length of the butt. A liberal application of double boiled linseed oil thinned with turpentine made it look like new, even closed all the cracks. Nine years later it still looks good, too!
OK i gota Question for you Rifle guys.
I have a nice modern newer Monty carlo stock on my Antique Martini.
And it gets Mould growning on it.
Its in my Dry safe inside a Heated but not to hot house.
Every couple months there White type of Mold and i oil it sprayed it with Lysol ive tryed lotsa diffent things but the Stuff comes back
And its in the same place down near the Butt.
What can i do to kill it but not Wreck the finish, I have a Bianchi Leather holster same thing. anywhere even slightly Damp it gets white fuzz mold growing on it.
What kills that stuff DEAD!
I have a nice modern newer Monty carlo stock on my Antique Martini.
And it gets Mould growning on it.
Its in my Dry safe inside a Heated but not to hot house.
Every couple months there White type of Mold and i oil it sprayed it with Lysol ive tryed lotsa diffent things but the Stuff comes back
And its in the same place down near the Butt.
What can i do to kill it but not Wreck the finish, I have a Bianchi Leather holster same thing. anywhere even slightly Damp it gets white fuzz mold growing on it.
What kills that stuff DEAD!
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- Algoma region
Mold??? thats a new one to me!
maybe the wood has a living fungus within that was not noticed during harvest??
I managed a old rooming house 4 years ago, it had 4 washrooms all lined in wood and all coated in mold, the only thing that killed it was bleach and water used over a period of a few cleanings....
You might want to strip the finish, bleach the wood with bleach and water let it dry and then do it again a few times.
Then restain and oil treat the wood..
Aside from that sir I have ZIPPO idea how to kill the fungus while preserving the present finish.
If you decide to go the bleach and water route make shure you do the inside of the martinis stoch "where the locking bolt is" just in case theres thingys living in there.
Also ....could there be a fungus or mold infestation somewhere in your gun locker?? Maybe your getting contact infection from a outside source?
Mold is bad for stock wood but also for you and your familys health.
I hope any of this rambling is of any help!!
Cheers
maybe the wood has a living fungus within that was not noticed during harvest??
I managed a old rooming house 4 years ago, it had 4 washrooms all lined in wood and all coated in mold, the only thing that killed it was bleach and water used over a period of a few cleanings....
You might want to strip the finish, bleach the wood with bleach and water let it dry and then do it again a few times.
Then restain and oil treat the wood..
Aside from that sir I have ZIPPO idea how to kill the fungus while preserving the present finish.
If you decide to go the bleach and water route make shure you do the inside of the martinis stoch "where the locking bolt is" just in case theres thingys living in there.
Also ....could there be a fungus or mold infestation somewhere in your gun locker?? Maybe your getting contact infection from a outside source?
Mold is bad for stock wood but also for you and your familys health.
I hope any of this rambling is of any help!!
Cheers
Turn on the furnace, maybe? I had a stock like that once. I cleaned it with Murphy's oil soap, then re-oiled it with double boiled linseed oil. Buy the kind that has the anti-mould additive. I think it was from Home Hardware.
formaldehyde would kill the mold, if you can get your hands on some. Not sure what it would do to the finish; it would be about the same as putting water on the stock. It would also work on the holster but you would have to try some in a spot that does not show, to see if it would stain the leather. I would not suggest soaking the stock in oil for several days; I think it would leave you with essentially a soggy stock. I also think the mold can grow on linseed oil.
cheers mooncoon
Formaldehyde
I wont use anything that Strong.
I think i will try the Oil with mold killer in it. But i wont soak the stock in it i will try rubing it in the wood.
Bleach sounds like it would work to but i think it will just add more wetness to the Wood.
This stock is not a varnished stock its a Stained oil stock so most likely wasnt dryed enough when it was finished.
None of my other guns grow Mold on em. Just this one.
Maby seting it by the wood stove for awhile will help get it good and dry then use the Oil with mold killer?
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