Refinishing my Mosin. BLO question.

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A few quick pics of my first ever wood refinishing project. Steamed out a bunch of dents, shes got a lot a 'character' marks, gouges, etc. Sanded it down with some 400 grit i had leftover. Used minwax chestnut as the stain. I have applied two heavy coats and let each soak for 15 minutes before wiping down. I plan on using BLO for the finishing, hand rubbing it in, how any coats should I use?
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i should have got a few more before shots but i forgot, trust me shes not a pretty girl!

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I never noticed the large stamp between the 2 smaller ones till i saw this photo.
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i think this is a crate mark?
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Again this is a pretty banged up stock, i couldnt lift all the dents. The stock is smooth as silk, and still retains its 'battle bumps'! I just need a little advice on the BLO finishing.
 
Shellac is the Russian method of finish, Linseed is British, but I say go for it! I can never remember the proper "army" way it was done and someone will correct me...I believe its something like, rub in the oil once a day for a week {and use your hand, friction and the heat generated is important}, once a week for a month, once a month for a year and once a year after that. The wood will let you know when it can't absorb anymore oil. Less is more. Some guys will thin the oil with distillates which help carry the oil deeper into the wood...fill yer boots and post a pic in a months time. The stock will have a lovely "glow" to it.

OP; if you're going to use linseed oil, please dispose of any rags that have oil on them soaked in water or better yet submerged in water. The rag will/could self combust as the oil dries. Linseed goes through a natural polymerization reaction when it dries, this causes heat in an oiled rag= fire...just an FYI if you didn't already know.
 
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I used a paste I made from BLO, beeswax and a splash of orange oil to finish the stock of my SKS. Buffs up with a rag to a nice satin sheen, and smells beautiful to boot. I put on a coat once a day for about 4 days, then another one after every post-shoot cleaning. Funny when my wife asks if I'm "buffing the stock" again.
 
Wow it's looking awesome. Gonna be finishing my M44 sometime in the next couple months but will most likely be going the traditional shellac route. What mount are you getting?
 
Most like to keep the original finish, and generally I do too...but honestly, that wood looks way better than the orange-ish finish on my mosins !!
Original or not, I like the look of the wood a lot more than the shellac/varnish they came with.
 
tung oil is nice and abit shiny... you can even fill in the pores of the wood by lite wet sanding with 1000grit inbetween oilings

just remember wipe down the stock and not leave surface oil to get tacky

raw linseed takes longer to dry but if you have the kind with a dryer, it can be much faster
 
Bah!

Pay no mind to the purists! lol

I finished my M44 in BLO, it turned out out-fackin'-standing! :rockOn:

My stock was in great condition hence the smoothness of it.

I really like the look of your war ravaged wood with the BLO over the top.........did I just say "I like your war ravaged wood"? lol

Here is mine after about 9 applications of hand rubbed straight BLO:

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