Refinishing your original sks wood stock

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Anyone ever stripped down your original wood stock and refinished it? I am considering it but i wonder if it's worth the effort. got any pictures i would love to see them.
 
Yes I have stripped down and refinished an original SKS, Mosin, and SVT40 stock, just for something to do as I like the look of wood stocks. I will try to post some pictures soon. I simply stripped the wood using a chemical wood stripper, then heated it in the and oven, ( or you can place it next to a heater) to get it to sweat out as much of the old finish as possible. If you find any low spots or dents in the wood use a damp cloth and and iron to rise them up. Then lightly sand, using a sanding block, not your hand to smooth everything out. Find a colour stain you like, from canadian tire or home depot, I have used a dark walnut and a sedona red that both turned out great. Once the stain dries buff it with "0000" steal wool and then use Birchwood Casey "Tru Oil" (from wholesale sports for about 10 dollars) and give it about 5 coats buffing with the steal wool between coats, and finish it all up with some wood wax. Hope this helps
 
Further to my last I know it may sound like it took a long time but it didn't at all. I started on a friday evening and was done by sunday afternoon, the whole thing would have only taken 2-4 hours if it wasn't for drying time. PS I have I wife and young children and don't really have alot of time to myself so if it was hard and time consuming I would not have done it.
 
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Superglide, when you stripped the wood what did you use to ensure all the cosmo was out? I've put my stock in the oven twice to sweat the grease out, but it's still there in spots, which I fear won't absorb the stain properly :confused:
 
Some uneven colour is what makes wood look fantastic, but if you'd like to reduce it, then after stripping the stock, give it a real good cleaning with Varsol/paint thinner. Be generous with the thinner and let it get in the pores to help flood out any oil. Allow it to dry thoroughly and then begin your staining process.
 
Coachgun67 said:
No,it isn't...its about a laminate birch stock,wich is mostly used on refurbs.The OP question,as far as I understand was about the old style "full wood one pice" birch stock.

So far,I'm also courios for some pics,all of my SKS are non laminate....
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It says original wood stock. Laminate came on the later russian sks from the factory. Also you can use the same methods no mater what the wood. Lots of ppl do that exact same method to the old rimfires they have kicking around. Its not just used on laminated sks stocks. Step one strip the wood, step 2 oil it. then enjoy not that hard to figure out really its wood.
 
Yep
used true oil ,cut and ground the bayonet lug off and the holder for the cleaning rod installed a tech rear sight and the williams firesight front and now have a handy behind the seat/ boat gun that doesnt get hooked on everything. Beside's I consider myself an end user of my equiptment and with millions of these things around I'll make it work for me.
 
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Any rifle stock that is finished cheaply with laquer or..? is worth stripping and tung oiling.
Specially the sks with natural birch or laminate stock... They are truely beautiful when refinished. Its all Ive ever refinished and Im no pro but I like the results..:D
 
hometownhero said:
It says original wood stock. Laminate came on the later russian sks from the factory. Also you can use the same methods no mater what the wood. Lots of ppl do that exact same method to the old rimfires they have kicking around. Its not just used on laminated sks stocks. Step one strip the wood, step 2 oil it. then enjoy not that hard to figure out really its wood.
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Might be a misunderstanding on my side then...wood is not equal wood.The laminate has that distinctive light&dark pattern,while the full wood stock would be a boring unicolor "blond" if you get all the cosmo out and I was interested to see if its worth the time and effort,before I start working one of mine over...then on the other hand,might be a good contrast to the black metal parts.Guess we'll see where this threat goes ...:)
 
7mmlefty said:
Any rifle stock that is finished cheaply with laquer or..? is worth stripping and tung oiling.
Specially the sks with natural birch or laminate stock... They are truely beautiful when refinished. Its all Ive ever refinished and Im no pro but I like the results..:D
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Now that is what I would like to know...got pics?
 
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Nice work guys. I'm definitely a fan of the solid hardwood stock. Like Kurgan's "replacement" SKS in the other thread, aged hardwood can look quite beautiful.
 
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