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Surprise Glenfield .22
I have this old Glenfield .22. I guess you could call it 'old,' we got it about 1970. Anyway, it had this plain brown... I guess it's more like a pai...Read More
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Thats a really "different" looking stock. Nice but different. Should look really nice with some tru-oil or blo on it. Post some finished pics when you can
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About half way. Winter weather provides limited opportunities. I have to let it get a good start on drying before bringing it in the house. That & I need to pick up a bottle of true oil. Haven't...
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neat looking stock. the walmarts in my area carry tru-oil. i had a savage 22lr about 15 years ago with a similar stock, one of my nephews has it now
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It's been some time ago but the last bottle I had came from Walmarts too. Maybe this one was just out. The 'help' wasn't any of course. They tried to point out Rem oil. I'll find some. It's been too...
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if you have an ace hardware in your area you might see what they have. i've see tung oil mixed with spar varnish to make the tung oil thicker like tru-oil. the ace in my area carries spar varnish...
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Yes, we have Ace h'ware stores. I don't care for formby's. Too thin and tacks too quickly. But our Wally's still carries it. I have had some luck applying it on top of a coat of blo. I am not looking...
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NN, Are you sanding the Spar Varnish out between coats? 220 to 300 grit or a bit more? That will usually smooth it down well and allow the next coat to be a bit smoother.
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NN, Are you sanding the Spar Varnish out between coats? 220 to 300 grit or a bit more? That will usually smooth it down well and allow the next coat to be a bit smoother. Let me share a process I was...
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nn, the way i'm doing it now came from clyde bakers modern gunsmithing book but i've changed up a few things. i heat the stock and some blo up till its almost to hot to handle then i give the stock a...
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nn, i use the bees wax to make gunstock wax by mixing equal parts blo, turpentine & beexwax.
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That's a classic! I remember my Dad using such a blend. It's often recommended for Finn stocks too.
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