Patrick L
03-27-2020, 10:58 PM
Well they're done. After about 5 or 6 coats of tung oil, I let it cure then buffed it with fine bronze wool and Renaissance wax. Two coats of wax and here they are
https://i.imgur.com/JAF87mt.jpg
And back on the shiny long one
https://i.imgur.com/zr6GkJp.jpg
In hindsight, I wish I had gone just a shade browner, but compared to the original light pink
https://i.imgur.com/c0qXKkS.jpg
I think they look a lot better now. Plus, the tung oil/wax will only get better the more I handle it.
Finally here's a shot of the 27-2 with my K22. It wears the same grips in American walnut, which I ordered unfinished and did the same tung oil finish on.
https://i.imgur.com/e1nfJQm.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JAF87mt.jpg
And back on the shiny long one
https://i.imgur.com/zr6GkJp.jpg
In hindsight, I wish I had gone just a shade browner, but compared to the original light pink
https://i.imgur.com/c0qXKkS.jpg
I think they look a lot better now. Plus, the tung oil/wax will only get better the more I handle it.
Finally here's a shot of the 27-2 with my K22. It wears the same grips in American walnut, which I ordered unfinished and did the same tung oil finish on.
https://i.imgur.com/e1nfJQm.jpg