sorry about picture, gunstock werk

[444ttd]

i tried a military stock and it came out all right. i did steam out all of the scratches and dents and i did use an oil paste coat filler.

if you want to strip a stock, try citristrip. i take the stock and slather it with citristrip and i put the stock down an the heel and fore-end(upside down for those of us who have to look it up!!!! :D ) on a sheet of aluminium foil. then places grocery bags(3 or 4) on top of stock. i wait 24+/- hours, then i wipe it off using paper towels and two or three squirts of mean green. repeat if necessary. i never have to do it a 3rd time.

www.citristrip.com/

https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/mean-green/hard-surface-cleaner/super-strength-multi-purpose

to finish the stock:
1. steam out the scratches
2. 400 grit sand paper over the entire stock
3. 4 ought steel wool over the entire stock
4. wipe it down with tack cloth
5. min-wax antique oil(3 - 7 coats, depends on your taste) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdAhnS_qYYM&t=104s&ab_channel=CyclopsVideosJoeWRhea
6. (optional) pumice stone over the entire stock
7. (optional) rotten stone over the entire stock

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/images/attach/jpg.gif

sorry about the picture
this is a 93 spanish mauser stock(1924 i think). its now on step 5 and i'm waiting for it to dry(final 4th coat). i'm on the fence to do step 6 and 7. i did a dark walnut oil paste coat to fill up some of the scratches (2 coats). (to use in between step 2 and step 3)


all in all, instead of throwing the military gun stock away and making/buying a new one, use it. you'll be satisfied it did, i am.

[jonp]

That looks great. I might try it on my 43 Spanish

[444ttd]

i'm going to do it again with my two 1898 spr armory stocks. ( they are original but they are sporterized)

[Pressman]

You have an even color, that alone can be difficult to achieve. Better to preserve an old original than buy new, just my thoughts.

[444ttd]

this is an sporterized 1891 argentine mauser, this has a even color too.

[swheeler]

That Spanish stock looks good, raw honey color almost, I like it a lot. Last stock I finished I used Teak Oil because I had a gallon of it I had used on wooden boat transom ladder, it gave a nice finish.

[444ttd]

That Spanish stock looks good, raw honey color almost, I like it a lot. Last stock I finished I used Teak Oil because I had a gallon of it I had used on wooden boat transom ladder, it gave a nice finish.


thanks!!!!!!

when i was using lin speed oil(i have to do rotten stone after its done drying, 1 month), the drying time between each coat was abysmal(i had to look it up;)). it went from 24 hours to 2 weeks between the coats. then you have to wait for a month or longer till its finally dry(12th coat). then you go to the rotten stone route. i have 6 or 7 months(including sanding) in it already(its beautiful) but there's got to be a better way. i don't like the true oil finish, they did something to finish, whether they did swap on the chemicals or cost of chemicals went way down. i don't know.

i like the way that linseed oil works, but the time involved isn't fer me. i looked at everything and i couldn't find anything that werks for me. then i found mini wax antique oil. i looked it up on youtube and i found everything that werks fer me. i choose to do the 93 mauser for my "experiment". if i messed up, theres always richards gun stocks anyway. anyways, i steamed the dents and scratches as best as i can. i sanded it and put on/off paste oil. wipe the gun stock down and began my coats of antique oil(4 coats, i should have stopped at 3). i'm still on the fence about rotten stone sanding, but i feel good about the stock turned out.

i have another 93 mauser stock that richard's turned out(Apache gold) that is going to my youngest son's. in about 2 or 3 weeks, i'll start sanding it and the finish will be antique oil.




https://www.lin-speed.com/
http://rifle-stocks.com/

[swheeler]

We want to see pictures of that Apache Gold, that is nice looking laminate stock. I have a couple of Richards micro-fit stocks.

[slim1836]

this is an sporterized 1891 argentine mauser, this has a even color too.

Looks like mine.

276694

276695

Slim

[444ttd]

93 mauser Apache gold unfinished

https://i.imgur.com/t0yKoa3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PfYaLTr.jpg


98 mauser black walnut grade a fancy( needs rotten stone)

https://i.imgur.com/UieMoNX.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PQG9ZP5.jpg



slim, yes it does.

[444ttd]

https://i.imgur.com/6eCPDfT.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/sKKWMR1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Tz1BQGW.jpg


i don't have a cell phone, so the pix are on my laptop.

[444ttd]

https://i.imgur.com/gStZ7fD.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/iv4lqPV.jpg

[444ttd]

i spent about 9 or 10 hours rotting stone polishing it. then i used two coats of Johnson's paste wax. i put it back together and into the safe it goes. i'll do a 257 roberts barrel and the bolt will need bent, dayton trigger kit, 2 position safety and d&t for a scope mount. but i have 3 or 4 rifles to do.

https://i.imgur.com/DRnYsN6.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Ufj8aTi.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4Q6vp9H.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/bk1VsLe.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/KWsr5oB.jpg

[444ttd]

tomorrow or the next day, its rotten stone and 3 in 1 oil in a 98 mauser stock. i mix the rotten stone power and 3 in 1 oil up in a paste(small amount) and i do the stock in pieces. i'll do it in 3 - 4 hours, each day till the stock is smooth as a baby's bottom.

https://i.imgur.com/Rf3HP6j.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/wr6y2rn.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/fq80SBb.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/C3fuIpu.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/gStZ7fD.jpg

[444ttd]

and then my wood werking skills(little to next to none) are going to a 93 mauser Apache gold stock.

https://i.imgur.com/6eCPDfT.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/sKKWMR1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Tz1BQGW.jpg



then its either a 1898 spr armory (2 actions & 2 rifles) or a 95 Chilean navy mauser(action) or 91 sporterized argentine mauser or a sporterized 6.5 carcano.

[444ttd]

well, i got to my 98 mauser.......again. i used citristrip because i didn't use bartley oil filler (dark). when i was rotten stoning the stock, i seen "dents" in the stock because i didn't use filler. the rotten stoning takes the high spots off, but low spots("dents") it was just too much.

so i'll citristrip it and do an oil filler with mineral spirits to fill the grain. when thats done, i'm going use minwax antique oil finish instead of linspeed oil (i don't the like the time the linspeed requires).

oh well, you live, you learn.

[Texas by God]

Nice finishes, 444! I see from the cheekpieces that you must be ambidextrous.... [emoji16]

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[444ttd]

i'm a leftie but my sons are righty.

[444ttd]

i got the 98 mauser stock just about done. it will take several weeks to cure it but it still needs rotten stone. bartley's dark oil filler was used. bartley's was on my dad's shelf, so he told me i could use it. the last time he had done a gunstock was 1979-80. i thought that 40 some years of bartley sitting there on the shelf would NOT be good. but as soon as i pried the lid off, it was still good. anyway heres the pictures(pix are not good) i used minwax antique oil on it. i find that it is much better than lin speed oil. the grain of the wood "pops" out at you.

[slim1836]

Congrats, I've got a stock that needs attention and have no clue what would be the best way to go about it. I need to see if it shoots fairly well before working on the stock. Still waiting on parts and doing research on this old 1939 Mossberg model 51. It's a 22 and I'll have more in it than I can get out but I'm passing it on to my soon to be 2 year old grandson.

Keep up the good work and post pics when you can.

Slim

[gitzitfish]

Beautiful stocks! I just redid a Marlin 336 30/30 in a similar fashion. It’s still doing final dry before I buff it out

[444ttd]

i'm doing my 1898 spr armory in 30-40 krag. i have citristipped it three times and it is still dark. i think i'll sand it starting with 320 grit.

this is a before pictures
https://i.imgur.com/7BTwpwD.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PyhUcRt.jpg

[444ttd]

320 grit wasn't what i needed, i needed 220 grit to take off the black linseed oil. i used 2/3 of a sheets of 220 grit. the black gunk left on the sandpaper was worthless. i then did a steel bristle on the sandpaper every few seconds. (sand for few seconds, then bristle the sandpaper,sand for a few seconds......) i got most of the black linseed oil off of the stock(5 hours) and then i started the 320 grit. then 400 grit AND then bartley wood dark filler. when that is done, then its back to the 400 grit. then i'll 4 ought steel wool it and THEN i'll do minwax antique oil. after 3 or 4 coats, then i'll let it sit for 3 or 4 weeks......and THEN it's 2 coats johnson's paste wax.

[444ttd]

i got done with the 400 grit and the bartley's dark oil grain filler. now i wait for it to dry...........is it done yet? now? now? now?.........[smilie=l:

[444ttd]

last week i had a bad head cold, but this week i started finishing my krag and rotten stone and 3 in 1 oil my 98 mauser stock. i'll get pictures pf the mauser stock when i am done.

my krag stock after 3 coats of minwax antique oil(sorry, pix are my laptop)

i know they don't look good, but you can see the depth of the grain. right now, she is drying on coat 4. i think that she should real good on coat 7 or 8. when that is done, rotten stone and 3 in 1 oil. then i'll use johnson's paste wax.