Check out this hardware

[Recurve]

This is my GPR hardware. I blued it with BC blue and then used The Works toilet bowl cleaner to remove it. It left this cool gray color. It's shiny after a good scrubbing with 0000 steel wool. Before the steel wool it was matte finished and had already started to brown a purplish color. The barrel is about the same color but not as uniform.
The only thing I messed up on was the stock. I should have used some really dark stain so it wouldn't jive with the hardware.
The only thing I don't like about the GPR kit is the stock. I just don't like the color. This may sound odd but I also don't like the grain. I want it to look more plain like so many original rifles I have seen.
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[F.G. Ford]

Fine job on the steel!
Is it reasonably sealed?
I really like the color.

Old Ford

 

[reddogge]

No harm in stripping the stock and restaining it to please you. After all it will outlive you so adjust the color to something you will be pleased with.

 

[Recurve]

What would you use to strip tru-oil?

 

[bwhoffman]

The metal looks nice!

idea on your stock....
hows about tinting the tru-oil and applying more?
essentialy, its a varnish. shouldnt be too hard to blend in a darker tint. I know I wouldnt want to remove it, big chore.
I recently built a TC hawken and zonie suggested thinning the BC walnut stain with water. I went real thin, about 2 to 1 water to stain and followed up with 5 coats of tru oil, results were outstanding. darker than most. wish I had iron furniture!

just an idea...
Brett

 

[Recurve]

Hmmm interesting. I've got some Minwax special walnut and red oak. Wonder if I can mix it with that?

 

[Recurve]

Is it reasonably sealed?


Old Ford

I don't think so.