Cherry gunstock finish

[GreyWhiskers]

Who has used lye to finish a cherry wood gunstock? What were the results? Any other methods to bring out color?

 

[dave_person]

Hi,
Use the search function on the upper right corner of the page and search for "finishing cherry" or "staining cherry" and you will see more than 10 pages of posts discussing your question.

dave

 

[olskool]

i have put together 5 Kibler SMR in maple, i should receive a woodsrunner today, it will be my first cherry stock. i have searched a lot of info. and there are many ways to stain cherry. according to what look you want. a lot of people use easy off in the yellow can that contains lye. if i do lye on this one it will be lye water mix and not oven cleaner. get some test pieces of wood and test it all first before you do the real thing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[LME]

I just finished a jewlry box that had a top made out of Cherry. I used three coats of Wako golden Oak Danish oil for the finish on the top. I applied it and a few minute later wiped it clean. It darkened the Cherry exactly like I wanted and accented the grain. I can envision a gun stock done this way and it would be beautiful. Try this on a piece of scrap Cherry. It may be the look you are after?

 

[GreyWhiskers]

I decided to not stain or use lye. Four coats of Chambers Oil Finish.

 

[1950DAVE]

A little lye goes a long way. 1tsp in a pint of water. Not a gun stock but a reference. This color went with grand daughter's decor. Be aware that it shows every chip, nick, grain turn, sanding flaw, etc..

 

[wiscoaster]

View attachment 281470I decided to not stain or use lye. Four coats of Chambers Oil Finish.

Very nice!!

 

[reddogge]

Our Ethan Allen cherry bedroom set dating from 1965. It looks darker without the sun shining on it.

 

[olskool]

here is one in cherry i finished and sold last week. no lye needed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Beaverman2]

here is one in cherry i finished and sold last week. no lye needed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Great color, what did you use to gray the lock and barrel with? Thanks, Beav

 

[olskool]

super blue buffed back with 000 steel wool,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[tjiann]

View attachment 281470I decided to not stain or use lye. Four coats of Chambers Oil Finish.

Looks great. Barrel and lock just left in the white? Any treatment?