TC Hawken stock re-finish

[Eric Krewson]

Tru-oil is not a wood sealer although you can make it seal the pores if you apply it with a piece of red scotchbright pad and rub it in, the small amount of dust produced will fill the pores when mixed with the finish. This is the way most of the very good builders seal walnut.

I used Birchwood Casey walnut stock sealer on my three walnut stocked guns. you apply it and sand it back to bare wood and repeat until the pores are well sealed.

Go to 30 minutes on this video, the lady is doing maple but the same works on walnut. Wipe off any excess finish between coats.

 

[Eric Krewson]

I am thinking you might thin the tru-oil for the first sealing coats. The walnut sealer I bought is just about like water and dries really quickly.

 

[Eric Krewson]

This is the sealer followed by 4 or 5 thin coats of Tru-oil, makes for a very slick finish.

 

[RIDE-RED350R]

Well gents, I think this stock is about where I like it. It has one coat of full strength Birchwood Casey walnut stain and 6 coats of Tru-oil with 24 hours cure time and a light once over of 0000 steel wool between each coat. These pics were just taken outside and they show it to be a little lighter in color and shinier than it is in the hand. Guess that's the limitations of a phone camera. Being the Winchester fanatic that I am, I do like the hint of red that it has, like an old Winchester.

 

[RIDE-RED350R]

And done. I'm very happy with it!

 

[RIDE-RED350R]

With my Renegade. The Hawken is just so classy looking compared to the Renegade. But I like the looks of the 1" barrel on the Renegade a little better. Either way, in very happy with this pair.

 

[Dale Lilly]

Sweet.

 

[Stykbow]

You should be tickled with how it turned out. I think you did a great job.

 

[RIDE-RED350R]

Thank you for the kind words

Now to take this thing out and shoot it for the first time. As soon as the weather and my schedule line up, I have some serious range time I want to put in.

 

[The Appalachian]

Sounds like nasty stuff

Often times "nasty" stuff is just lawyered up because some humans have a tough time walking on their hind legs and can't figure out that hot coffee is indeed hot.

Use that stuff outside, wear gloves, wear old clothes, and above all use the common sense the Good Lord gave ya.......

 

[Buckabeer]

Good looking pair, you got there Red !

 

[MSW]

great looking work!