Do it yourself Stock making thread

[Dusty Stevens]

Nuthin. It’s an old factory stock that came that way. I think it’s an HS Precision.

Oh yea i caught the 40x part then the quick satisfaction. Sorry!

 

[joshb]

Oh yea i caught the 40x part then the quick satisfaction. Sorry!

It’s Saturday, Dusty. Time to slow down a little.

 

[Bc'z]

It’s Saturday, Dusty. Time to slow down a little.

He can't seem to sit still can he? Lol

 

[Bob3700]

How do u enhance darker grains / highlights in a walnut stock? My wood has some nicer figure in the Buttstock area that I would like to bring out. Looking at putting a couple of coats of tru-oil on for initial sealing then when I am happy with the fit, clear coating the stock.
Bob

 

[Dusty Stevens]

How do u enhance darker grains / highlights in a walnut stock? My wood has some nicer figure in the Buttstock area that I would like to bring out. Looking at putting a couple of coats of tru-oil on for initial sealing then when I am happy with the fit, clear coating the stock.
Bob

Dont put oil on it if you plan to clear it. Get bc’z to talk about dies

 

[Bc'z]

Dusty is right, no oil if your gonna clear it.
I personally don't like stain as it is muddy in appearance.
I use Transtint dyes diluted with water, I purchase dyes through Stewmac Luther supply.
Walnut I use medium brown "strong" mix
Copper brown and red blended medium strong mix
Vintage amber medium strength.
Wooden paint sticks work as a good indicator for dye strength when mixing.
This Xring was done exactly like described

 

[Twdmar]

How do u enhance darker grains / highlights in a walnut stock? My wood has some nicer figure in the Buttstock area that I would like to bring out. Looking at putting a couple of coats of tru-oil on for initial sealing then when I am happy with the fit, clear coating the stock.
Bob

If you want to darken and also fill the grain in walnut, you can make a paste with rottenstone and a finish. It's easy and works well very well. The black streaks in walnut will get darker but the surrounding wood shouldn't get appreciably darker(I have not tried it on sapwood though). A catalyzed oil like minwax antique oil is easy, cheap and available at ace hardware.
Dewaxed Shellac can also be used to highlight grain and will seal the wood without interfering with other finishes but doesn't fill the grain at all.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Dusty is right, no oil if your gonna clear it.
I personally don't like stain as it is muddy in appearance.
I use Transtint dyes diluted with water, I purchase dyes through Stewmac Luther supply.
Walnut I use medium brown "strong" mix
Copper brown and red blended medium strong mix
Vintage amber medium strength.
Wooden paint sticks work as a good indicator for dye strength when mixing.
This Xring was done exactly like described View attachment 1412359

Bout time to mow that table

 

[Bc'z]

Bout time to mow that table

I set that sumbitch on fire in my last burn pile

 

[joshb]

I found Transtint dies to be cheapest at Woodcraft supply. They’re on Amazon but twice the price.

 

[joshb]

I put a second coat of “slow cure” epoxy on Sunday afternoon. It’s Tuesday morning and it’s still tacky. Just some info for anyone thinking about using it. Ya’ll need some patience.

 

[paperpuncher]

Wow that is nice

 

[Bc'z]

I put a second coat of “slow cure” epoxy on Sunday afternoon. It’s Tuesday morning and it’s still tacky. Just some info for anyone thinking about using it. Ya’ll need some patience.
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Josh if I wanted patients I'd have been a doctor!!
Forgive the Rye brother

 

[joshb]

Finished. Surgeon 591 in 6.5x47.

 

[LVLAaron]

Bro. Damn.

 

[Gabe22BR]

Ok-what gives..

In applied pic it’s glossy & DEEP looking..

Finished pic - it’s satin looking..

 

[Bc'z]

Ok-what gives..

In applied pic it’s glossy & DEEP looking..

Finished pic - it’s satin looking..

Gabe he used a matt finish epoxy or knocked the shine back with steel wood.
Matt finishes go on glossy, but dry to a dull sheen.

 

[joshb]

Sanding then polishing to just a touch off full gloss. It was blinding me with the reflection, showing every fingerprint, ...... This one is a hunter, not a show gun.
This was an experiment. We wondered what it would look like. Now that you’ve seen it, you can send a stock to Bc’z and he’ll put a shine on it.

 

[Gabe22BR]

Gotcha

 

[Gabe22BR]

I polished this w/ elbow grease…
I’m sure someone else is enjoying it…thinking it was cleared.. lol