Carbine stock refinish?

This is a WW2 USGI replacement stock that had been shellacked:

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...b225333g-1.jpg

I stripped it with Formby's furniture stripper (rubbing with 0000 steel wool), then applied Formby's tung oil (3 coats, rubbing with 0000 after each coat, including the final coat).

With all the dings & possible oil/grease stains, yours might look better if you apply dark stain after you strip it. Hard to tell at this point.

Neal

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Originally Posted by Neal Myers

This is a WW2 USGI replacement stock that had been shellacked:

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...b225333g-1.jpg

I stripped it with Formby's furniture stripper (rubbing with 0000 steel wool), then applied Formby's tung oil (3 coats, rubbing with 0000 after each coat, including the final coat).

With all the dings & possible oil/grease stains, yours might look better if you apply dark stain after you strip it. Hard to tell at this point.

Neal

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Very nice....I will have to look for some Formby's to strip it with.

From what I can tell mine isn't nicked and dinged up because they look like they belt sanded the stock when it was rebuilt. I have quite a bit of sanding to do to straighten that out.

Got it stripped , sanded and currently drying on the second coat of BLO.

Will have to post some pics up when it I get it done in a few days.