Stripped Type 38 stock

[Milsurp Collector]

Nice selection of colors, but pricey. I've read that Urishi has a unique texture. Two questions: They have a list of colors with little squares, opininions on the right color for that type of rifle?

I would go with this Japanese URUSHI Lacquer YOROI KABUTO SAYA Repair Clear - eBay (item 370316926886 end time Jan-13-10 16:16:01 PST)

As I said earlier, there is a particular method for using urushi. I bought some ( from http://www.hyper-cafe.com/html/Category-12-0.html) and read up on how to apply it, but I haven't tried using yet.

[riceone]

A friend brough me some from Japan. I mixed it up applied it to my stock and did not like the results. In the process got a bad case of something like poison ivy. When I got well I decided to strip the rifle and start over. Bad choice, got another bad case of poison ivy. I will stay with American finished from now on. You have to have some sort of humidity cabinet to cause the urushi to harden. riceone

[ShaveTail]

As an earlier poster recommended, I'm going to just leave it alone for now anyway. I guess Urushi is one of those ideas that sounds great...until you actually try it.

For the moment I'm out in the weeds with my project Enfield (err...metaphorically speaking, of course...).