M1 Carbine Stock

[sakorick]

Chestnut Ridge makes an excellent alcohol base military stock stain that would be perfect for a Birch stock. The more coats you apply, the darker the wood gets. Then finish with hand rubbed linseed oil.

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[imntxs554]

Chestnut Ridge makes an excellent alcohol base military stock stain that would be perfect for a Birch stock. The more coats you apply, the darker the wood gets. Then finish with hand rubbed linseed oil.

I bought it already night before last and i called the number and got the tracking and it should be here Mon or Tues, im hoping

[sakorick]

I bought it already night before last and i called the number and got the tracking and it should be here Mon or Tues, im hoping

Looks great!

[imntxs554]

Thanks Rick...that stuff really works...but im okay with the look...i didnt want to go way dark

[imntxs554]

I finished this Stock, it didnt turn out as dark as i wanted too, but dark enough to see some nice grain, but it really looks go in person and feels solid and durable, not one of those light cnc stocks

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

The II oiler is probably worth $30-$35.

The earlier oilers were marked for different makers, later they were mostly IS marked.

[imntxs554]

Thanks Jim...I never seen so many different ones, but now at least i have 6 out of the ones in the pictures, Thanks Again

[imntxs554]

Here is the pictures of the unfinished Springfield Stock that was in that Storage, ive been looking for a date or year this Stock was made, but i cant find nothing other than the S A it has and this stock looks nice no cracks or gouging just maybe a little dent in a couple of spots. Thanks

Frank

[imntxs554]

The last Stock i did was pretty clean wood, this one here looks like it needs some cleaning, would anybody know what to use to clean it up before applying the stain, i dont want to stain over a dirty area, but i also dont want to damage the wood with water, i think i read that that somewhere, any ideas i can follow, Thanks

Frank

[INLAND44]

Use one of those Mr. Clean 'Magic eraser' pads on it. You moisten them but little bit of moisture won't hurt the stock. Depending on how it looks after that you may want to rub it down with lacquer thinner, possibly using a Scotch Brite pad. Then it'll be ready for the alcohol-based stain, followed in a few days by wiping with 1:1 turpentine:linseed oil on a folded cheesecloth. Don't rub it out or it will turn glossy. War weapons don't have shiny stocks that glint in moonlight - they're supposed to be 'flat'. You repeat the oil wipe as many times as you want, at least a day between applications to allow it to penetrate. That's it.