Try several topcoats of amber shellac over a poly stain.
Tung oil is my choice for beautification.
You can make wipe on poly ( oil base) by diluting minwax poly cut 50/50 with odorless paint thinner..
Quote from: Yarp on April 07, 2018, 06:16:55 PMTry several topcoats of amber shellac over a poly stain.Poly stain?
Thanks Brett,Just trying to show some different materials that can be used. Unfortunately, most of the clear coat material I use is more commercial and is applied by spray equipment. The dyes and stains are hand applied. True oil seems to be the go to finish for diy’ers on gun stocks and yet is never used in the finishing industry. It’s been a few years but a known stock maker made a post here on the GTA. His opinion was that true oil was an inferior product and said if you have to hand apply your finish, minwax had a great old school oil finish that was way superior to true oil. I believe it was minwax antique oil finish. You can find it on amazon. In all fairness, I’ve never used this product so I’m only going by what I read. That being said, I’ve been in the industry for a long time and companies like birchwood Casey are not finish makers but just label someone else’s finish. I tend to believe minwax has a bigger steak in the finish game. And though I don’t use minwax products much, their polycrylic finish is fantastic clear coat for some applications. Just trying to share a few ideas. Higgs