My Weihrauch HW 50 S

[vestlenning]

Wanted to refinish another rifle, and a couple of hours later it's got its first coat of oil.

The object, a Weihrauch HW 50 s:



Heat gun and a blunt knife:



After light sanding:



One coat of boiled linseed oil:

[Extreme .457]

   Very nice!!!! BLO is a very nice finish, especially hand rubbed!!!! Very little oil, elbow grease and you get a nice finish. Just work it I've done a few stocks with BLO a little time consuming but well worth the reward!!

Best of Luck Brother Man!!!

[Lost]

Very nice.

I've wondered about the attraction of boiled linseed oil. Making archery bows is another of my hobbies and as a bow finish boiled linseed leaves a beautiful appearance but not so great with moisture control unless sealed with a polyurethane (spar) and/or repeatedly reapplied.

Do you regularly re-apply your oil to the stock?

Maybe moisture movement within a stock is not as big of a concern as a bow which can lose energy if moisture is absorbed since the limbs bend.

Great work and thanks for taking the time for photos.

[triggerfest]

And with great result - veldig bra !

[vestlenning]

Thank you sirs!

I've wondered about the attraction of boiled linseed oil. Making archery bows is another of my hobbies and as a bow finish boiled linseed leaves a beautiful appearance but not so great with moisture control unless sealed with a polyurethane (spar) and/or repeatedly reapplied.

Do you regularly re-apply your oil to the stock?

Maybe moisture movement within a stock is not as big of a concern as a bow which can lose energy if moisture is absorbed since the limbs bend.

Can't say I have ever noticed any effects due to (moderate) change of moisture in gun stocks - makes sense since they're not part of the action, not even the sights.

I put on a new coat of oil every now and then to compensate for wear, and for looks of course.

[Frank in Fairfield]

Ol' Guy so I can repeat myself.
My grandfather advised me to use BLO on a new stock...
Once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year, then once a year for the rest of your life....

This one has ten coats....right now:

[56S]

Nice work.  Tru-oil is a BLO based finish made for gunstocks.  I did a Zastava CZ 99 using Tru-oil.  Two weeks of hand rubbing with two coats sprayed mixed 50/50 with mineral spirits.  The end result is astonishing.  An additive called Japan drier can be used to speed up the chemical reaction hardening the finish much quicker.  Next stock I do will get that additive.

[Frank in Fairfield]

Nice work.  Tru-oil is a BLO based finish made for gunstocks.  I did a Zastava CZ 99 using Tru-oil.  Two weeks of hand rubbing with two coats sprayed mixed 50/50 with mineral spirits.  The end result is astonishing.  An additive called Japan drier can be used to speed up the chemical reaction hardening the finish much quicker.  Next stock I do will get that additive.

I am not sure about hardening the finish. 
If you don't harden it and you scratch it while hunting, etc., the finish can easily be repaired by just rubbing some more oil into the finish.
Too, when the finish is hardened (Tru-oil dries very hard IMO) it turns yellow after a few years and any scratches appear as a white streak...

I just rub the oil in while watching TV and when it dries from the heat, I am done.

Note...I remove the action from the stock while doing this.

Too, we all use a silicone rag to rub down the metal portions of our arms but I keep a lightly BLO saturated rag (In a zip-lock bag,,,,flammable you know) to lightly rub down the stock after every use as well.

Shoot safe

[vestlenning]

Change of plans: Didn't like the look after just oiling, so I fetched some glossy paint and gave it a look Johnny Cash would have approved of:



Thinking about a swirl dip using dark red or blue, but first I'll enjoy it as it is for a while.

[vestlenning]

How about some red marble?

[Grover]

To each his own, but I liked the "before" pic the best.  Was there a blem that inspired your project?

[vestlenning]

To each his own, but I liked the "before" pic the best.  Was there a blem that inspired your project?

Do you mean before as in original state? If so, lifeless I would say (the stock, not you).

This is what the stock looked like after stripping and the first coat of oil:



See the dark stripe on the fore-end and the muddy areas around the checkering? Couldn't have that, so onwards with paint. Not only because I had to - there's plenty of oiled stocks around, variety makes me happy.

[Yogi]

Isn't the dark areas around the checkering due to the open pore of the wool there?  I have heard to cover these areas and only apply a very little there otherwise that area will appear too dark due to to much absorption.
-Y

[vestlenning]

Isn't the dark areas around the checkering due to the open pore of the wool there?  I have heard to cover these areas and only apply a very little there otherwise that area will appear too dark due to to much absorption.

Probably. I hadn't experienced it before, next time I will be more careful.