Quote from: Whirligig on March 19, 2024, 01:43:56 PMQuote from: Blowpipe Sam on March 18, 2024, 01:04:03 AMI applied a third coat of my bee's wax, turpentine, and linseed oil mix to the Turkish walnut stock of my recently acquired Hatsan mod 135. The stock was looking distinctly unloved when I got it but it is shaping up very nicely now. Hatsan stocks come just barely finished and the thin finish wears rapidly. Since I had the goop out I slathered another coat on a couple of guns that were looking needy. When it's all dry in a couple of days I'll buff all the stocks with a chamois and then polish with a coat of Old English furniture wax.Do you make this polish yourself?If so, what commonly-available (Amazon) would you suggest for Hatsan stocks to achieve results similar to the effect of your polishing "goop?"Thanks,-WYes I make it myself. I got a 1 lb. block of Bee's wax from Hobby Lobby. I melted enough to fill a cup in a large Pyrex cup. I mixed it with one cup of Artist linseed oil and one cup of turpentine. It congeals to a paste when it cools. I store it in an old Mayonnaise jar. It is a traditional gunstock formulae. I have no idea what modern concoction equates with it but I have heard good things about Tru Oil.
Quote from: Blowpipe Sam on March 18, 2024, 01:04:03 AMI applied a third coat of my bee's wax, turpentine, and linseed oil mix to the Turkish walnut stock of my recently acquired Hatsan mod 135. The stock was looking distinctly unloved when I got it but it is shaping up very nicely now. Hatsan stocks come just barely finished and the thin finish wears rapidly. Since I had the goop out I slathered another coat on a couple of guns that were looking needy. When it's all dry in a couple of days I'll buff all the stocks with a chamois and then polish with a coat of Old English furniture wax.Do you make this polish yourself?If so, what commonly-available (Amazon) would you suggest for Hatsan stocks to achieve results similar to the effect of your polishing "goop?"Thanks,-W
I applied a third coat of my bee's wax, turpentine, and linseed oil mix to the Turkish walnut stock of my recently acquired Hatsan mod 135. The stock was looking distinctly unloved when I got it but it is shaping up very nicely now. Hatsan stocks come just barely finished and the thin finish wears rapidly. Since I had the goop out I slathered another coat on a couple of guns that were looking needy. When it's all dry in a couple of days I'll buff all the stocks with a chamois and then polish with a coat of Old English furniture wax.
I'm practicing for the 10m Casual Match and a fly landed on the target. I thought why not? I really couldn't resist. Ron
Quote from: Ronfiveo on March 22, 2024, 11:52:29 AMI'm practicing for the 10m Casual Match and a fly landed on the target. I thought why not? I really couldn't resist. RonIt's more sporting to hit them before they land.
Tested Birchwood "Tru-Oil" on a darkly-stained Hatsan 95 stock. The product is was much different than I imagined. It's more of a lacquer than an oil. After two coats, the stock was much more shiny. The second coat was partially needed to remove the cat hair and dust from the stock after putting it in the corner where I set it to dry after the first coat.Also, it's not very easy to wash this stuff off your hands.I'm not sure if I'm going to apply this to other stocks, but it sure does a nice job of refinishing worn spots in my wood floor. -W
Quote from: Whirligig on March 23, 2024, 08:03:41 AMTested Birchwood "Tru-Oil" on a darkly-stained Hatsan 95 stock. The product is was much different than I imagined. It's more of a lacquer than an oil. After two coats, the stock was much more shiny. The second coat was partially needed to remove the cat hair and dust from the stock after putting it in the corner where I set it to dry after the first coat.Also, it's not very easy to wash this stuff off your hands.I'm not sure if I'm going to apply this to other stocks, but it sure does a nice job of refinishing worn spots in my wood floor. -WHow do you think it would do on a stock where the original finish was sanded off down to bare wood?Ron
Quote from: Ronfiveo on March 23, 2024, 08:33:01 AMQuote from: Whirligig on March 23, 2024, 08:03:41 AMTested Birchwood "Tru-Oil" on a darkly-stained Hatsan 95 stock. The product is was much different than I imagined. It's more of a lacquer than an oil. After two coats, the stock was much more shiny. The second coat was partially needed to remove the cat hair and dust from the stock after putting it in the corner where I set it to dry after the first coat.Also, it's not very easy to wash this stuff off your hands.I'm not sure if I'm going to apply this to other stocks, but it sure does a nice job of refinishing worn spots in my wood floor. -WHow do you think it would do on a stock where the original finish was sanded off down to bare wood?RonThat's actually what the instructions on the bottle say to do. My highly inexperienced guess would be that it would depend on the wood. If the wood had a nice color and some character, then I'd bet it would be great, but for more "generic" wood, I think that you would just have a shiny characterless finish. This is just a guess, though. Other GTA members would know more about this than I do.-W
Ron, the Discovery I bought in 2013 had an unattractive finish. I sanded the finish off [completely] and applied several coats of Birchwood Tru-Oil. That was in 2014, before the rifle went to my brother. He has used it every season since then, and has not done anything to it since he got it. The rifle still looks nice.Whirly, I wore the black rubber gloves (from Harbor Freight) while applying the Tru-Oil. That allowed my hands to stay clean. And I don't have any pets in the house.
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