Refinishing gun stocks

[CHEVELLE427]

Been messing around trying out my hand at stock refinishing using tru-oil.

stuff works good, been working on low end guns just in case i mess up.

problem is most all come out about the same color using tru-oil.

can i stain a striped stock then use the oil or would i need to use something else.

few pic below.
FIRST IS A REPLACEMENT STOCK i picked up for my K-KALE MAUSER









my first 22 187M

 

[DasFriek]

Its my understanding you can use any stain you want and then apply the True-oil.
I used a Golden Pecan stain on my Curley Maple Don Stith BR stock for my CZ.

Birchwood Casey makes a combo pack that comes with Walnut stain, But i prefer to pick my own.
BTW your stocks look good also.

 

[CHEVELLE427]

thanks
it surprised me what can be done with a little time and elbow grease.

A LOT easer then restoring old cars,

also always best to ask questions first before you jump in with both feet.

im practicing before i tackle my BSA CENTURY TARGET 22.

and anything else worth more then $100.

YOUR GUN LOOKS GREAT

 

[DasFriek]

Thank you, It was a fun project.
Just the stock was $250 and i still had to do alot of fitting and then refinish it. But you get what you pay for in custom stuff.
I have read that once you stain it the Tru-oil will darken the wood just a tad more.
I put 10 coats of Tru-oil on mine and at coat 6 i wanted a tad more darker color so i mixed a bit of stain with the Tru-oil and that works also.
Just cant add to much as it will never dry.

One tip i learned is once you pour some Tru-oil out for use and you dont use it all DO NOT put it back in the bottle. It wont harden anymore if you do that a few times.

 

[CHEVELLE427]

good to know

 

[greyling22]

dasfriek speaks the truth about color. Here are some examples of my tru-oil work. I have a few more I never took pics of. walnut and porous woods darken a lot more than maple when the oil is applied. These are not examples of great work, they're just several coats hand applied.

the red gun is a maple or birch 10/22 I stained cherry. I have another one I did OD green (no pics, but it turned out well) the red is really darker than the pics make it look. in dim light it looks maroon-ish
the stock with no gun is a walnut before and after
the lever gun is maple with a walnut stain mixed in with the tru oil. that one didn't turn out so well but it was such a vast improvement over the original brown varnish mess I left it. I fault the wood, not the tru oil.

 

[greyling22]

these pistol grips are redwood before and after tru oil. it's really too soft, but it sure is pretty.

 

[CHEVELLE427]

all look great to me but that walnut

LOOKS NICE