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Phil, thanks for sharing this finish with us. I tried it and it works well
as a gun stock finish. Oh, yes, and I have also repaired every piece of wood
furniture I own with it! Its great. Thanks again   Roland
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Paskos 
To: Multiple recipients of list AIRGUN.LIST 
Date: Friday, February 20, 1998 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: grip finish
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>> BT>I have a new CP88 with wood grips.  The wood is not finised.  Is there
>a
>>   >good wood finish for guns?
>>
>> Brian,
>I take the boiled linseed oil and mix it about 50-50 with pure gum
>turpintine. Rub it on the wood with an old rag. Let it sit over-night. Get
>a piece of felt and rub it down. Repeat the process until you are tired of
>doing it. You will get a diminishing return on your efforts as you go. i
>did a walnut stock on a home made piece for an SM-100 a few years ago and
>did the same thing to my CR-94 stock that did not have a lot of finish from
>the factory. No one commented on my wood working skills which weren't that
>great , but lots of people liked the finish on the stock. It's vey
>non-critical. You really have to work at it to mess it up. Putting a hard
>urethane finish on a gun without a lot of preperation is much more
>difficult in my estimation. A little dust, a minor error in application
>with the varnish and you can start over. If you try this oil method you
>will find that after the second or third coat that it takes very little of
>the finish to wet down the stock. Make sure it's dry before you buff it
>with the felt. You can put 2 or three coats on now and next winter put a
>couple more right over the top and see the patina get smootherand deeper. A
>found this to be a very relaxing way to finish  a piece of wood and very
>satisfying when you stop.
>
> Phil.P.
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