Gunsmiths Workbench - Don't Wreck Your Grandad's Old Rifle Finish !!

New to finishing rifle stocks? Practice your finish on cheap furniture first !
Tru-Oil, Danish Oil, Linseed Oil
I am a certified and practicing gunsmith, doing so as a hobby, and these videos are for entertainment and educational purposes only.Gunsmithing and restoring old firearms is a lot of fun and challenging. It can also be dangerous to you or bystanders if proper function checks and safety protocols are not followed. Please seek out a professional gunsmith in your area if you are unsure of anything related to your firearms. Stay safe kids.
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[@mmgross144]

Nice work! May I recommend General Finishes Arm R Seal. It applies and functions like tru-oil as you build up the layers but it ultimately more durable. It comes in larger quantities (1qt. minimum) but if priced by cost per ounce it costs less. It can also be tinted and will work with stains. Try tinting it with dye and the color will penetrate the wood much deeper than stain will. Stain on top of dyed wood will hold the color for a very long time.

[@BBQDad463]

Thank you for this video. I need to utilize this knowledge.

[@paulvenn4447]

Man after my own heart! Subbed, keep up the good work and the content mate.

[@gabenner]

Nice job on that first one, That looked like a Stevens 250 which is what I'm currently working. Thanks!

[@tripg.4690]

Thank you for this! Great advice on practicing on something that’s not a family heirloom. I just finished “practicing” refinishing an H&R Topper I’ve had since I was 8yo in prep to refinish 3 Superposed’s. Glad I did. Made so many mistakes I started over and restripped that H&R 4 times before it didn’t look terrible. Learned a lot. Biggest mistake I made was not confirming the type of wood and applying a coat of sealer before applying stain on the first go around. Result was a blotchy disaster that was very hard to correct. I’d love to see how you matched the stock and forend that were different shades. Thanks again!

[@pachuagfirearmsrestorations]

I did the same thing with a new sealer a couple years ago. It went on and immediately started to harden, and turned a really nice stock into a blotchy run filled glob. I had to re-strip and start all over and threw that sealer in the shitcan. Never use a new product on a treasured gun stock.

[@Secret_Squirrel1]

I'm a big fan of pure Tung oil for stock finish

[@carlfolmer]

Nice! I got an old husqvarna stock that someone used varnish on that is gone in some places. I am thinking of removing the varnish and using something like true oil. Got any advice on how I should proceed? thanks!

[@pachuagfirearmsrestorations]

A friend of mine had me refinish a H&R Topper a while back that was in the same state. I stripped the old finish of, lightly sanded in stages from 220 to 400 grit, and applied several coats of Truoil (wet sanding with 600 grit between coats). SG came out looking great, friend couldn't believe it was the same SG.

[@carlfolmer]

@@pachuagfirearmsrestorations Ok! So do I understand this correctly that you sand off the varnish? Thanks!

[@pachuagfirearmsrestorations]

@@carlfolmer no sir, I use this product first www.lowes.com/pd/CitriStrip-Stripping-Gel-1-QT/1000567963

[@donmurrin5269]

Have you an ithaca double bbl. Flues 12ga stock?

[@cbholst]

Have you tried to redoing checkering on a Remington 1100? If so, how did you do it? Can’t figure out how to do the “dot” checkering

[@pachuagfirearmsrestorations]

Dot checkering is made by impressing a steel shape onto a steamed piece of wood. You have two options. 1 sharpen a steel rod tip in a diamond shape and gently tap into each and every existing dot. (very, very time consuming), 2 lightly sand the pressed checkering and go over the pattern with standard checkering tools. Both will require alot of time and patience.

[@happynurse8706]

I have a Remington model 31 shotgun and I'd like to strip the buttstock what do you recommend

[@pachuagfirearmsrestorations]

Couple of things. Do the buttstock and the forend at the same time so the finish matches. Use Citristrip to remove all the old finish. Sand to 400 in stages...220,320,400. Apply several coats of Truoil waiting 2 days between coats.

[@happynurse8706]

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