How to finish a wood stock

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This video was first published on our Patreon channel in September of 2020. June 2024 Randy has published updated information on Patreon on this subject. Join us on Patreon at / therealgunsmith for that updated video.
With a backdrop of a slow rain, Randy shares his methods for finishing a wood stock, telling what products he uses and the reasoning and experience behind why he uses them. Grab a cup of coffee, some tea or other beverage of choice, put your feet up and join us.
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@paulsimmons5726 3 ай бұрын

The younger gunsmiths in my area consider replacing the furniture on an AR-15 to be refinishing a rifle… Nowadays, true master craftsmen like Randy are so few and far between. My gunsmith of 40 years has announced his pending retirement and I’ll miss him. Randy, this was a great tutorial for stock finishing; my greatest takeaway is that you gotta have patience and be very thorough. Your videos are always informative and entertaining! Thank you, and your wife, for sharing your thoughts and expertise with your audience! Take care and be well!

@brianwhitney2075 3 ай бұрын

Invaluable information! Thank you for sharing.

@jeffgavin 3 ай бұрын

great post

@bigyote 3 ай бұрын

I only trust old gunsmiths to do things right, like a well-known 80-year-old in Montana as recommended by Lilja barrels. I watch all these videos. Priceless!

@alinawazsyedkirmani2696 3 ай бұрын

Great like ever

@tobinlakeguideservices 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your information

@aleksander.hansen 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. You are one of the precious gems in this KZbin pile of garbage.

@davidsingleton1743 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Just stripped the stock on a hundred year old Mauser sporter in 8MM to refinish, so this is both very helpful and very timely for the project. Let the rubbing begin !

@whiskeykilmer1866 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, Randy. May I ask, do you use the natural clear color Watco or ones with stain such as light, medium, dark, walnut? This is regarding American/black walnut stocks. Thanks.

@TheRealGunsmith 3 ай бұрын

Natural only. I suppose others may have different choices based on their preferences, but I prefer the natural to retain the natural coloring. Thanks for watching.

@jk-kr8jt 2 ай бұрын

Randy, excellent video sir. This might be an odd question. Do you checker the stock before finishing ? I've monkeyed around and tried both ways. Seems like most stocks are checkered after finishing. Natural that makes the checkering stand out better, but I've always thought it leaves the wood "open" and susceptible to absorbing moisture. I'm probably over thinking it. I usually do. Thanks and all the best to you and Kathy. Cheers, Jeff

@TheRealGunsmith 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Always checker afterwards. Thanks for watching.

@jerrymartin5100 3 ай бұрын

Mr. Selby, what is the dryer you use in your danish oil, is it acetone, I'm getting a stock ready to finish now.

@TheRealGunsmith 3 ай бұрын

Japan dryer. Thanks for watching.

@stuartwear89 3 ай бұрын

Good cogent explanation Randy. I do everything the same as you especially the wet sanding WITH the finish .(Dry sanding only removes that which you just carefully applied .The idea is to build up a finish not tear down as my old gunsmith explained to me years ago). Mostly I worked in hard maple with an aniline commercial stain .My go to finish has been Arm-R-Seal a very tough poly finish intended for floors .My intent is always to waterproof the wood . Not a traditional finish for percussion or flint rifles but since they clean up with water ,extremely practical. To soften the look of top most layer I'll mix a little BLO in with the Arm-R -Seal using that as my drier after I steel wool it. Some of the old driers just aren't available anymore . Linseed oil alone, boiled or not , never really dries and isn't waterproof . Military rifles were so finished as it was cheap , available and easily reapplied by soldiers.