Yugo M59 SKS Stock Refinished with FIRE

[@ericcasas3347]

I was like no way hes crazy but for some reason I was intrigued. The final version actually works. Good job brother.

[@TheMortgageChannel]

Thanks Eric, I've put several hundred rounds down the pipe since and stock has held up nicely so it definitely still works. And I've got the original stock safely stored away so collector value was in no way affected

[@wntu4]

Well...that's one way to get all the cosmoline off.

[@HogsWild]

Funny thing was, even after 5 passes with a blow torch there was still cosmoline seeping out of the safety lever cutout area of the stock. That stuff soaks in DEEP!

[@marckcarbonelloifveteran410]

A hair dryer works in a similar manner and is less damaging on the stock.

[@TheJohnnyairgun]

Best looking SKS Ive ever seen. I found this video looking for refinishing the SKS and wow. Great job.

[@HogsWild]

Glad you like it. I know it isn't for everybody and I certainly wouldn't use this technique on anything other than a non matching donor/beater stock. It was definitely fun to do it

[@GluteusMax777]

Unique finish. Looks great. I refinished a Yugo stock with food coloring and some satin laquer. Love it in reddish brown.

[@HogsWild]

thanks Patrick, this was a fun one. I've heard of the food coloring method, glad it turned out well

[@realtyrocks1969]

I used a red rit dye and it came out awesome. Stained it red, then used gun stock stain over it, followed by a few coats of clear coat. It came out amazing. Like a true communist red gun

[@kyadak]

That came out really nice!

[@HogsWild]

Thanks kyadak, it was a fun project

[@UnitCrane514]

Thought that was a horrible idea but it turned out looking amazing! I like it! I don’t have the heart to do this to a stock though!

[@HogsWild]

Thanks, yeah to be clear that stock was a "rescue" that I found on Craigslist and the rifle it belonged to was long gone so no chance of ever matching it up. I'm pretty sure the original rifle ended up in a plastic ATI stock or something like that

[@startingwithnothing5423]

Tried this years ago on another stock and it made the wood to dry and caused it to crack.

[@jeffroyer869]

Very nice I’ve decided to do that to mine I was going to tiger stripe it but now I think I want it all black Good job

[@keynell4]

beautiful!

[@romecottrell]

looks pretty good.

[@pogmarinefps]

That is really neat.

[@HogsWild]

Thanks!

[@rogieboy3162]

Nice work man!

[@bewilderment9268]

My AK47, the whole rifle, was "finished" ,sort of like that, in a garage fire several years ago. Still works perfect.

[@HogsWild]

lol, yeah Aks are hard to stop :)

[@zigzag1able]

Did your yugo originally come with the muzzle not having a grenade mount or is that a California compliant yugo?

[@HogsWild]

This is a Yugo M59, they did not come with grenade launchers. The Yugo M59/56 is the model with the grenade launcher. So this one is factory original configuration

[@bmoesucka8619]

man i was really hoping u would have sanded that down after the fire that would have brought out that wood grain nicely .

[@HogsWild]

Surprisingly the brush removed A LOT of wood. To make the grain come through again would have required a lot of sanding and I was trying to stick as much to the traditional "Shou-Sugi-Ban" technique as possible

[@tinahedge5569]

Maybe a swirling pattern like I do on my pizza boards? When you wave back and forth, the flame stays on the "sweep ends" twice as long as the "sweep", so it burns more there. The swirling doesn't allow that, and I hold my torch farther away to see the pattern develope, so I can readdress the heat, for a more balanced char. Use the torch like a brush otherwise, to blend. Your looks good though! I don't char that dark. Just a light coloring to bring out the grain lines.

[@brianlee6849]

I'm thinking about doing this but I want the contrast with dark and light with a sanded in oil finish. Is this beech wood? Thanks

[@HogsWild]

I do believe it is beech wood

[@brianlee6849]

@@HogsWild It is a nice finish if you want solid black. Have you had any long term issues? Do you reapply oil or anyting once a year or so? Thanks

[@HogsWild]

@@brianlee6849 I have put several hundred rounds through it with no issues. Never re-applied anything to the stock either. Seems to be durable. I would just use caution and do light passes with the torch so as not to "over burn" the wood and again, this was NOT the original matching stock. I wouldn't use this technique on an original matching stock in order to preserve the collector value of the rifle

[@brianlee6849]

@@HogsWild I was thinking about doing this with a non collector bolt action. I would do light passes and then sand it down to get the light and dark contrast I'm looking for then do a traditional sanded in oil finish. Maybe even thought about trying it on a laminate stock. May come out really nice and super durable. Thanks

[@IamRawEvil]

vert sweet, i like it =]

[@HogsWild]

Thanks Tim!

[@bloodlesXxXvampire]

Looked bad until the very end. Nice

[@HogsWild]

Yeah it was pretty rough until the final finishing for sure

[@robertmoran4841]

Very nice job, I've seen this video a few years ago, and just came across it again. this looks better than original stock color. It's now 2021 how is it holding up, or do you even still have it. Thanks for the idea.

[@HogsWild]

Thanks Robert, stock has stood the test of time. I've shot it quite a bit with no issues. I still have the original numbers matching stock and handguard as well

[@MrGhostface213]

Nice

[@TheMortgageChannel]

Thanks Fu

[@jimward1586]

You took a great looing rifle and turned it into an abomination. Your rifle, do as you please Bubba.

[@HogsWild]

Nope, I took a donor stock and finished it with fire. The original matching stock and hand guard are untouched. Nothing original to the rifle was messed with, Bubba

[@alexgonzaga2065]

Medium rare

[@preparingforanything]

Looks like a Type 56 Norinco

[@keepinitrealbaby1]

No offense intended, but you went WAY too heavy with the charring. Totally destroyed the grain definition in the wood. The point of this process is to char the grain but not the entire area. Practice on regular wood before trying again.

[@HogsWild]

None taken however the point was to make a "wood and steele" rifle a "black rifle" so the outcome was on purpose. The grain definition is actually very present and was brought out even more with the brushing in between passes of the torch. I suppose the camera doesn't quite convey the definition that is seen in person

[@sw640]

looks incredible

[@wellsd1959]

I'll bet the stock is much lighter now.

[@TheMortgageChannel]

Just a tad, there wasn't really that much wood removed during the process but it does feel a bit lighter. I've shot the rifle several times now and the wood is holding up fine, no cracks or anything like that

[@loydlamberson8942]

Can someone do mine!?

[@ardcguru8764]

Charcoal

[@borisbeltev7214]

what a waste

[@markpetela5286]

That’s a nope 👎