huntsville
Marksman
This rifle was made by my grandfather from a Mouser. He shaped the stock and all. I got it in 1981 after he passed away. I was 10. Needless to say the rifle means a lot to me. My dad and I began refinishing it back in the winter of 2009/10 by light sanding it, pulling dents and so on. He got sick that winter and in 2012 he passed away too. The stock has been sitting in his shop since... project unfinished.
Dec 2013 I lose my job and in the mean time have a bunch of unfinished projects. This one has been talking to me. I just put some coats on it today. I am using Birchwood Casey's True-Oil. I am not doing it the way I see a lot of guys on youtube do it. I am doing it the way my dad and grandpa did. Put a little on the stock and rub it in with your bare hand. Several thin coats.
I'll keep updating this with progress and better photos - close-ups.
This is roughly 1.5 coats.
This is after 2 coats.
Dec 2013 I lose my job and in the mean time have a bunch of unfinished projects. This one has been talking to me. I just put some coats on it today. I am using Birchwood Casey's True-Oil. I am not doing it the way I see a lot of guys on youtube do it. I am doing it the way my dad and grandpa did. Put a little on the stock and rub it in with your bare hand. Several thin coats.
I'll keep updating this with progress and better photos - close-ups.
This is roughly 1.5 coats.
This is after 2 coats.