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Old December 23, 2002, 05:59 PM   #1
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What color stain for english walnut?

This is for a lyman great plains kit. I've worked with black walnut before and some plain old walnut. Never worked with any quite as light as this english walnut though.
The finished lymans they had behind the counter were all finished really dark. Looked nice, but I kind of like the lighter finishes they had on some of the other guns.

Can the english walnut be stained to get that deep red color, or would I have to have a maple or cherry stock to end up with that?

Any suggestions for a color of stain?

Also, I'm not real concerned with making a really accurate replica or period peice. But would checkering be appropriate for a rifle like this? Not even sure where on the rifle or what kind of pattern I would use, but I saw some on a gun on trackofthewolf.com and it was kind of neat.

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Old December 23, 2002, 06:15 PM   #2
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Old December 23, 2002, 09:20 PM   #3
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I recently stripped a black walnut stock from a 1947 Remington .22 that I got from my dad.

It was originally stained a darker walnut color.

I have finished it in Tung Oil only and used no stain. I purchased a pint of Minwax Tung Oil finish from Home depot. The stock was sanded down to a 400 grit and then the first three coats were painted on and wiped off. Between coats I resanded the surface with a OO Steel Wool and then wiped the stock down dust free. Now I apply a wet coat of Tung oil and let it dry without wiping it off. When it is dry (24 hours) it is steel wooled and wiped down to prep for the next coat. I have about 6 coats on this stock so far with 24 hours between coats. I think about two more coats and it will be done. The tung oil comes out looking glass slick and just beautifully highlights the underlying wood.

The results are outstanding and have really brought out the character and beauty of the natural wood. It is plenty dark all by itself. Tung oil doe not smell so bad that your wife will run you out of the house and it cleans up easily with mineral spirits so there is not a lingering after affect in the house.

The nice part is that if you ding it in the field, fixing the ding and putting a fresh coat of Tung Oil on it is an overnight process. The oil seals up the wood to protect if from the elements and to stabilize it from changes in outside moisture level.
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Old December 23, 2002, 10:07 PM   #4
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Of late I've become a firm believer in just applying oil over the unstained stock. I think you get a nice looking stock even with plain old birch. Plus it's easy to maintain as was pointed out earlier.

I use a method similar to Coltdriver, except I use Tru-Oil. Something I've never tried, but have read in one of my gunsmithing books, is applying the first coat of oil and sanding it in as you go to really impregnate the wood. You then rub with steel wool after it's dry and then apply more coats in a normal fashion. I might try it on the next mislurp I refinish to see if there's a big difference or not.
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Old December 23, 2002, 11:33 PM   #5
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Thanks guys
I'm planning on using danish oil. I have a little more than a quart of it already for knife handles. I'll see what it looks like in the channel that the barrel lies in with no stain. I really like the deep red look that a lot of the guns at the log cabin shop had though.
The stock I have is kind of a gray, just a little darker than maple, with a nice grain. I'll see what it looks like a with a little sanding, and the oil. I think its going to take some stain to get it to really look nice though.

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I'll check out that antique wood stain if I decide to use some. It sounds like just what I'm looking for. Thanks.
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Old December 24, 2002, 08:29 AM   #6
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Get some Mahogany and Cherry Stain from any paint store and mix the juice from the mahogany no sediment 1/2 n 1/2 with mixed up cherry That will give you the red tones with a nice brown undertone.
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