Beech Stock Refinishing

[Stevie76 2]

Hello John,

 

That's a cracking stock mate, that's just the colour I am looking for!!!

 

Was it hard to do mate.

 

Cheers

[porkycrook 466]

Roger,

 

I would be trying to get a nice dark earthy brown.

 

I have read on the tinternet that beech doesn't take a dark stain very well, and seems to end up that orangy/brown which is what I am trying to avoid!

 

Cheers.

Stevie.

Steve I don't know any suppliers near you but if you can find a supplier of "General Finishes" near you, the only reason I say this company is it is one that I use. No Steve I have a change of mind. PM me your address and I will send you a gel stain for you to try, I would suggest you try this behind butt pad first. When you finish with it send it back to me please.

Cheers Roger

[Stevie76 2]

Hello Roger,

 

That's very kind of you mate,

But I've just discovered one of my dads mates use to make and refurbish old golf clubs.

He has got loads of gel stain and all the other stuff I will need, along with a helping hand.

 

Thanks again mate.

Steve.

[toby63 1,236]

Roger,

 

I would be trying to get a nice dark earthy brown.

 

I have read on the tinternet that beech doesn't take a dark stain very well, and seems to end up that orangy/brown which is what I am trying to avoid!

 

Cheers.

Stevie.

theres different kind of beech.trouble with beech if your thinking of ragging on stain it wil probably end up patchy specialy if its a cellulose stain or a light fast stain they dry to quick and thats why they tend to go patchy.i should know i spray furniture for my job ha.cant beat nice sprayed stock finished in a matt laquer.

[robwelsh 354]

Iv done beach stocks , with just oil. Came out stunning.

Nitromorse, wire wool, and all grit of paper. An iron and a damp rag is all you need to raise the grain. Patience is the main thing.

[johnbaz 363]

 

Hi Stevie

 

I refinished my Original mod45 as it was an 'orrible yellow featurless finish from the factory..

 

I used one of Welsh Willies kits that he sells, everything needed is in there, even rubber gloves and wire wool!!

 

 

EDIT- Here's a closer pic..

 

 

Good luck with your refurb

 

 

John

Thats looks the nuts mate love the grain is that beech and if so looks cracking ATB Aaron

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good luck with your refurb

 

 

John

Thats looks the nuts mate love the grain is that beech and if so looks cracking ATB Aaron

Agreed that looks a superb effort! I would be well chuffed with a stock like that!

 

 

Hi

 

Yes, it's quarter sawn Beech, the rifle is a jubilee model which should have a badge let in at the rear of the stock and two panels that depict the factory at Rastatt in Germany at the fore stock but someone had nicked them before I acquired the gun so I made a couple of Walnut panels and glued them in..

 

 

Cheers, John

[johnbaz 363]

Hello John,

 

That's a cracking stock mate, that's just the colour I am looking for!!!

 

Was it hard to do mate.

 

Cheers

 

 

Hi Stevie

 

It wasn't hard to do as the kit came with full instructions and i've done quite a few now..

 

Here's a HW85 Luxus stock (Beech)

Someone had redone it but the wood seemed like two different kinds, the top half was very dark and the bottom half was very dark (it was really bloody strange- never seen anything like it!!)..

 

 

 

It was full of dark blotchy patches and the spirit stain that had been used had sucked in to the end grain..

 

I stripped it fully back but the stain was a bitch to remove, I immersed it in an Oxalic acid bath to remove all the old oil then gave it a few hours in a strong bleach bath to try and whiten up the stock but all round the pistol grip was terible..

 

OPnce it was all dry and denibbed, I set about staining it with water based walnut stain, I gave it numerous coats so that it went totally black (more coats = darker finish)..

 

 

I then rubbed most of the black away with wire wool to try for a more even finish, Grain sealing and loads of coats of oil followed..

 

 

 

It's still patchy but nowhere near as much...

 

 

Cheers, John

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

end product looks good mate, good work

[Stevie76 2]

Hello,

 

Thanks to everyone for the great advice!!

 

Will start stripping ASAP, and if it all goes tits up, then i will have to do some serious begging to the wife for a new walnut one.

 

Cheers.

Stevie