Look a the picture below and notice the top TX200…it looks pretty cool and I was wondering if I could do the same for my TX200. How would I go about it? My stock is pictured as well.
Any woodworkers? I need some help.
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Hey Musta,
Don't fret about your (beach) stock looking anywhere near the beautiful Walnut stock in the first pic.
No way to fix or create that affect .... as you simply need a better grade of wood.
Don't fret about your (beach) stock looking anywhere near the beautiful Walnut stock in the first pic.
No way to fix or create that affect .... as you simply need a better grade of wood.
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With enough sanding and paint/staining you could definitely make yours have more character but the one above is a figured piece of (guessing) walnut. That wood is rare and absolutely stunning. Yours is likely beech. Not to say yours could not be dressed up but that figuring is in the wood, not a finish. Sorry to disappoint.
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Google fake tiger stripes. The most common technique is to wrap with rope or wire then use a torch to scorch the exposed wood. Then stain and finish.
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After you strip off the old finnish and sanded the wood apply several coats of Minwax Dark Walnut Stain. Allow each coat to dry for 24 hours before applying the next coat. Don't use to much on each coat. Then apply two coats of Tung Oil. The result won't be as good as that walnut stock but your wood will have a nice dark finnish.
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I'm sorry the photo of the stock is a little blurred but you can see you get a nice dark finnish. This stock is not walnut BTW.
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I was gonna say same thing,sand it,then burn it with a propane torch,personally I prefer Mapp gas.Heres my Benjamin Akela after burning and staining.
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Be careful, trying to use traditional stain on beach can really be a can of worms and result in a very blotchy appearance.
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Analine dyes absorb into the wood unlike pigment stains that lie on the surface and selectively darken more porous areas. They are the best option for obtaining a uniform color in my experience. I have also had good luck with NGR stains that are dyes, no pigment content.
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Another trick to “burn” wood for effect is to heat sand, like a pile in a metal tub or such over a fire, get the sand red hot then cover wood/immerse wood in sand. Will add color of varying degrees to wood. Of course it goes with out saying be careful.
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Ammonia fuming will give you a permanent dark even color. Along with the tiger striping it should be pretty sweet. Watch a bunch of videos On the fuming process because caution should be observed.
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The procedure you choose should depend on the result you want. This Beech stock I just did. It’s a HW30 stock that was just covered in a colored spray stain, checkering and all. Very muddy. I used an oxidation process along with stain. Be very careful around the fish scale checkering. Try to strip the clear coat away from there first about 2” around. Then let dry day tape off before stripping the rest. Keep the stripper out of the checkering. This done well requires patients.
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Beech is beech. The easiest way to personalize it and give it some character is to paint it. You can just go the rattle can route or take it to a pro. Should hold up pretty well with a hard clear coat. Uj
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