My Gunstock Refinishing Videos

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Thanks Jeremy ...It's Adobe Premiere Clip ...It's free on Apple app store . And I've made my fair share of " melted wax" gunstocks as a kid .
Stock is showing some nice character and color . Jonnes gave m a tip a while back about using walnut stain and I figured I'd give it a shot . It just didn't show the depth I wanted . If this hadn't worked I was gonna use black dye and see how that did .
 
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Good video.

I rely on various sanding blocks for most of what I make at home. Lately I have been using rigid metal blocks when I want to achieve large flat outside surfaces with sharp clean edges. They work even better than flexible rubber blocks in terms of how sharp you can make the edges.

For shaping and carving of flat surfaces, I use metal files. The ones designed for wood are best but the ones for metal work too. Works out cheaper than using lots of sand paper for a larger project. 

For sanding flat surfaces, I bought some aluminum bars off eBay and use then with adhesive backed sand paper. The thing you can still screw up, even with sanding blocks is the angle. If you are not careful, you can make it uneven by sanding flat surfaces at different angles for each side of the stock. 

I guess some of that a applies more to making a stock vs refinishing one. 

I'm working on a wood stock currently. I'm using Zebrawood... I'm going to use your video when it comes to finishing the surface.

 
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Thanks for the compliments guys . Zebra I'd love to tackle a stock from an exotic wood !! I'm thinking of making one out of spalted pecan if I can find a nice blank .
Yeah the one thing I should have said was on a finish that has tiny ripples in it I still use sanding block to wetsand . I generally spread the finish so thin that there aren't any , by on some stocks it does have them
 
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"JoeWayneRhea"Thanks for the compliments guys . Zebra I'd love to tackle a stock from an exotic wood !! I'm thinking of making one out of spalted pecan if I can find a nice blank .
Yeah the one thing I should have said was on a finish that has tiny ripples in it I still use sanding block to wetsand . I generally spread the finish so thin that there aren't any , by on some stocks it does have them
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It's really hard to find decent sized blanks with exotic wood. 

Most stores that specifically sell blanks for rifle stocks have expensive and limited selections. They stick to various Walnuts and a few others but nothing really exotic. The stores that sell the exotic stuff for hobby crafts rarely seem to have anything wide or long enough for a stock with suitable wood. 

It's a bit of a rabbit hole once you start looking because you quickly notice that there are a number of wood types that have superior strength to Walnut without being overly heavy. There are also plenty of varieties with stunning figuring and you just know that, if you could pull it off, your stock would be far more unique and interesting than anybody else's at the range. 

I have been on the hunt for a suitable piece of black and white ebony for a months. I have even seen some blanks that are large enough for a stock but never at a price I am comfortable with. Maybe once my confidence with wood stock making improves. Right now, I could easily see myself accidentally destroying a piece of $500 burl. 

I bought some zebrawood because I think the pattern and figuring on it is interesting and unusual (which is kinda important if you are going to the trouble of making a one of a kind stock). It can also be purchased in sizable pieces without having to sell any organs. It seems stronger than Walnut too. 

I want to find out if Ernest managed to bring back that air gun with Kamagong wood stocks from the Philipines. If he did, he now has the most valuable stock in North America. Did you see the pics he posted? If not, check it out. You'll never find wood like that here. It's amazing stuff. 
 
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