Refurbishing a few stocks

[thisisdonald]

I e sanded varnish off stocks in the past... never again.. used loads of paper because it kept clogging.. made loads of dust.. just a nightmare for me...

For cleaning dust, just buy microfiber cloths from pound land.. get loads of them and keep them clean... you'll hear furniture makers and woodworkers call them tack cloth because they lift every speck of dust.

I done a lot of research on stock refinishing, especially beech as it's most common.. I remember watching a YouTube video where a guy claimed to have invented a stabilising liquid that you could apply to any wood which hardened the soft and the hard grain evenly, which then allowed you to dye or stain the wood perfectly... cant find it now

[bighit]

the HW80 k he did was left in the bare beech by me as I tried a stain and it looked horrible so I stripped it off. Mick then waxed it and did a few coats then sent it back.

the stock had a crack in the wrist area that I pinned with thin brazing rod that I roughed up on a bench grinder at work so the epoxy would key to it.

Mick filled the holes up ( not huge holes) too .you cold not spot them unless you really looked for then.

I have a pic of the stock some where . will try and find it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fqxq8d4wd1...21115.jpg?dl=0

That is just brown wax .that I think is briwax.
One pic found

[vestlenning]

I e sanded varnish off stocks in the past... never again.. used loads of paper because it kept clogging.. made loads of dust.. just a nightmare for me...

Heat gun and a blunt knife works wonders!

Stained beech, varnish on top:

http://barx.org/diverse/hammerli_hun...rce_900_08.jpg

http://barx.org/diverse/weihrauch_hw_35_05.jpg