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    Walnut stock is too light in colour ?

    Any good cheap ways to darken a light coloured walnut stock . cheers HOLLY
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    oil darkens most timbers

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    Have a look on google about using coffee or tea as a stain.
    That's about as cheap as you can go.

    Failing that a small pot of wood stain.

    Is it bare wood? If it's bare a coat of oil should darken it a bit, if you get the wood wet with either water or white spirit that should give you some idea of what it will look like.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon_h View Post
    Have a look on google about using coffee or tea as a stain.
    That's about as cheap as you can go.

    Failing that a small pot of wood stain.

    Is it bare wood? If it's bare a coat of oil should darken it a bit, if you get the wood wet with either water or white spirit that should give you some idea of what it will look like.
    Beware of water based stains as they dont "rub-out" like spirit stains

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    True oil on a beech stock. Top stock is a HW99s beech stock.

    If there is a butt pad on the stock. Remove it and the end may be unfinished. Try your oil on it but be aware it may go darker due to it being the end grain.

    Good thing as no one will see it if you don't like it.
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    THIS was light coloured walnut, My mate wanted it darker so he bought som stained oil and rubbed it on!!, It may be a bit dark for most tastes (Mine included!!) And I was going to remove it and refinish the stock but to be honest, I just can't be bothered so it'll be staying as is!!!


    I'll see him at work this aft, I'll ask him what it was called as they may have different shades of the stuff!!



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    Quote Originally Posted by scimitar View Post
    Any good cheap ways to darken a light coloured walnut stock . cheers HOLLY
    Depends on what the stock is finished with. If its just a plain oil finish then repeated application of any English Formula walnut stock oil will darken the finish. If the finish is oil with a lacquer on top then this has to be chemically removed first.

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    Whatever you do, you will have to strip the old finish. Alkanet oil will add more depth to the colour and darken a bit, whilst still looking natural.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnbaz View Post
    THIS was light coloured walnut, My mate wanted it darker so he bought som stained oil and rubbed it on!!, It may be a bit dark for most tastes (Mine included!!) And I was going to remove it and refinish the stock but to be honest, I just can't be bothered so it'll be staying as is!!!


    I'll see him at work this aft, I'll ask him what it was called as they may have different shades of the stuff!!



    John

    I was just going to add my thruppence here re how stain can get very very very dark if over applied .
    Not bothering after seeing your post - this beats all !
    ( actually I do like this myself )

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    Walnut stain

    Quote Originally Posted by scimitar View Post
    Any good cheap ways to darken a light coloured walnut stock . cheers HOLLY
    Walnut Husk to stain, then Danish oil to finish.

    Walnut husk is good cos you can adjust how deep you want the finish during the mixing.

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    Walnut

    Google Ammonia fuming.
    It really works and it's cheap. You can buy Ammonia online but be careful with it.
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    Righto

    OK will try walnut oil to start with , don't need a lot . so gently does it ??? HOLLY
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