Originally Posted by
g5wqian
one little tip i had off my mate who worked in a gunsmiths was when rubbing it down near to finishing it , dampen the surface of the stock and then pass a gas lamp flame over it , this will make the very fine loose edges on the surface of the wood curl up and you can take them off with very fine finishing paper to get a smoother finish .
i think his final pass over the stock was with fine wire wool .
ian
Need to be careful with that as thats also how you can make grain pop up as its a technique used for Tiki carving, best to practice on something first.
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