I'm going to try to upload some links of the work I've done to the beech stock so far. It's been sanded right down to remove old stain and left the wood natural. Final sanding with 000 wire wool before 8 applications of Danish rubbed in with fingers and wire wooled between each coat. Original chequering removed by original sanding and replaced with stippling done with one of those little engraver thingies. The stippling was then dyed with Jacobean oak stain. It might yet get a few more coats, or maybe just waxed as it is. Adjustable butt pad to be fitted yet. Opinions please, especially from Tinbum who the stock came from and knows what it looked like before. First two are in natural light, 3rd is with flash.
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Wow, Kenneth. Looks great - really light, like ash or summat.
Did you need to do the stipple panels dark? I think it would have looked even better if you hadn't.
Still a cracking job though.
I knew I'd sold it to you too cheap!
Looking good, but have you shot the damn rifle yet?!
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Would love to see some close up picks of the stippling.
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Cheers. The grain your stock looks fab.
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Here you go.
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A nice tone and finish there, much better than trying to stain a beech stock !
I achieved something similar with a pale walnut stock belonging to a Fwb 300S although that took 15 coats of Tru Oil each one rubbed down with fine steel wool.
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Yeah, I've got a Falcon fn19 walnut thumbhole stock which came out very light. That one, I just sanded down and waxed! It looks as good as if it has been oiled.