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Any Stock Finishers here ? I have a couple questions
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<blockquote data-quote="Bret GRAVELINE Graveline" data-source="post: 2921962" data-attributes="member: 108926"><p>Your stock is fine and looks ready to go, what you're seeing is the natural figure of the stock, the vertical marks you are looking at is referred to as fiddle back, we pay extra for that kind of figure, I finished my first stock over 50 years ago, I've used just every finish on the market as well as many home brews, when I finish a stock of my own depending on the finish I desire, I use brownells permalyn stock finish if I want a satin finish, if I want a high gloss finish I use Birchwood Casey's Tru-oil, reguardless of final finish I always start with permalyn, its a very thin liquid that gets down into the wood helps strengthen the grain of the wood that is a big help when checkering, it also fills the pores nicely, permalyn also offers a stock filler but I prefer to use the stock finish for that, it works just as well but takes a extra coat or 2 to fill the pores, when a high finish is desired, I start with the permalyn, once the pores are all filled and you have a good base i start with the Tru-Oil, to get a really deep gloss finish it requires 50 to 60 coats allied with small amounts of finish rubbed in with the palm of my hand, on warm days you can apply 3 to5 coats, at this point I let set overnight rub out any streaks of irregularities and start over, its a long process but the end results are worth it, once I'm satisfied I have the finish built up a rub it out with stock seen conditioner,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bret GRAVELINE Graveline, post: 2921962, member: 108926"] Your stock is fine and looks ready to go, what you're seeing is the natural figure of the stock, the vertical marks you are looking at is referred to as fiddle back, we pay extra for that kind of figure, I finished my first stock over 50 years ago, I've used just every finish on the market as well as many home brews, when I finish a stock of my own depending on the finish I desire, I use brownells permalyn stock finish if I want a satin finish, if I want a high gloss finish I use Birchwood Casey's Tru-oil, reguardless of final finish I always start with permalyn, its a very thin liquid that gets down into the wood helps strengthen the grain of the wood that is a big help when checkering, it also fills the pores nicely, permalyn also offers a stock filler but I prefer to use the stock finish for that, it works just as well but takes a extra coat or 2 to fill the pores, when a high finish is desired, I start with the permalyn, once the pores are all filled and you have a good base i start with the Tru-Oil, to get a really deep gloss finish it requires 50 to 60 coats allied with small amounts of finish rubbed in with the palm of my hand, on warm days you can apply 3 to5 coats, at this point I let set overnight rub out any streaks of irregularities and start over, its a long process but the end results are worth it, once I'm satisfied I have the finish built up a rub it out with stock seen conditioner, [/QUOTE]
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