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Options for opening up barrel channel?
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<blockquote data-quote="K9TXS" data-source="post: 3028354" data-attributes="member: 85208"><p>As mentioned above, wood dowel, pvc pipe, etc with sand paper works great. I just finished one the other day. I had to open it up quite a bit do to the new barrel diameter.</p><p></p><p>Started off with around 80 grit to start and ended up with 600 grit. It ended up very smooth and looked like it came that way.</p><p></p><p>Since you'll be working on a wooden stock, in your final sanding, moisten the channel area a little and that will raise the wood grain some. After it dries, finish sanding with your highest grit number sandpaper you have, at least 220, and the wood grain will not raise when you put the finish in the channel area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="K9TXS, post: 3028354, member: 85208"] As mentioned above, wood dowel, pvc pipe, etc with sand paper works great. I just finished one the other day. I had to open it up quite a bit do to the new barrel diameter. Started off with around 80 grit to start and ended up with 600 grit. It ended up very smooth and looked like it came that way. Since you'll be working on a wooden stock, in your final sanding, moisten the channel area a little and that will raise the wood grain some. After it dries, finish sanding with your highest grit number sandpaper you have, at least 220, and the wood grain will not raise when you put the finish in the channel area. [/QUOTE]
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