I'm sure that your stained and oiled work looks absolutely stunning when its finished and I think that its great that you offer this service, indeed, at a very reasonable price too. I heartily agree that the world would be a boring place if we all had the same taste, this is why wood is such a lovely material, each piece has its own grain and story, so much nicer than plastic ! However, I personally like to see the grain and colour of the wood, not a stained finish, this is just my opinion though. And, I've never had any of the problems you describe using Raw Linseed Oil. In the past 20 years I've spent making bespoke furniture I've never found the need to stain a piece of wood, not unless its to be matched up with existing work in a restoration project. Its not the thing to be putting anywhere near a piece of high quality work, as it just won't penetrate properly and give you a good finish plus you are more likely to get that horrid tacky finish that you simply don't want. I believe that the idea behind the boiling of Linseed oil was to thicken it to slow its penetration and thus speed up its drying on lower grade work. ![]() One thing that you will find to be a complete waste of time is the use of boiled Linseed Oil, its too thick to enable it to penetrate the wood properly and won't polish up to a good finish. Its a matter of a little oil and often and requires only a little of the correct knowledge but lots of elbow work to polish it up. This is what happens if you try and rush things, you can't rush this type of finish as a good Raw Linseed Oil finish will take about 12 months to achieve. Or if you use a too much Linseed oil, as in the case you describe, it just won't hold a polished glaze. Yes, you will find that if you use any oil and don't polish it enough it will become a sticky mess. ![]() Whichever route you take, please chose 'oil' over varnish or plastic sprays I do a lot of stock re-finishing, so would be happy to do it for you, my charges for a strip, dent raise and re-finish in oil is £115 + P&P and takes 6 weeks. If you wish to take the job on yourself, make sure it's done right and you've done your research on which method you apply. ![]() don't go that route if you value your gunstock or aesthetics.Ī good and proper oil finish will look great and last for many years, and with a good routine of maintenance can be kept looking beautiful quite easily. it's not a job (contrary to popular belief) of just slapping on a bunch of boiled linseed oil.well, it can be, but it will look 'so so' for about 3 months, then duller and duller, and eventually S***. Oil is the 'right' way of finishing a gunstock, but doing it the correct way takes time and skill. it also looks very shiney, and can be hard to keep looking nice once it begins to get wear in the usual places, it's usually downhill from there. Varnished can look 'ok' for a while, until it starts wearing off and/or chipping, then it just looks horrid.
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