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Post by Packdog on Jul 1, 2004 8:17:22 GMT -5
The stock finish question got me thinking. Yes, a dangerous thing. Ha-Ha I would like to know how everyone treats the areas that aren't seen. Barrel channel, under the buttplate, lock mortise, inside of the patchbox. I stain and seal them same as the stock. Probably more sealer than the rest of the stock.
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Birddog6
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"If it Ain't a Smokin' & a Stinkin', it's Merely an Imitation"
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Post by Birddog6 on Jul 1, 2004 8:29:19 GMT -5
Regardless of the finish I use, I seal everything I possibly can inside with Tru-Oil. I run Q'tips soaked in it thru the bolt holes,drip it into cracks or crevices & then dab out the excess with a cleaning patch & tiny screwdriver, I want it up thru the trigger inlet, under the buttplate, entrypipe, lock, sideplate, nosecap end, etc., everywhere I can seal it. Actually the end grains are where the most of the moisture will come in at. I even out a patch on the end of a 1/4" dowel & seal the end of the RR hole where it is close up to the lock. www.customflintlocks.com |
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Post by Packdog on Jul 1, 2004 8:36:20 GMT -5
do you stain all those areas too?
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Post by Douglas Blair on Jul 1, 2004 8:42:08 GMT -5
Packdog, I stain the whole stock and then seal everything I possibly can, pretty much like Birddog said.
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