parker hale rifle stock

mannlicher

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a good while back there was a post on refurbing a stock can any one remember who it was im currantly in the process of sanding down the stock and cant remember if the person used a stain or rifle stock oil on it can any one help
 
I did one quite a while back and used walnut oil on it. Came out quite nice but I don't have any pics (and have sold the rifle).
 
The photos dont show the stock brilliantly, but it wasnt a particularly interesting piece of wood but i tarted it up with a forend tip, grip cap and some home made ebony and brass crossbolt covers (all inspired by the Larry Potterfield youtube video tutorials) and finished it with a sanded in finish using undiluted tru oil and up to 800 grit sandpaper and i think the finished rifle looks really nice. Unfortunately this it the only photo i have of the finished product and im currently away from home so cant upload any better pics. The only thing i can add to this is when i took it to the local RFD to be valued he thought it was a Sako, he was most disappointed when i told him it was a 28 year old parker hale.
Hope this helps and good luck with your project.

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you can use both, i have a full range of lion stains that i can mix to required colour then once i have achieved that i oil with walnut oil. the walnut stain is a great start, alcanet oil is also nice

 
you can use both, i have a full range of lion stains that i can mix to required colour then once i have achieved that i oil with walnut oil. the walnut stain is a great start, alcanet oil is also nice


Wow, that is stunning !
 
first off i would stain with either root oil or lions walnut spirit stain then seal with a grain sealer then i would use english walnut oil preperation every day but use only a little rub into stock then rub hard and fast to build heat it needs this to work properly and keep doing it then after a few weeks go to once a week then once a month and it will build up over time, I am about to start on a brand new parker hale stock for my 270, atb wayne
 
Done a couple now
pictures aren't great

I stain and oil
even a cheap Wickes dark Oak or Walnut can be tailored to deliver much lighter and darker shades with layering

use grain sealer, best thing I learned about
when you think it is a fine finish, keep going!
I use 1200-1500grit as a finish

use an old toothbrush to apply stain, oil etc to chequering, paper towels and cloths leave fibres

the old folk lore says oil once a day for a week, once a week for a month and then once a month for a year
you can overoil. do not be tempted to speed the process up

rifle restoration project
 
At one time, there was a stock refinishing kit from Purdey's. It contains everything you need, could be worth a search. Also, use fine steel wool, rather than sandpaper, as it gives a better finish.
 
That's interesting lochty. I always avoid steel wool as I was told the odd bit could get stuck in a bit of grain, chequering etc and over time rust thus staining the wood. Obviously you would disagree ?
 
Alkenet root oil gives a nice deep red tone and most sprit or water based stains work well. Colours can be mixed and blended to get the desired colour, most stock oils darken the finish by a tone or 2.

I don't allow stock oil into the chequering I use a specialist chequering oil or you will gun it up a good alternative to the 'correct' oil is pure tung oil.
 
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I've done two stocks with this, and it works fine. Use the finest stuff you can get - I think it's 00 grade. The stock refinishing kit had alkanet root oil, stain, walnut oil and sonething else (old age prevents me from remembering) There was also a fine powder which you use to fill up the grain, before using any stain or oil, but the instructions told you exactly what to do. I followed these to the letter, and as i said, worked out very well. Hope this helps.
 
This was my P-H 1100 Lwt as acquired:-

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The factory finish was worn in a few places so it was stripped off using Nitomors and then an oiled finish applied by hand:-

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After stripping the surface was boned. This is rubbing a hard wood dowel briskly over the surface which lays down the grain and also gives the surface a polished look. It's an old technique and was originally done with a beef rib bone hence the name boned.

Then red oil or Alkanet root oil was rubbed in and allowed to dry. This brings the contrast in the grain out. Then Boiled Linseed was applied in small amounts and rubbed in by hand over a periods of days. In winter it would be weeks but in warm summer weather it can be days.

This is not the first stock re-finish that I have done over the years. My first was done with a Warthog Purdy's stock kit on the then new Brno ZKK 601:-

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that was sevral decades ago now of course.
 
I am looking to refurb my brno stock but i feel it has so many dents in it i would struggle to get it 100%... So im thinking of sending it off to get done.....some nice work here any one know of a restorer that i can contact ??
 
I am looking to refurb my brno stock but i feel it has so many dents in it i would struggle to get it 100%... So im thinking of sending it off to get done.....some nice work here any one know of a restorer that i can contact ??

Raising dents in the wood is not hard nor is any Voodoo involved. When I deed to raise a dent I use a wet sponge sort dish cloth and the steam iron. Of course the finish really needs to come off first.
 
Raising dents in the wood is not hard nor is any Voodoo involved. When I deed to raise a dent I use a wet sponge sort dish cloth and the steam iron. Of course the finish really needs to come off first.

cheers,,what is the price of a full stock refurbish strip off finish sort out dents a re oil to a good finish...i have a pic of my .270 in my gallery if you would like to see...cheers
 
cheers,,what is the price of a full stock refurbish strip off finish sort out dents a re oil to a good finish...i have a pic of my .270 in my gallery if you would like to see...cheers

Sorry I didn't see this. price???? have only ever done my own. Never someone elses.
 
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