My First London Oil Finish

[PostmanPat]

Damn, looks painful, yes fore end has had exactly the same number of coats as the stock

 

[Heym SR20]

Damn, looks painful, yes fore end has had exactly the same number of coats as the stock

It was. Six weeks later I can now push off a safety catch. Still quite numb and sensitive at the same time. Tripped over a border terrier on the stairs and put my hand and caught on rack and pinion of my late father’s stairlift. They have designed in self sharpening system so the undeside of the rail is wikedly sharp a paper guillotine.

A stupid little accident. Luckily no ligaments damaged etc. But being one handed is irritating.

Glad you have done the fore end as well. Many guns have refinished stocks but fore end doesn’t match. Indeed many newer guns have foreends of complete different colour and wood. Ideally the fore end should come from the same blank, but in most cases on mass produced guns it doesn’t.

 

[PostmanPat]

I think we are done. I let it cure for a couple of weeks. Did a layer with rottenstone polish. It actually came up looking a little duller - but I trust more even. So the next say I rubbed a little oil into my hands and did a really thin hand rubbed layer, almost to burnish it and let that dry. I am happy with how it looks. The below picture was taken a few days later of an un-touched dry stock.

I am going to leave it were it is for a week - then put it back together

 

[kenbro]

I think we are done. I let it cure for a couple of weeks. Did a layer with rottenstone polish. It actually came up looking a little duller - but I trust more even. So the next say I rubbed a little oil into my hands and did a really thin hand rubbed layer, almost to burnish it and let that dry. I am happy with how it looks. The below picture was taken a few days later of an un-touched dry stock.

I am going to leave it were it is for a week - then put it back together

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Good job you don’t have to pay the hourly rate for all that work PmP.
Very nice job.
Ken.

 

[WalkedUp]

Lovely deep finish, obviously the opposite sides but just a comparison of how far you’ve brought it.

 

[PostmanPat]

Thanks I wouldn't have thought to do that. Nice to see. You can really see the difference the Alkanet oil made to the colour and contrast

 

[Stephenbuck2489]

What a fantastic post! ive loved the read so farand look forward to seeing the end! hell of a difference in the comparison pictures!!

 

[Klenchblaize]

Just a pity Alkanet isn't green!

K

 

[Keith Edmunds]

Great work

 

[DRN]

What a transformation! Im sure you will be pretty chuffed every time you take your shotgun out now.

 

[PostmanPat]

I have just put her back together. Here are the final pics

 

[PostmanPat]

Forgot to attach the one of the other side

 

[guns 6br]

Very nice mate

 

[aboynamedjim]

Beautiful it's inspired me to do the same!

 

[PostmanPat]

Beautiful it's inspired me to do the same!

Awesome - make sure to take some pictures for us!

 

[pommers]

That looks a million dollars! Lovely job and thank you for sharing the journey.