AusVarmint

I bought some pure beeswax from a Bee Keeper and melted it down (ala melt chocolate style) When in liquid form I added Gum Turpentine.And this is the result.
I used it on Camels Brno 601 stock after I had given it an oil finish.

I have yet to use it on Glenns stock but I will so here are some before shots

I found some pics of Camels stock Then here are another couple of Glenns

Bloody nice work. I much prefer an oiled or waxed finish over a high gloss finish.

Is the Brno a .308' or has it been rebarrelled to 7/08?

How do you approach chequering? Do you tend to repoint it when you refinish a stock?

I tend to very carefully take the old finish off, and basically leave it until the very end when it gets a light coat of wax with a toothbrush. I would love to know how to chequer stocks.

Marcus

Wow!

That looks awesome Missed!

I can't wait to see it mate!

Glenn

Branxhunter wrote:Bloody nice work. I much prefer an oiled or waxed finish over a high gloss finish.

Is the Brno a .308' or has it been rebarrelled to 7/08?

How do you approach chequering? Do you tend to repoint it when you refinish a stock?

I tend to very carefully take the old finish off, and basically leave it until the very end when it gets a light coat of wax with a toothbrush. I would love to know how to chequer stocks.

Marcus

Marcus when I strip the old finish I use a scrubbing brush and HOT water to remove any finish from the checkering.Then I just apply the XXXXX to the whole of the stock checkering and all.

When I have achieved the finish I want I clean the checkering out with a tool then apply XXXXXXX and then buff.Glenns stock has an XXXXX finish it will get the final XXXXXX in the next few days.

Well done mate very nice indeed

All the best
John

Thanks John

Its amazing just how much grain came out of the stock that he has finished for me, its bloody amazing. Every time I open the safe, I take it out and give it a polish with some flannelette, its getting better each time I do that, I think anyway. It seems to be getting a bit darker as well, but maybe that's wishful thinking.
Yep its the one that is now a 7-08, I cant wait to see the finish on the other one he is doing.

Thanks for those pictures mate.

Every time I open the safe, I take it out and give it a polish with some flannelet, its getting better each time I do that, I think anyway.
It seems to be getting a bit darker as well, but maybe that's wishful thinking.

Camel are you still talking about your gun

Glenn

Maybe mate Don't tell me you are getting jealous already.

Glenn wrote:

Every time I open the safe, I take it out and give it a polish with some flannelet, its getting better each time I do that, I think anyway.
It seems to be getting a bit darker as well, but maybe that's wishful thinking.

Camel are you still talking about your gun

Glenn

Hey Camel, that flannelet hasn't also been used for polishing black shoes has it? That might explain it getting darker!

Well done , looks great, watch out for rain, if it happens just give it another lickover,Chop

chopper01 wrote:Well done , looks great, watch out for rain, if it happens just give it another lickover,Chop

Chopper the stocks have an oil finish and are finished with beeswax

Dose the bees wax leave it with a tackie feel to it

Not after hitting it with a lambs wool buff