Beechwood ideas...

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ptthere

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I'm in "winter project mode" right now. I am ALMOST done with a sythetic stock project, and soon starting the next. I will be having a beechwood stock sent to me in the next week or so, and I am looking for some ideas on different techniques for stripping the finish, and deciding what kind of stain to use. I am 90% settled on what kind of topcoat/finish that I may go with, but still a little open to other ideas.

I've looked around this forum, YouTube, other places on the net. I've seen a few interesting posts of Joe Rhea's work, and it looks great. I've also seen a lot of back-and-forth in several other places on the net with arguments for different stains, different techniques, Tru-oil vs poly, stripping vs full sanding, etc.

I should mention that the stock in question is a Crosman Nitro Venom beechwood stock... so I can only guess just how thin the original finish on it may be. For all I know, what lies beneath may look totally different. I've worked with oak, mahogany, walnut, etc. in the past, but this is my first time taking on a piece of beechwood. I'm open to suggestions, examples, tips, etc. Thanks in advance.

PT
 
I stripped a Crosman Quest 1000X stock down recently the real man way...with 80 grit sandpaper...worked it down to 400 grit, stained it with dark walnut, used a couple of coats of Royal London Oil on it, came out very well. Very oil school. Nothing outstanding about the grain, obviously, but better than the OE varnish. No, I don't have the technology to post a pic here, but if you're interested, OP, PM me with your cell number and/or email and I CAN do that!
 
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I refinished the beech stock on my 34 last winter and tried a chemical stripper. I won't waste my time with it again, I'll just sand them from now on. My stock was very light with little character so I used a iron acetate solution and then a stain and a tung oil finish. The iron acetate solution turned it a grey color and the stain added some brown. I think it turned out pretty nice it's brown but in the right light it has a silver/grey cast to it. 



This isn't a very good image, if the sun ever shines here again I'll try to get some better photos.

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I refinished the beech stock on my 34 last winter and tried a chemical stripper. I won't waste my time with it again, I'll just sand them from now on. My stock was very light with little character so I used a iron acetate solution and then a stain and a tung oil finish. The iron acetate solution turned it a grey color and the stain added some brown. I think it turned out pretty nice it's brown but in the right light it has a silver/grey cast to it. 



This isn't a very good image, if the sun ever shines here again I'll try to get some better photos.

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I like the contrast in the finish on that, it looks good! Was tung oil the last thing that you did to it?
 
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