Donkey Posted November 14 Report Share Posted November 14 I have purchased a spare stock for my 410 Remington 1100 and turned it from pistol grip to a straight hand stock my 12 gauge remmie has a factory fitted straight hand stock I just prefer them to pistol grip i have a light part of wood on the top of the stock what would you use to regularise the overall colour of the stock i I plan to get the stock re chequered does anyone know who does this and could recommend them to me thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fil Posted November 14 Report Share Posted November 14 I use "red oil" it is a mixture of boiled linseed oil with alkanet root soaked in it. I make it myself. Gives a nice colour and a fairly good "evener." You palm it in a few times to get the desired colour. You might be able to buy it ready made from Peter Dyson. Or you could try staining it. As for checkering it it depends on where you live or if you're willing to post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted November 14 Report Share Posted November 14 (edited) You can always try stain and I use Rustin's Wood Dye as it is NOT water based and so does not raise the grain. Water based stains will raise the grain. I then finish with a number of successive light coatings of aerosol sprayings of semi-gloss varnish. The most important thing is light coats and as with a spraying make sure that where you do it is in still air that is dust free. The checkering I use the wood dye on as I would the whole stock. But when spraying other than a initial coating and a final coating I mask off the checkering which can be done by holding a piece of card as a shield. I have the stock placed on top of a block of wood so that I can work around it and make sure I can get a small overlap to cover the belly and spine of the stock. So spray one side. Allow to dry and when "hard" turn it over and spray the other side. Repeat with that turning over as noted. That way the spine and belly get, as it were, twice the coats as would the sides. For it is the spine and belly that will wear quickest. Checkering is best done in the trade by someone who does it for a living. Pay once cry once. DIY checkering if you get it wrong brings tears! Edited November 14 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted November 16 Author Report Share Posted November 16 Thanks for the replies I have no intentions of trying to chequer it myself I guess I will have to send it off for it to be done i will try a walnut stain on the light part of the stock and blend in tru oil sell a kit with rags sand paper and stain oil and finisher I will give it a go once chequered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 For the checkering, I can fully recommend `The Woodworking Gunsmith` James Reynolds AKA `Demonwolf444` on Pigeon Watch. He`ll do a fantastic job. Attached photo of a stock and fore-end he did for me. He`s in Yorkshire so you`ll have to post the stock. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 1 minute ago, Old Boggy said: For the checkering, I can fully recommend `The Woodworking Gunsmith` James Reynolds AKA `Demonwolf444` on Pigeon Watch. He`ll do a fantastic job. He`s in Yorkshire so you`ll have to post the stock. Another Vote for James, his work is superb, but because of that he gets VERY busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
button Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 3 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: For the checkering, I can fully recommend `The Woodworking Gunsmith` James Reynolds AKA `Demonwolf444` on Pigeon Watch. He`ll do a fantastic job. Attached photo of a stock and fore-end he did for me. He`s in Yorkshire so you`ll have to post the stock. OB Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted November 16 Report Share Posted November 16 Just now, button said: Beautiful That`s thanks to James. It was my old Woodward `The Automatic`. James made a new fore-end and refurbished the stock a few years ago. Brilliant craftsmanship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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