GUNSMITHING AND TOOL MAKING BIBLE

When using lacquer, you may encounter any one of several difficulties, which can be handled if you know how. THE PENETRATING RES ...

more finish, then wiping it in a few minutes. The penetrating finish continues to soak in and permeate the pores and spaces in t ...

ease. It is practically impervious to water and will stand much use, and even abuse, without cracking or peeling. It comes in ei ...

produce a mirror like surface. RUBBING TIPS AND SHORTCUTS The fastest and easiest method of sanding the finish smooth is with No ...

the final finish until all the pores is filled. Apply the final coat very lightly, using the fingertips, rubbing in and smoothin ...

Now that the surface is complete, the actual refinishing can start. FILLING THE WOOD If you decide that the wood need to be fill ...

MAKING A GUNSTOCK Years ago when I first start making stocks for rifles and shotguns we did have a choice of using blanks or sem ...

stock plank. You will find an offset of about 5/16 inch is almost always possible and usually you can get more. This offset or w ...

little space around the magazine box and bearing points on the wood at all points. If you are in making this stock for a rifle w ...

FINISHING THE RECEIVER AND BARREL Now, wipe off all of the sawdust from the receiver and barrel and then wipe on a thin film of ...

FITTING RECOIL PADS In the gun shop one of the most common stock alterations is adding a recoil pad to a shotgun or high-power r ...

Another problem that you will face is that the rubber butt plates on many models of shotgun are curved out at the butt toe and m ...

FINISHING OUT THE SAWED OFF BUTT STOCK When you have finished sawing off the butt stock it will be necessary to sand the butt en ...

plate to the stock. ...

FIRST AID FOR WOOD Many times finished wood that has simply been neglected or has been in storage will take on a drab, unattract ...

FADING You probably know by now that finishes of every type may fade with age. They may also become cloudy or milky and have str ...

to cure this condition by wiping very slowly, with a cloth saturated with acetone or methyl alcohol along with a bit of linseed ...

where remover has been use so it will be neutralize and prevent any additional staining. To make a neutralizer you have 8 oz. of ...

However, you may want to use a paint or varnish remover to strips off the finish from a table leg or back of a chair. When you g ...

liquid in some type of carrier or base that allows the hew of the staining to be adjusted from light to dark. Paste and liquid p ...