chawbeef
40 Cal.
I am getting ready to stain my Lancaster with Aqua Fortis and am wondering if others stain the complete stock including the barrel channel, lock mortise and side plate mortise??........................Daniel
I do, and apply finish to all parts of the stock whether or not they are visible...I am getting ready to stain my Lancaster with Aqua Fortis and am wondering if others stain the complete stock including the barrel channel, lock mortise and side plate mortise??........................Daniel
Hi Daniel,I am getting ready to stain my Lancaster with Aqua Fortis and am wondering if others stain the complete stock including the barrel channel, lock mortise and side plate mortise??........................Daniel
I don't and neither did the old timers. The old timers didn't put finish on anywhere except the outside of the stock either.I am getting ready to stain my Lancaster with Aqua Fortis and am wondering if others stain the complete stock including the barrel channel, lock mortise and side plate mortise??........................Daniel
I have had a lot of antique guns apart and NONE of them have had finish on interior surfaces and they have survived several hundred years. Also, cupping of a board happens because of how it is cut from the log, it will cup whether you have no finish, finish on one side or finish on both sides. Cupping generally happens during the drying process. I've seen cupped gunstocks blanks too.I do too, but as others have said, you really don't have to. But as to finish, yes definitely. Wood that is only finished on one side has a tendency to move a great deal more on the unfinished side than the finished side. Have you ever seen a boar that has cupped? You know what I mean. That said, it doesn't need multiple coat on the interior. Just enough to seal it from disproportionate movement relative to the outside part. That said, 2 coats WILL give you a better seal than one, and 3 more than 2, but it's something of a law of diminishing returns too. But, by ALL means make sure you seal the end grain parts, particularly the butt area.
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