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About 40 yrs ago I sealed a few gun stocks VM&P naptha and spar varnish 10:1 ratio and it really made the stocks very moisture resistent.
I'm getting ready to seal and finish my Long rifle stock and would like to know if any of you see a problem with this on my almost complete maple stock.

Don't want to damage it in any way. I'll be using Jim Chambers stain and oil.
 
"I'm getting ready to seal and finish my Long rifle stock ..."

If you plan on "sealing" and then staining, your going to be in big trouble. The sealing coat will keep the wood from absorbing the stain.

Do your whiskering, then staining and then your sealer if you think it's necessary. Personally, I think the 8-12 coats of finishing oils I apply after staining does all that is needed to the wood.
 
The wood finishing books (speaking of furniture builders mostly here) often advocate sealing woods prone to blotching, like pine, birch, maple, and cherry with a dilute layer of hide glue or lacquer before staining to seal away the curly parts from getting more stain and getting darker. Then your stain, and a dilute coat of shellac before the top finishes. The purpose of the shellac was to serve as a water vapor barrier, where the top finishes were better for liquid water. Apparently shellac was known as being the best when it came to slowing down gaseous exchanges. There might be better stuff than that out there now though.
 
Zonie said:
"I'm getting ready to seal and finish my Long rifle stock ..."

If you plan on "sealing" and then staining, your going to be in big trouble. The sealing coat will keep the wood from absorbing the stain.

Do your whiskering, then staining and then your sealer if you think it's necessary. Personally, I think the 8-12 coats of finishing oils I apply after staining does all that is needed to the wood.
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Zonie, I will be staining first then sealing.
 
Since I read about it in Roy Dunlap's book many years ago I've been using naptha as a thinner. It seems to work much better than mineral spirits or paint thinner and doesn't have the stink of the others. I can't imagine why you would have any problems but then I've not used Chambers finish.
 
The Crisco Kid said:
Since I read about it in Roy Dunlap's book many years ago I've been using naptha as a thinner. It seems to work much better than mineral spirits or paint thinner and doesn't have the stink of the others. I can't imagine why you would have any problems but then I've not used Chambers finish.
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Thanks for the reply Crisco, I'm sure I found out about using naptha from Roy F. Dunlop's book also.
Just the mention of Roy's name brings back a lot of old memories of when I was young and hungry for knowledge about firearms.
 
Chambers oil finish is a good sealer on it's own. It's the only sealer and finish I use and my rifles are in a lot of rain and other weather conditions. I can't see using anything else. To use it as a sealer you apply the first coat heavy. As long as the stock is absorbing it you keep on slopping it on. When it stops absorbing and starts puddling on the surface wipe it all off the surface and allow to dry. Do the same thing the next day. When it stops absorbing the finish wipe it off and allow it to dry well. Your stock is now sealed and ready to finish.
 
Darkhorse said:
Chambers oil finish is a good sealer on it's own. It's the only sealer and finish I use and my rifles are in a lot of rain and other weather conditions. I can't see using anything else. To use it as a sealer you apply the first coat heavy. As long as the stock is absorbing it you keep on slopping it on. When it stops absorbing and starts puddling on the surface wipe it all off the surface and allow to dry. Do the same thing the next day. When it stops absorbing the finish wipe it off and allow it to dry well. Your stock is now sealed and ready to finish.
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Thanks for the info Darkhorse, this is good to know.
Jack
 
I have used Chambers a lot and love it. Unfortunately I had a bottle on my workbench when my a/c guy came over. He rehabs parolees and tries to give them a new start in life, he had a new one with him. The next morning I want out to my shop and found my bottle of Chamfers finish was gone, one ramrod thimble for my Kibler SMR and my most valuable drawknife was gone as well. Obviously the thimble and finish were taken as trophies with the drawknife taken as an afterthought.

I mentioned the theft to my A/C guy casually because I couldn't say for sure his guy was the thief. The last time he came over he didn't have his protegee with him and wouldn't let me pay him for the work, he knew he unknowingly bought a bad apple over. He is a man above most men from his work with helping these down and out guys, he just got a bad one.
 
Eric Krewson said:
I have used Chambers a lot and love it. Unfortunately I had a bottle on my workbench when my a/c guy came over. He rehabs parolees and tries to give them a new start in life, he had a new one with him. The next morning I want out to my shop and found my bottle of Chamfers finish was gone, one ramrod thimble for my Kibler SMR and my most valuable drawknife was gone as well. Obviously the thimble and finish were taken as trophies with the drawknife taken as an afterthought.

I mentioned the theft to my A/C guy casually because I couldn't say for sure his guy was the thief. The last time he came over he didn't have his protegee with him and wouldn't let me pay him for the work, he knew he unknowingly bought a bad apple over. He is a man above most men from his work with helping these down and out guys, he just got a bad one.
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My oil will be here tomorrow, I'll make sure I lock it up :)
Thanks
Jack
 

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