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Finishing up my Kibler SMR build and looking for opinions on ram rod finishes.

I played around with the torch on cut off piece I had from trimming to length and then topped that with some Danish oil. Found it hard to get a consistent look without making it pretty dark. If I didn't go real dark kind of came out molted looking, which wasn't too bad looking itself....undecided though on what I want to do.

Just curious what others have found to work well.

Thanks ahead,

Tony
 
I use ferric nitrate to stain. I seal it with the usual finishes, same as the stock. Otherwise it will stain from fouling if you clean with it.
 
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Aqufortis has a nice look on hickory. I put some finish over the blushed stain.

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Cool, wasn't sure what the AF would do on hickory, I'll have to try some on another scrap piece and see if that gets the color I'm after.
 
Made one yesterday: brown liquid shoe polish, wiped when dry and oiled with gun oil. Looks good, will be wiped clean and oiled after each use. Wooden rods last a long time for me.
 
I use the darkest walnut stain I have on hand, and then a couple coats of Tried & True oil.
 
Dale Allen Raby said:
Actually, I generally use Johnson's Paste Wax on ramrods. They don't get stuck that way. I've heard of people who use black shoe polish on ebony ramrods. Don't really see the logic in staining black wood black, but whatever floats the boat.
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I also use Johnsons Paste wax, my can of it (from early 70s finally was used up . I take the ramrod and rub it slow barehanded with the wax in hand till the wood gets really warm t feel, then I switch to the old wool rag ive been using since 70s and continue to rub to I can feel warmth in it. seems to work great !
 
I like to darken the grain with flame and then rub in 12-15 coats of Watco Danish oil. Every time I clean that gun, Ill rub in another coat.
 
Plus one on leather dye. After striping with a torch, I used Fiebings yellow, followed by a light coat of Fiebings mahogany, rubbed down with steel wool and applied a coat of TruOil. Be sure to wipe off immediately when applying dye or it could turn out too dark.
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