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Posted: 2/6/2015 11:54:46 PM EDT
I'm taking delivery of a Rhineland leopard for my 700 tomorrow and I still haven't decided on the finish. This is the unfinished walnut stock:
 Part of me says just go black and be done with it  What would you do with the raw walnut? Paint or stain? What I do want to avoid is a week long staining/sanding process which is part of the reason why the thought of punting to paint comes into play. Suggestions? |
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Posted: 2/7/2015 12:28:09 AM EDT
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Why have wood if you're just going to paint it???
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Posted: 2/7/2015 5:48:14 AM EDT
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Why have wood if you're just going to paint it??? This. |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 3:47:55 AM EDT
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Yeah, you want to go tacticool and all, but as mentioned it's wood, so I'd just stain it and seal it.
If your looking for an outlet to your painting urges you could try a stippling, checkering, or woodburning (pyrography) adventure. It could be epic whether it turned out good or bad. 
Woodburn a dragon entwined all along the stock....or ponies all over shooting rainbows out of their.....  jk. Well half kidding about the ponies. A dragon would be epic.
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Posted: 3/20/2015 7:16:21 PM EDT
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Linseed or Tongue Oil, multiple coats until it won't absorb any more, then wet sand to smoothness of your liking. If you are going to paint it why not just get a synthetic stock and ditch the wood all together?
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Posted: 3/21/2015 9:45:51 PM EDT
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Stripe it with a torch and stain
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Posted: 3/21/2015 10:00:33 PM EDT
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With wood I would go with clear or a nice semi dark stain. Don't paint the wood black.
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Posted: 3/22/2015 11:52:33 AM EDT
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If it was up to me, I would not stain it, but I would apply real tung oil. When I say the real stuff, I don't mean the stuff from Lowes or Home Depot. It takes a long time to do right, but you can't beat the looks. Multiple coats, then buff out with 0000 steel wool, finish with a coat of wax. It will last a lifetime if cared for.
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Posted: 3/24/2015 5:21:27 PM EDT
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