I got some brown crayons around here somewhere =)
I got some brown crayons around here somewhere =)
Ok so here goes nothing...
I got a unfinished Dupage stock to mess with with. Considering the fishing up here isn't all that great it gave me something to do.
Anyhow my first bit of sanding was to make sure the rifle would tilt test.
After that I sanded the exterior a bit... added a little water to raise the fuzz and sanded that some.
I understand black walnut is a fairly open grain wood but man, now that I have about a dozen or so coats of BLO on it you can really see that grain. Heck forget seeing it, if I drag my thumbnail on the stock you can catch it on some of the grain!
So is it possible to sand the stock enough to get a closed grain look, or is it a waste of time?
Sure you can, no problem.Originally Posted by TommyD11730
What size grit did you use?
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I'm pretty sure my final grit was in the 200 range. However I did use some 0000 wool after between stain coats. Perhaps that was way too coarse.
Just don't like the open grain look, and the fact the grains actually catch on my thumbnail. Kinda like sticke-em for guns I guess.
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Everyone likes photos... no? I hope I didn't just break the internet!
So what do you think... sand it down to get it smoother... or leave it be?
I like it the way it is. But it really depends on whether you are satisfied or not.
John
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Well I put it all together. A little concerned how tight the front hand guard is. It will rotate some, but no fore to aft play.
Handguard isnt supposed to rotate, you just need the very smallest amount of fore and aft play.
I like to set mine up so they move but move very little.
Some Bodys stocks you need to remove a small amount of wood off the end where it fits into the lower band "if" its to long. I have seen where the rear handguard is machined to long and it sticks through interferring with the front handguard.
If both handgaurds are OK all you can do is back off the gas lock a rotation?
If they handguards are tight it must be timing perfectly at 5:30 -6 O'Clock??
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