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Two or three light coats of Tung oil hand rubbed into the stock will be much more durable than any polish. Formbys sells Tung oil finish in three finishes shiny, satin and dull. I prefer the satin and dull myself but that's just a personal preference. You can do two coats of Tung oil over a four day period and if reasonably cared for it will last may seasons.

i would think you would clean the stock of wax, polish, before tung oiling it.

I never thought anyone would use Formby's Lemon oil, or actual Lemon grass oil, as a gun stock finish.

Best,
Ted

ALLERGIES! Test a little of the oil before using. I did not and ended up in hospital with severe allergic reaction, it was not funny.

Some years back I tried using tung Oil & while I liked it as a finish every time I used it my hands broke out with a rash, so I discontinued it use. In his book "Gunsmithing" Roy Dunlap mentioned this caveat of using tung oil stating a good number of WWII GI's developed a rash from handling Japanese rifles they had picked up off the battlefield. It5 would seem that most are unaffected by it but some are.

Possibly those who don't live in 5% humidity could be less condescending toward those who do. The rest of us non-experts sadly must depend on the advice of others. And the best advice is of course from someone without a financial interest in the product.

http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/fl-hi-500.pdf

These folks like Tung Oil
http://artisansofthedesertstudio.com/furniture-care

And we understand that a gun stock is not furniture, but it spends most of the time inside a home, with the rest of the wood.

Strange how those contact allergies work. I don't seem to be affected by much of anything including poison ivy but when I do finish work with Tung or poly oils I do wear surgical gloves just to keep the gunk out of my fingernails.

Ted, you've been on this bbs for a long time. How could you ever think that people would quit doing stupid things to guns? Lemon oil, Ed's Red, linseed oil, Briley chokes, etc. "Going down to the health food store for some stock oil - need any vitamins while I'm there?"

it just never ends

have a day

Dr.WtS

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=399943&start=20

"The gunsmith at the Beretta Gallery in NYC used to use Wilbert's lemon oil on stocks."

Googled Wilbert's but it looks to have been discontinued

My apologies, Drew, if I came across as condescending. That certainly was not my intention.

To your point about furniture and gunstocks spending most of their time indoors, I suppose it would be worth mentioning that fine furniture doesn't get taken afield and used in rain, snow, ice, etc., or handled for hours on end, day after day, with sweaty, grimy hands on a sporting clays course. Just a thought.
JR