I have been using Formby's tung oil in low gloss and high gloss for years not only on gun stocks but on fine furniture. The last gunstock project I did I mixed the low gloss Tung oil 50/50 with boiled linseed oil and bu using it VERY sparingly..... literally half a drop per side of a SxS stock, and rubbing it in thouroughly, the finished product was amazing. I put on a coat every evening while watching TV for about a month, each coat taking about two hours to rub in. The results are a soft and satin finish that is very deep. After at least two months in the safe I completed it by using Butcher's Bowling Alley Wax, a carnuba wax in a petroleum base, this dries very hard. I use this on the whole gun, to include all metal parts. Looks great!


Last edited by Steve Lawson; 01/31/07 11:06 AM.