Hi Dogfox et. al.:
What a timely question! As I type, I have two rifle stocks that have cured with a glossy "oil finish:
I also would like to learn a method to get that great oil finish with that "glow" that a hand rubbed finish provides.
I have tried about 20 finishes recently but the closest that I can come is an oil finish that has been rubbed with steel wool and pumice stone. By adding a wax over this finish, I can get that glow.
With the rubbing with steel wool, I can get a very nice dull finish. If one has seen the finish on a Merkel shotgun, this is the same finish that I get with steel wool. I may use this dull finish as a final finish as my wife really likes this finish. It looks really great on a piece of highly figured walnut with very dark blued steel!
In any case, lets hear from all of you as to how to get this type of finish on our guns.
Be well my friends,
Franchi
