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JR Slacum sucks because Americans have no patience. So, Peter, is that Kreighwhore all sllllaaacum'd up? just curious
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John,
An oil finish is exactly that! An oil finish.
Tru-oil uses a plasticising agent as do many modern finishes.
Slacum is a Purdey tradename for a modified linseed oil finish developed by Harry Lawrence one of Purdey's employees.
CCL oil is a modified linseed oil as used in the Birmingham guntrade (W C Scott) for ages.
The Italian mass producers use varnishes, polyurethane sprayed on finishes but when they are commissioned for a 'best' oil finish, they lovingly apply linseed oil and most trade makers including H&H and Purdey use 'Trade Secrets' stock oil although I do know that many stockers still have their favourite brews. Nobili recounts that Italian best gun makers use Tru-Oil
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I saw a Boss and Co. YouTube in which the interviewee said Boss used Tru-oil because it was easier to touch up if scratched or damaged than LO.
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Wonko,
No ! my Krieghoffs are Poly factory finish , a bugger to scrape off , and the Krieghoffs are not 'proper' guns that deserve TLC.
Being retired now I rarely do a stock finish or repair , but I must add that in my working career I do know that H&H, Purdey and many of the Italian manufacturers did use Tru -Oil because it was fast , cheap , and hard wearing . BUT it is NOT a true oil finish , call it what you like ,but it is a varnish.
To add I have found that my oil recipe posted on here does dry faster if you use Napthalene or Lighter fuel as a solvent / drier.
My oil finish has and is still being used by many ' BEST' English gunmakers .
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Wonko,
No ! my Krieghoffs are Poly factory finish , a bugger to scrape off , and the Krieghoffs are not 'proper' guns that deserve TLC.
Being retired now I rarely do a stock finish or repair , but I must add that in my working career I do know that H&H, Purdey and many of the Italian manufacturers did use Tru -Oil because it was fast , cheap , and hard wearing . BUT it is NOT a true oil finish , call it what you like ,but it is a varnish.
To add I have found that my oil recipe posted on here does dry faster if you use Napthalene or Lighter fuel as a solvent / drier.
My oil finish has and is still being used by many ' BEST' English gunmakers . AFAIC the only thing "oil" finishes have going for them is an uninformed snob appeal. Older "best" guns that did not have the benefit of modern substantial finishes did have the benefit of copious waxing which overcame the pitiful duability and water permeability of the BLO-based crap. prolly not JMO 70+ years ago I recall helping my Dad rub-in BLO finishes on some fairly pricey stocks. By the 90's even he had wised up to the scam - an eminently practical man.
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Sadly some never really learn how to apply BLO finishes
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