March
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Who's Online Now
9 members (bushveld, docbill, Dave Weber, cable, 2 invisible), 339 guests, and 4 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums10
Topics38,374
Posts543,999
Members14,391
Most Online1,131
Jan 21st, 2024
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4
#574596 06/30/20 12:30 AM
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 404
Likes: 29
Sidelock
***
OP Offline
Sidelock
***

Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 404
Likes: 29
As I slowly apply finishing oil to a project gun this summer, I continue to have a bit too much time to think about traditional slakum. And I was looking back at some of the posts here while preparing to make a new batch of oil. I didn't follow an exact 'recipe' from anyone (the effort is recorded at the bottom of the linked document), but in the process of reviewing, I was again impressed by the significant time and effort that Damascus, Salopian, and others have put in to helping interested newcomers understand traditional finishing processes.

I decided to summarize some of the things I had read here and elsewhere, including an outline of Damascus' thread on his process. Doing so was very helpful to my understanding of the constituents and application of slakum, so I decided to type up my notes.

I figured I would share that 'digest' for a couple of reasons: 1. to say thank you to the many folks who have freely shared their knowledge, and 2. to hopefully make some of this a little more accessible for newcomers to the subject.

The link below will take you to a google document that I intend to slowly add to and edit. In fact, there are some missing bits of info that I would welcome some help with.

Also, everywhere that there is an underlined bit of text, it is a hyperlink, either to information or a source for purchasing materials. There are multiple sources for most of these things, and not all of the links are necessarily to the cheapest or 'best', although, over time, I hope to use this as a 'catalog' of sorts for the materials I use most.

I intend for this document to improve and grow, so if you have a traditional oil recipe or process that you would like to share, I would be very grateful to see it. As Damascus says, 'its in the way that you use it,' so please include your process if you have one that's worth sharing.

* I would also note that my excluding some finishes that have been shared (e.g. SKB has been very helpful and generous with information regarding his process e.g. here ), is for the simple reason that I wanted to focus on the most traditional methods and materials-- i.e. no polyurethane (alkyd does make an appearance though). Perhaps a 'modern gun stock finishes of DGJ' is in order, but here I only wanted to untangle the gum arabics and asphaltums and madder roots of my mind.


The document will be accessible by anyone with the link. Feel free to share it if you find it helpful.

Traditional Double Gun Finishes


Last edited by Woodreaux; 06/30/20 10:38 PM.

Jim
Woodreaux #574601 06/30/20 07:35 AM
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 764
Likes: 19
Sidelock
*
Offline
Sidelock
*

Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 764
Likes: 19
Jim,

Well done.

Thanks,
John

Woodreaux #574604 06/30/20 08:25 AM
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 6,667
Likes: 372
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 6,667
Likes: 372
Whoa!! That's a really great resource you are putting together.
Thanks for all the effort and time.


_________
BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]


Woodreaux #574606 06/30/20 09:02 AM
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 2,264
Likes: 93
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 2,264
Likes: 93
Thank you...

Woodreaux #574608 06/30/20 09:35 AM
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 533
Likes: 2
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 533
Likes: 2
Great job! Thank you.


Tom C

�There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.�
Aldo Leopold
Woodreaux #574613 06/30/20 10:34 AM
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 6,667
Likes: 372
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 6,667
Likes: 372
Maybe this can be pinned somewhere that it won't scroll into oblivion.


_________
BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]


Woodreaux #574621 06/30/20 01:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 764
Likes: 19
Sidelock
*
Offline
Sidelock
*

Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 764
Likes: 19
Brent,

Can Dave do as you suggest, move it to the second forum along with Damascus. Hate to see this get buried.

susjwp #574623 06/30/20 02:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 6,667
Likes: 372
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 6,667
Likes: 372
Originally Posted By: susjwp
Brent,

Can Dave do as you suggest, move it to the second forum along with Damascus. Hate to see this get buried.



He certainly can. The only question is, "Will he?"


_________
BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]


Woodreaux #574630 06/30/20 02:44 PM
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 404
Likes: 29
Sidelock
***
OP Offline
Sidelock
***

Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 404
Likes: 29
Thanks for the feedback.

One thing that I can do to keep it from disappearing is to post when I've updated something substantially. That would work for a little while at least.

In fact, I have already revised most of the section from Diggory Hadoke's info.

(I also fixed (?) the spelling of slakum to be slacum, which appears to be the right spelling. Not sure why I always want it to be a 'k')

Last edited by Woodreaux; 06/30/20 03:03 PM.

Jim
Woodreaux #574661 07/01/20 07:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 764
Likes: 19
Sidelock
*
Offline
Sidelock
*

Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 764
Likes: 19
Jim,

Some one posted way back when in the Spring that Diggorys formula was originally posted or cited in James Howe with modifications with driers. Have you run across them? I inter library loaned his Modern Gunsmith but with the shutdown it never arrived.

John

Last edited by susjwp; 07/01/20 07:19 AM. Reason: Spelling
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4

Link Copied to Clipboard

doublegunshop.com home | Welcome | Sponsors & Advertisers | DoubleGun Rack | Doublegun Book Rack

Order or request info | Other Useful Information

Updated every minute of everyday!


Copyright (c) 1993 - 2024 doublegunshop.com. All rights reserved. doublegunshop.com - Bloomfield, NY 14469. USA These materials are provided by doublegunshop.com as a service to its customers and may be used for informational purposes only. doublegunshop.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials. THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. doublegunshop.com further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. doublegunshop.com shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of these materials. doublegunshop.com may make changes to these materials, or to the products described therein, at any time without notice. doublegunshop.com makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. This is a public un-moderated forum participate at your own risk.

Note: The posting of Copyrighted material on this forum is prohibited without prior written consent of the Copyright holder. For specifics on Copyright Law and restrictions refer to: http://www.copyright.gov/laws/ - doublegunshop.com will not monitor nor will they be held liable for copyright violations presented on the BBS which is an open and un-moderated public forum.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.0.33-0+deb9u11+hw1 Page Time: 0.072s Queries: 36 (0.042s) Memory: 0.8534 MB (Peak: 1.8988 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2024-03-28 14:55:05 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS