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I am refinishing a Purdey stock. What is the method to apply Slacum oil from the first to last coats? Is anything done to the stock between coats?

For the real answer contact crossed chisels in Maine.

LD: Try this thread. It's mainly a discussion of alkanet root for stain, but Dig talks about how to apply the slacum. Do searches if you want more.

http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbt...&PHPSESSID=

I will proffer, sparingly by means of a piece of cloth dampened with the oil, but will defer to C. Chisels.

I apply a very small amount and then "massage" the stock with my bare hands
until I feel it getting warm. Only when it is dry to the touch do I "massage" again.

Surely Master TC/DT will share THE way!

JC

Lil dab as JC says (to major faces of stock). Move it around with the heel of your hand onto the wrist and up to the stock head, some onto forend, don't reduce checkering pts. by too much contact there. Heat from rubbing helps cure; hair dryer will do the same (oh sacrilege! may not be the proper way in Londinium!) Caution: eye irritant, wash hands before whatever comes after, which, in my case apparently, is rubbing my eyes. I mix too high proportion of carnauba in mine so I will NEVER be PROPER.

jack

Slacum sucks.
JR

Maybe you could elaborate a bit? Why, in your opinion, does it suck?

cause it does JR, thats why Purdey uses it.

Seriously if it is applied properly and the time is taken with its application and not rushed you will get a perfect durable finish. The problem comes when people rush it, fvck it up and then make sweeping blind statements that its no good.

and yes I have heard and read all the previous posts and arguments into it, oil finishes in general and other alternatives.

JR Slacum sucks because Americans have no patience.