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Michael, I have been experimenting with shellac and would appreciate the file.
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Salopian, was just looking at James V. Howe's "The Modern Gunsmith" and amongst the formulas he mentions, he mentions this one: "Formula NÂș6 1 pint boiled linseed oil 200 grains gum arabic (dissolved in alcohol) 1 oz. alkanet root 200 grains rose pink 150 cc. vinegar Heat together for one-half hour, but do not allow the mixture to come to the boiling point; just let it simmer gently. To apply this polish, rub a small quantity on the stock, and let remain for ten hours; then rub it clean with linen cloth. With a few such applications you will bring out a very superior finish." One can only guess where he got it from, JC(AL)
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So, thanks to the yogi000's kindness and tenacity, I finally laid my hands on some behlans blood red. I stained my dads walnut stocked fowler that I put together for him a year ago and never did stain. For those wondering what blood red does for walnut, here's a few pics. Two applications over a true oil finish. Cody
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Cody----Very nice! And over True Oil. Wow. That stuff is amazing.
And you are very welcome. Glad I could help out.
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Yogi, is this similar to the color you are getting?
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Cody, Would it be correct to say that your photo's show the finish obtained by 2 coats of Behlan's blood red and then a Tru-oil coat? Surely not Behlans over Tru-oil?
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Salopian, here's the whole story. The gun was made a year ago. No stain applied and finished with true oil. I was told somewhere in this thread that it would stain right through true oil so......... I got the behlans, applied the stain to the stock as is, allowed the stain to dry then applied another coat. I DID give the stock the thinnest coat of TO afterwards. Then when that was dry, I waxed it with rennessance? wax. Then took a picture. I think I would have preffered just a hint darker and it DID come out a bit darker on the raw walnut I sorta practiced on. What are your thoughts on the colour??
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Cody, I have to say that the photo's are quite pleasing to the eye.I think the tone of red suits that particular application, perhaps a little loud for a nice SxS for my taste, but I could be pleasantly surprised. Surprised the Behlans penetrated the Tru-oil which only goes to show that if you do not try you will never know, which is perhaps what this thread is all about,trial & error. Perhaps the joy of the success of the staining may only be surpassed by shooting the little beasty
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this thread has really been inspiring....i have a question....is madder root a truer color of red? the reason i ask is that i stained my stock with alkanet root and it took on somewhat of a reddish/violet color...i am going to try the behlens red but i would prefer to use a natural color....thanks bugsy
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perhaps a little loud for a nice SxS for my taste, [/QB] It seems a bit "pinkish" rather than the deep blood red I am after. However, the wood I did a test on was english and the colour was darker. I think perhaps, the lighter "pinkinsh" colour may be due to staining over the finish. I'm doing a few more trials and will post the results. I have to keep my trials to a minimum as it was somewhat difficult to get this stuff into Canada, right Yogi . It may have been easier to import weapons grade plutonium packed in heroin but I doubt either one of those would make a suitable stock stain Cody
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