Rejuvinate old stock ?
Is Neatsfoot Oil a good thing to use on the inside of the wood on an old stock? This 100 year old piece of wood seems extra dry,and I been thinking of treating it with something to deter cracking.
I remember how the farmers used to treat their wood handle tools.I am thinking they used Neatsfoot Oil.Probably a few here will remember.
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I remember how the farmers used to treat their wood handle tools.I am thinking they used Neatsfoot Oil.Probably a few here will remember.
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4-Remove the Rod
5-Do Not Forget the Cap.
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Don't know on the weather it's good for your wood or not, just a note on Neatsfoot oil in general. Avoid the "compound", get the "pure". The "compound" is much cheaper in price but it is mostly "other stuff" that you don't want.
Personaly I use a good furnature oil on the insides of my stocks.
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It works well on leather, but darkens it.
Wood? Never heard of using it on wood. I suggest boiled linseed oil or tung oil, thinned with mineral spirits.
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To throw another question in, how about linseed oil? What is the differance between raw and boiled?....I have 5 gal. of raw and have no idea what it's good for....[?]
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I have been known to rub regular vegetable oil into the wood. It takes a bit of time for it to soak in, but once it is treated, wipe the excess off with a dry cloth and forget about it.
Learned that trick in woodworking class in highschool. Made my mom a cutting board and "waterproofed" it with vegetable oil. She still uses it (40 years later) and has "updated" the oiling of the wood about every five or six years, but she rinses it off under the faucet.
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I know Linseed Oil is an excellant finish coat on gun-stocks,but does it penetrate and add a little moisture back into the wood? This stock wood seems very (extra ) dry.
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Yes the linseed oil will penetrate the wood. I routinely rub it in older dry stocks that don't have the gloss sealer finish. I use the boiled linseed oil, rub a coat in, let it soak up and dry and then repeat the same steps until it doesn't want to soak up any more. It will generally darken the wood a bit. I used to know an old painter that when painting house exteriors with dry wood would first put linseed oil on the wood and then cover with oil based paint. It cut down on the amount paint he had to use to get a good cover, and the linseed oil in those days was dirt cheap. -- I'd save the neats foot oil for leather. Thats what it is for. I use it on tack & saddles but not on wood. If you ever use it get the pure neatsfoot oil, not the compound oil which is just diluted with a bunch of junk....[8D] 0 -
I don't know about wood, but neetsfoot wil definately darken saddle leather, and the seat of your wranglers!
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just used boiled linseed oil on a stock that sat for 30+ yrs with a leather boot around the butt. man did that leather soak moisture outta that wood. 3 applications of oil over 3 days and you cant see or feel a difference between the butt and the forestock.
patience is a big part of re-moistureizeing wood.
just my thoughts,
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Hello All,
I restore old muskets from time to time. Neatsfoot Oil is for leather, I don't think I would put it on wood, stays too gummy/darkens the wood also!
Boiled Linseed Oil is the way the old gunsmiths did it. When the stock is ready, you put a good coat of Boiled Linseed oil once aday for 7 days, then you put it on once a week for 7 weeks. After you put it on wait for acouple hours and wipe off the extra. If not, the next day you will have a gummy mess.
Note: Linseed oil cooked down to make it thicker is "Boiled Linseed" oil. But modern "Boiled Linseed"oil is made w/chemicals not by boiling anymore.
*WARNING* Linseed oil rags left in a pile WILL burst into FLAMES!!!!
When this oil dries it makes heat! So put them in a metal can w/a tight lid,(just to be safe). Oden0 -
How about the idea of soaking it in a container to completely cover it.
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