If the finish has been removed or the pores exposed,
it will provide a better overall finish to the stock
if you use filler on it.
I haven't posted much here on this site, but, I've
finished many and restocked many firearms.
So, in that case I always use a filler and at times
use the stocks own wood sanding dust to fill the pores
with.
One very good filler I have used and recommend and
also very glad it is still available, is, from Midway.
Art's Stock Filler. It is actually the old Herters
stock filler formula and had good color and very easy
to use for filling. I had used that filler a lot back
in the Herters days. You can buy it in clear, French Red
or Walnut colors.
Don
