Originally Posted by Sheister
Originally Posted by pullit
Sheister
That stock looks like the finish I am looking for but want a little more "pop" to the tiger strips.
Why not go Truoil all the way or urethane all the way? Just wondering. I know some finishes do not play well together.

A lot depends on the piece of wood you are working with. I used the Water based Urethane as a base because I didn't want the ambering I usually get from Truoil and other finishes that are similar. Try different finishes on a scrap piece of wood from your blank if you can to see if you like the effect. I tried to use the Urethane for a finish coat but a couple things made me use Truoil as the top coat- I never could get a decent surface finish with the Urethane even with several coats, but also, Urethane has very little UV protection so I put Truoil as a top coat for its superior UV qualities...

This is a stock I did for a friend of mine many years ago from the same tree with Truoil only. It's beautiful in person but not the effect I was looking for on my 40X stock...


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That is one of the best looking maple stocks, in my opinion.