I have done a couple of oil soaked Garand stocks in the bathtub. Get the water as hot as you can and let is soak for a couple of minutes. I cleaned the old varnish off with a Scotch Brite pad and some dish soap. I did another one in the dishwasher. Just make sure you rerun the dish washer to get the oil and crude out. I also suggest you don't do it when the wife is around. Before you try either way make sure there are no cracks in the wood. I would have to think the hot water would really spread those cracks. I got lucky every time I tried the bathtub or dish washer method and they came out with no split wood.

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