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I bought a Ruger M77 last night Blued Steel/Walnut and was wondering what is the best way to keep the wood clean and protected. The gun is almost LNIB.
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That sounds good and the fact it is a cleaner is a plus.
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It's a handle- beat it, gouge it, dent it, scratch it, chip it. Give it some character...... like mine.
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I like Bri-Wax slightly better, but either is a far better choice than virtually all other waxes on the market.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Bri-Wax seems a bit harder to me, BTW, which is my reason for liking it better. Renaissance will help you get junk off while waxing, but I think there are better ways for doing that...
Formby's Furniture Refinisher applied lightly and quickly, for example...
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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I have both Johnson's paste wax and Renaissance wax, for the added cost I can't really see that the Renaissance wax is that much better. Never tried Briwax, it has somewhat of a following amoung woodworkers. For cleaning I have used Murphy's Oil Soap, I used to clean and restore Gerstner Oak machinist chests and MOS did a good job of removing years of machine shop grease and oil.
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What's wrong with linseed oil?
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What's wrong with linseed oil?
Everything! It is a good finish IF high grade oil is used properly. Just blathering it on a stock after the fact, no matter how carefully you think you cleaned it off, is a huge mistake.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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What's wrong with linseed oil?
Everything! It is a good finish IF high grade oil is used properly. Just blathering it on a stock after the fact, no matter how carefully you think you cleaned it off, is a huge mistake. BLO is great on axe handles.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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It's a handle- beat it, gouge it, dent it, scratch it, chip it. Give it some character...... like mine me. Fixt!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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What's wrong with linseed oil?
Everything! It is a good finish IF high grade oil is used properly. Just blathering it on a stock after the fact, no matter how carefully you think you cleaned it off, is a huge mistake. BLO is great on axe handles. I have a walnut stocked gun, I bought new early 60's, that came with raw wood, no finish, that would argue that. To each his own.
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What's wrong with linseed oil?
Everything! It is a good finish IF high grade oil is used properly. Just blathering it on a stock after the fact, no matter how carefully you think you cleaned it off, is a huge mistake. BLO is great on axe handles. I have a walnut stocked gun, I bought new early 60's, that came with raw wood, no finish, that would argue that. To each his own. Please explain how your unfinished rifle stock would argue against BLO is good on axe handles? If that's what you really meant.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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What's wrong with linseed oil?
Everything! It is a good finish IF high grade oil is used properly. Just blathering it on a stock after the fact, no matter how carefully you think you cleaned it off, is a huge mistake. BLO is great on axe handles. I have a walnut stocked gun, I bought new early 60's, that came with raw wood, no finish, that would argue that. To each his own. Please explain how your unfinished rifle stock would argue against BLO is good on axe handles? If that's what you really meant. BLO is the bottom grade of linseed oil. It is usually packaged for hardware store sales and shelf life is the big concern. Between the curing catalysts and the delayed curing crap there is no telling what you will get. Fresh, quality linseed oil, applied properly will deliver a fine finish. It will never be sold as "BLO" or anything hinting at it... If you have a decent finish from linseed oil it did not come from a BLO can.
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What's wrong with linseed oil?
Everything! It is a good finish IF high grade oil is used properly. Just blathering it on a stock after the fact, no matter how carefully you think you cleaned it off, is a huge mistake. BLO is great on axe handles. Agreed, both above.
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Carabuna???? wax is good. Lasted the hell out of a stock I built in about '80.
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Carabuna???? wax is good. Lasted the hell out of a stock I built in about '80. Carnuba, grasshopper, carnuba!
Last edited by Sitka deer; 03/04/18. Reason: Frigging autocorrect!
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Carabonga dude that guy sure made a mess of spelling carnuba wax now didn't he. Not my favorite by a long shot, too hard to buff off whether on an auto or a gun stock.
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Carabuna???? wax is good. Lasted the hell out of a stock I built in about '80. Carnuba, grasshopper, carnuba! Try again. carnauba wax
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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BLO is the bottom grade of linseed oil. It is usually packaged for hardware store sales and shelf life is the big concern. Between the curing catalysts and the delayed curing crap there is no telling what you will get.
Fresh, quality linseed oil, applied properly will deliver a fine finish. It will never be sold as "BLO" or anything hinting at it...
If you have a decent finish from linseed oil it did not come from a BLO can.
Yup. i learned alla that from a friend of mine. I'm only referring to axe, maul, hatchet, hammer, etc., handles.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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