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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 1646030" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>The dark brown stain on the right side of the plywood is a very close match to the finish that comes on the new CMP walnut stocks sets.</p><p></p><p>As I'm sure you've already found out, birch is not the easiest wood to refinish as it does not take on oil or oil based dyes evenly and leaves a blotchy appearance. For the best looking finish you'll probably need to look at using a water based dye prior to applying the oil or use an alcohol based dye before or during the oil application process. I have seen a few people have good success getting the medium brown walnut look on birch by using RIT cocoa colored water based dye. If you are looking for the medium or dark brown look with red undertones, Fiebing's alcohol based dyes work great. I prefer to use the aged oil finish method with Feibing's dyes and BLO when refinishing service rifle stocks. It works great for getting that aged reddish oxidized oil look.</p><p></p><p>Below are a couple stocks that I have refinished using this method. The first is a birch Garand stock (post war replacement) and the second is a walnut 1903 C stock (WWII era Keystone). Both stocks were refinished with BLO and Fiebings medium brown dye. The only difference in the process was that the 1903 stock was waxed with Tom's 1/3 mix which leaves a matte sheen and the Garand stock was waxed with Johnson's paste wax which leaves a more glossy sheen.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_BirchStock033e_1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Refinished1903036edited.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 1646030, member: 13284"] The dark brown stain on the right side of the plywood is a very close match to the finish that comes on the new CMP walnut stocks sets. As I'm sure you've already found out, birch is not the easiest wood to refinish as it does not take on oil or oil based dyes evenly and leaves a blotchy appearance. For the best looking finish you'll probably need to look at using a water based dye prior to applying the oil or use an alcohol based dye before or during the oil application process. I have seen a few people have good success getting the medium brown walnut look on birch by using RIT cocoa colored water based dye. If you are looking for the medium or dark brown look with red undertones, Fiebing's alcohol based dyes work great. I prefer to use the aged oil finish method with Feibing's dyes and BLO when refinishing service rifle stocks. It works great for getting that aged reddish oxidized oil look. Below are a couple stocks that I have refinished using this method. The first is a birch Garand stock (post war replacement) and the second is a walnut 1903 C stock (WWII era Keystone). Both stocks were refinished with BLO and Fiebings medium brown dye. The only difference in the process was that the 1903 stock was waxed with Tom's 1/3 mix which leaves a matte sheen and the Garand stock was waxed with Johnson's paste wax which leaves a more glossy sheen. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_BirchStock033e_1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Refinished1903036edited.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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