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Stock refinishing thread: BLO vs PTO vs Tung Oil Finish
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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 2840598" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>Sure thing...</p><p></p><p>Pine tar is used as a protective finish for wood over in the Scandinavian countries. There are those that believe that the Finns used pine tar as a stock finish, but there are others that say it is just a myth. Birch that has been treated with pine tar will exhibit the same marbled or flamed look that you see on Finnish birch (mostly M39's) and some USGI birch stocks (also similar to figured stocks treated with potassium permanganate). Cutting the pine tar with turpentine allows it to better penetrate the wood where it hardens and forms an extremely protective finish. You can easily see that the softer areas of the wood will draw in more of the pine tar, darkening those areas more than the surrounding harder grain. Pine tar takes quite awhile to dry so the process is kind of tedious. I wouldn't recommend attempting this type of finish until the temps are in the 90-100 degree range as the pine tar does not like to penetrate or dry well in colder temps. Also be warned that your stock will smell like a bonfire for a few weeks afterwards as well...the odor eventually disappears completely.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's a link with additional info...there's lots of resources and how-to's out on the web if you are interested in learning more. <a href="http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=85350" target="_blank">http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=85350</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 2840598, member: 13284"] Sure thing... Pine tar is used as a protective finish for wood over in the Scandinavian countries. There are those that believe that the Finns used pine tar as a stock finish, but there are others that say it is just a myth. Birch that has been treated with pine tar will exhibit the same marbled or flamed look that you see on Finnish birch (mostly M39's) and some USGI birch stocks (also similar to figured stocks treated with potassium permanganate). Cutting the pine tar with turpentine allows it to better penetrate the wood where it hardens and forms an extremely protective finish. You can easily see that the softer areas of the wood will draw in more of the pine tar, darkening those areas more than the surrounding harder grain. Pine tar takes quite awhile to dry so the process is kind of tedious. I wouldn't recommend attempting this type of finish until the temps are in the 90-100 degree range as the pine tar does not like to penetrate or dry well in colder temps. Also be warned that your stock will smell like a bonfire for a few weeks afterwards as well...the odor eventually disappears completely. Here's a link with additional info...there's lots of resources and how-to's out on the web if you are interested in learning more. [url]http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=85350[/url] [/QUOTE]
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