Staining and Finishing Woodsrunner with Iron Nitrate and Permalyn 

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Thank you for the nice comment. I don't actually keep any guns for very long. I used to have an amazing fowler from the late 1600s but I sold it to fund the business.

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I've been doing just about everything that can be done to weapons since I was truly just a kid, starting out with my Dad teaching me. Yes, you sir are correct. You do need to raise those fibers between sanding applications ... this goes for ANY wood item that you've sanded through the original finish on, or that you're making from scratch. Hot water. The hot water expands the girth of each fiber and causes them to stand up. I always allow the wet stick to hang unattended for 15 or 20 minutes, then I'll often use a heat gun on low heat to finish raising the fibers and expedite the drying process. Almost no one mentions this anymore when discussing the work in question. My uncle, my Dad's eldest brother was my sidekick throughout my life until his passing on in 2011. He was a custom clockmaker & antique clock restorer. I've watched him braze old sprockets and gears and hand cut the new teeth with no more than a triangular file and honing stones then time one back in. Their youngest brother was in charge of all the construction a Disneyland in Anaheim for close to forty years. You might say they knew the trade. I like the wood and the steel work but wood is somewhat more forgiving. Have a fantastic Memorial Day weekend. Be safe & God bless.

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It's the opposite. It seals off the grain and you don't have as much variation in the penetration of the oil. It's best to do after getting a good coat of oil

The first stain he put on the stock will corrode the metal parts if you put it in the inlets. Even on handgun grips the wood is unfinished on the surfaces touching metal.

Thanks! I'm not sure, but hardware store linseed oil is a bad finish and we don't recommend it. Tried and true is high quality linseed oil and is partially polymerized to help it dry as well as added rosin. Either way, I don't anticipate a big color difference

We get a lot of orders for the carving on the extra fancy maple and it looks amazing!

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Inlays would be done before staining and finishing

Someday there will be a left handed version.

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No we do not- There may be a left-handed flintlock in the future but it will be a few years down the road.

Not Jim, but... If the wood is brown with no light sapwood areas, just use finish - oil, Permalyn, etc. There is no need to stain walnut unless you want to try and change the color.

Agree with this!

Thanks for the message. I probably recommend maple for a beginner. It looks nice and is historically correct. Walnut can just be finished with oil and the color can be warmed up or adjusted with aniline dye such as trans-tint if you would like.

Awesome! Thanks for the information. Snap and Jim! This explains why I was unable to find a proper stain for walnut. 😂 Jim, this really helps cement my choice. Now I just need to finish saving my pennies 😊

Yes, more thin coats would make a higher gloss. Make sure they are thin and dry before next coat!

we don't neutralize but you can use baking soda if you feel like it

I'm wondering the same thing 🤠

The wood swells and it's not necessary. Thanks for watching

In order to properly finish the nosecap, its best to leave it on. It is peened attached to the stock

In common language, they are referring to the same thing.

For some reason we had a clear batch that worked exactly like the orange/brown batches. We tested it and it works the same.

I think the orange/brown stuff might have some dye in it . The clear stuff I used came out more brown than what you used in the video

No there was not.

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Jim might have added some dye to the Permalyn

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That could work well