870 wood

Hand rubbed 17 coats Tru-oil

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I did this one in '72 when I still had my bluing tanks set up. This 550-1 looked like it had been used bushwhacking in Alaska and coated in rust. Sanded down stock raised grain rubbed down w/0000 steelwool then tru-oil, let dry, rub, tru-oil, repeat.
 
Love the jeweled bolt. I did that on the 270 i made my dad in the gunsmithing program. Great touch
 
That was the second one I had ever done, it was part of the apprentice requirements by my boss. I had to do the layout and jewel and then he inspected it. This was in my 2nd year under him. I failed my first try because of inconsistent pressure on the brush.
 
My grandfather died and left me his Remington 1100. When I received it, it looked as though it had never been cleaned, and it had surface rust on the barrel and receiver.

I disassembled it, had all the metal parts cerakoted Burnt Bronze, and I personally redid the wood. I stripped off the heavy varnish. I used hot water and rags to try to pull the dings out, etc... Then I rubbed on 15 coats of Tung Oil.

I had to go online to find real Tung Oil, from a tree in South America. Most Tung Oil you can buy in the US is a "mix" of tree oils and is not pure Tung Oil...

Here is the before and after. I did this over 10 years ago and the stock still looks fantastic.


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Looks amazing man! I know it means alot to you. I took time and refinished my grandpas model 10 Smith. Love that gun. I'm not a fan of od and fde but that burnt bronze is very appealing to me for some reason.
 
Finally got back around to this old 870 stock. I went with the 400 grit sand paper and the gunstock stain. First coat looks really good to me, i think it's basically what I'm looking for. Now just need to find the best coating to put on it so that it doesn't have too much shine. 20220820_213337.jpg
 
looks like you've done a great job on sandIng and staining. i like a hand rubbed oil finish. takes a lot of time. rub a coat, let it dry, another coat, rub it in, over and over until you're satisfied. rub with heel of your hand.
 
Thanks man, should i steel wool in between coats? And what oil do you recommend? Will Tru oil work with this stain? 20220820_224027.jpg
 
tru oil should be good with thIs stain as long as its just stain, no finish that would seal the wood. it takes a while to build up finish and dont put on thick. if it seems like the wood is not taking it the oil. wipe excess off. let dry. lots of rubbing. bill at good old double has much more experience than i. or see if larry porterfield at midway usa has a video. i'd look there on you tube.
 
you can use very fine 0000 steel wool id you find some rough spots. also, i used tung oul but apparently tru oil is good. lota of folks use it. i looked at midway videos. did see straight up oil finish but another video came up with furniture finishing guy doing oil. just dont let it build up and dry thick. good luck.
 
So i finally finished the stock! I finished with satin clear lacquer to give the non shine look. Though im Def no professional, I'm happy with the results and i finally have my police mag looking the way i pictured it.
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Yea man, it said spray light coats and do no less than 3. I did light coats until the can was finished. Although judging by feel of it, i could have stopped earlier. At least i got my $14 worth😂
 
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Thanks. I'm very happy with the outcome. All the 870s I've gone through and I've never had one with the corn cob wood on it. It is by far my favorite.
 
you've motivated me to take on a refinish project. i have a jc higgins brand stevens 311. wood is rough. we can never compete with "nice old double" but its fun to do it ourselves.
 
Yea the work we do pales in comparison, but as you said there is a satisfaction in doing it ourselves. I wish you luck my partner. Post pics. You might inspire somebody else.
 
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