Wood for a set of grips?
Hi all, new to the fourm here and a proud owner of a airforce condor.
man i love this gun an want to say this fourm rocks ,lots of nice people i see form reading all the post everyday for past weeks ,love all the info you all provide. So my quesion is how is cherry wood for a set of grips and forarm ,i just go a nice peice of a job site, ive see a few of grips made on here and wanted to try to make a set just was wonderin on how cherry would be to work with and what fnish to use?
TimS.C.
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MANY THANKS for the info on how to finish the wood
guess now i need to get in my shop and start on the project
ill post some pic when i get them done
TimS.C.
Man this site rocks!! got a quick simple info i was lookn for
Cherry is totally fine, you can finish it with an oil or a clearcoat. The oil finish allows refinishing without stripping the old finish off, but the oil isn’t a hard finish.
Any acrylic clearcoat will do, satin or glossy (your preference), these are hard finishes and need time to dry and will have to be removed or sanded down with 220 grit to refinish the stock.
Glossy finishes are harder to get perfect because the gloss enhances any brush marks. Typically clearcoats will protect against moisture penetration where an oil will not, but some hard finishes will be damaged by solvents used to clean rifles…
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hi mate i,ve seen a few stocks made from cheery and most off the lads have used the same stuff as me to finnish there stocks . 4-5 coats off a good oil anmd two wax coats . after every coat but the last sand down with 600 wet and dry to give u a clear flat and shiney finnish . this is a stock i done a few months ago for a lad
