stock options (for a k98) - 10/4 update/ completed

[glennsche]

Looks like Mitchell's.

Ach komm, Peter, why are you always the wet blanket.

it looks fantastic! frankly, saying something *looks* like a mitchells is a complement in my book; that they make those russian caps look good isnt the problem, where those guys go wrong is their shady marketing.

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

saying something *looks* like a mitchells is a complement in my book

The Book of Bubba is to be despised, not praised. Rog, that looks a bit too shiny!

[Pryde]

The Book of Bubba is to be despised, not praised. Rog, that looks a bit too shiny!

I told him to stay away from the poly!

[rogdigity]

I told him to stay away from the poly!

i assure you its from the flash


and as i said before, i was doing this with this stock as practice. it is a RC and not exactly a million dollar rifle by any means. i just didnt want it to leak oil on me when i shot it and i wanted it to look great

[rogdigity]

hey peter, i am about to redo an arisaka type 38 stock. what suggestions would you have for that. or is tung oil ok for that one. also, when using tung oil how do you seal it? or is the tung oil the actual sealer

[Pryde]

hey peter, i am about to redo an arisaka type 38 stock. what suggestions would you have for that. or is tung oil ok for that one. also, when using tung oil how do you seal it? or is the tung oil the actual sealer

Both tung oil and boiled linseed oil are semifluid and harden when they dry. After a few days of drying either oil, it will not leak or melt out of your stock, there is no need to seal. Apply several coats, let dry and you just buff the exterior until it is shiny. The original finish on WW2 k98s was linseed oil.

[Pryde]

These two are mine and were done with only linseed oil and a light coat of wax to make them shine. Late war and Early war.

[rogdigity]

pretty nice.

thanks for the info on LO and TO. any idea on what the arisakas were finished with though?

[rogdigity]

also, i notice on both of yours the metal seems pretty dark. is that from germany? or was that something only done on the russian captures?

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

hey peter, i am about to redo an arisaka type 38 stock. what suggestions would you have for that. or is tung oil ok for that one. also, when using tung oil how do you seal it? or is the tung oil the actual sealer

You can either use urushi (expensive Japanese Lacquer which they originally used) or you can use a combination of Crayola Markers and BLO.

Check this out:

http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=175&p=608799

And tung oil is a sealer to answer your question.