[Cornhusker]

Nice Minis.
Here's my old Mini 14

[plumbernater]

I've been thinking of darkening my stock , seeing the work on the dark stocks here on this thread has made up my mind. what exactly did yall use on your wood.

[KMO]

I've been thinking of darkening my stock , seeing the work on the dark stocks here on this thread has made up my mind. What exactly did y'all use on your wood?

I used polymer on mine...

[plumbernater]

Where is the leather tassel or dangly thing as its been dubbed. She looks nice I have a hard time leaning towards plastic. Im an old carpenter and I dream in wood grain sometimes in knots.And no I have no bent nails in my rifle Also can I go fishing in the pond at the corner of your yard please

[FROGMAN]

Originally Posted by plumbernater

I've been thinking of darkening my stock , seeing the work on the dark stocks here on this thread has made up my mind. what exactly did yall use on your wood.

I have to agree the dark stock looks better, mine looks just like yours.

[jismail]

Originally Posted by plumbernater

I've been thinking of darkening my stock , seeing the work on the dark stocks here on this thread has made up my mind. what exactly did yall use on your wood.

I stripped and sanded my stock as prep for re-staining but found that the 'hardwood' the stock is made from was not able to absorb the stain with any darkness or even tones. To get around that, I used an airbrush and sprayed even coats of the stain onto the stock and let them dry between coats until I achieved the darkness I was looking for. Once it was there, I put a coat of water based wood selant on it and then 00000 steel wooled it afterwards to remove any unwanted shine.



I think the color it resulted in matches in with the standard military stains pretty well.....