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Message started by boomer on Jul 9th, 2018 at 6:15pm

Title: Re: Krag Sporter
Post by boomer on Aug 23rd, 2018 at 12:22pm

butlersrangers wrote on Aug 23rd, 2018 at 1:35am:
It is OK to use a wood stain to match the new hand-guard's color to your old stock, before applying linseed oil. Otherwise, it is unlikely the wood components will look good together.

Springfield Armory stained stocks and hand-guards with a "Log Wood" stain mixture well into the 1920's. The practice was discontinued as an economy move. The stain gave the Springfield American black walnut stocks their nice reddish-brown color.


Thanks for that info.  I wasn't aware that Springfield had used stain.

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