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Fire damaged Buffalo Bill restore

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Stock has been sanded to 320 grit finish. First application of Alkanet root oil has been applied.
 
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Forearm came in today. It’s a factory Winchester forearm for the legacy model with a 26 inch barrel so it’s a little longer than usual. I believe it’s birch or something. It does not appear to be walnut.
 
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Forearm is longer than the standard length in a 20 inch barrel. But honestly I like the length and it don’t look to bad IMO. It will be refinished to match the buttstock best I can. I will also have to have another slot milled I to the barrel for the forearm cap screw to go through.
 
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Looks great! I noticed earlier you mentioned using alkanet root oil, do you use that initially and then go over it with tru oil?

Yes sir. First coat of tru oil was 50/50 mix of tru oil and turpentine. It’s thinner and also adds a reddish color to it. From here on it will be all straight tru oil. The desired result is a reddish brown color with the contrasting grain. This is another stock I did the same way. Provides kind of a unique color. Obviously the overall result is going to vary from one piece of wood to another.
 
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