Birddog1911
02-21-2010, 16:11
Here are a few pics of the Garand, Old Man, and My M1A, Kelly. Because I suck I forgot to take before pictures. Old Man's stock was beat up pretty good, with a lot of dings and dents and 50 years of cosmoline. Kelly's stock is a new Boyd's oversized national match stock. Either Boyd's, or the previous owner, had used a very dark stain on the wood; darker than the Garand stock by a factor of two!
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/Birddog4570/Rifles.jpghttp://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/Birddog4570/Rifles2.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/Birddog4570/Rifles3.jpg
The garand stock took a turn through the dishwasher, which did an amazing job. After drying and sanding, it got 6 coats of boiled linseed oil, and so far, one coat of tung oil. The M1A stock was sanded down to the grain, then received 10 coats of tung oil only.
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/Birddog4570/Rifles.jpghttp://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/Birddog4570/Rifles2.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/Birddog4570/Rifles3.jpg
The garand stock took a turn through the dishwasher, which did an amazing job. After drying and sanding, it got 6 coats of boiled linseed oil, and so far, one coat of tung oil. The M1A stock was sanded down to the grain, then received 10 coats of tung oil only.