stock finish

[david32cal]

should a wood sealer be applied before or after the stain

[Chaffa Hosa]

should a wood sealer be applied before or after the stain

David
You want to seal after the stain is applied
I use a 50/50 mix of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits for my sealer
I put it on thick and heavy for 10-15 minutes or until the wood stops soaking it up

[FrankG]

After the 50/50 has cured out I use Formbys Tung Oil finish put on in several very light coats over several days . But you could use Tru Oil if you want and knock it down with steel wool for a duller finish.

[david32cal]

i have some Birchwood-Caseys sealer and Formbys low gloss tung oil for a final finish.

[FrankG]

That should do it 

[david32cal]

thanks guys!

[Chaffa Hosa]

i have some Birchwood-Caseys sealer and Formbys low gloss tung oil for a final finish.

David
I suggest you spend a lot of time whiskering your stock. And go slow with the stain let it dry real good between coats, same with the sealer and Tung oil finish

[david32cal]

Jerry,by whiskering do you mean raising the grain with water the smoothing back down with say oooo steal wool.

[Chaffa Hosa]

Jerry,by whiskering do you mean raising the grain with water the smoothing back down with say oooo steal wool.

YEP
A couple extra times spent on getting to wood real slick will make a great finish a lot easier

[FrankG]

Best thing for curing finish is natural full sun (if it shines again , been beginning to wonder lately) In dreary weather close proximity to a wood stove is next best .

[david32cal]

one more question guys,should i do the whiskering between coats of stain or before i ever apply it. hey! Frank, been 60 degree weather bright and sunny here for the past three days,sorry just had to rubb that in

[FrankG]

Before staining and if you use water based stain after each coat.

[david32cal]

thanks again guys,i appriciate all the info

[pathfinder]

DON'T USE STEELWOOL FOR WHISKERING!!!!! If you leave behind little pieces of wool, the water will rust the wool and you'll have a freckled stock The finest paper I use is 280 wet dry. Any finer and you run the possibility of polishing the wood,preventing any thing from properly soaking into the stock.

[FrankG]

DON'T USE STEELWOOL FOR WHISKERING!!!!! If you leave behind little pieces of wool, the water will rust the wool and you'll have a freckled stock The finest paper I use is 280 wet dry. Any finer and you run the possibility of polishing the wood,preventing any thing from properly soaking into the stock.

Ive never ran into this , lucky I guess , but Ive read this before from several people . But then again when I do the 50/50 blo/M spirit I rub first heavy sloppy coat in with 000 steel wool to blend then wipe excess off then reapply 2 or 3 times before switching to pure blo . Then wipe off as it bleeds out .