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Posted by fred on 6/12/2008, 7:10 pm, in reply to "painted stocks"
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Boy I don't know,,I haven't really studied that. But I have never seen one at any rendezvous or re-enactment either. Paint is a rather FINAL thing. Most fellers wouldn't want to do that! Most stocks where "scraped" not sanded, then Auqua Fortis to bring out the grain, then linseed oiled to preserve the wood--Previous Message--: iwant to build a fowler 1730-1760 and am : considering to paint the stock. i have read : accounts of painted stocks in colonial : times. i just wanted the opinion of some : more individuals to see how historically : acurate this metod of stock finishing would : be. : can anyone suggest how to finish the : stock by using paint. :
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