Wood finishing

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   If its really grime or old cosmo the Murphy's should clean it very well. If its a very dark wood, which is possible It will at least get the surface crud off.
It was the other half of the baking process for extracting the ocean of old dirty oil filth & gawd knows what else from The Queen of The La Brea Tar Pits!

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Shamu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Logo Designer / Donating Member Joined: April 25 2007 Location: MD, USA. Status: Offline Points: 20510	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shamu Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 04 2025 at 12:43pm
	If its really grime or old cosmo the Murphy's should clean it very well. If its a very dark wood, which is possible It will at least get the surface crud off. It was the other half of the baking process for extracting the ocean of old dirty oil filth & gawd knows what else from The Queen of The La Brea Tar Pits!
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Sauron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: November 30 2025 Location: Virginia, USA Status: Offline Points: 90	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sauron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 08 2025 at 2:25pm
	I'm about to refinish my dad's No1 MK3. It's not really worth anything....non-matching numbers and the furniture looks like the rifle saw VERY hard times in the field. He just wants it to look decent and be protected and function correctly. It was basically black. I've cleaned it up and stripped most of the gunk off. I'm hoping with some linseed oil (raw and then boiled) that it'll come out looking something like walnut. I'm going to leave it natural (no stain) and see how it turns out. Will post before/after photos soon. Best,

Sauron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: November 30 2025 Location: Virginia, USA Status: Offline Points: 90	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sauron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 10 2025 at 6:51pm
	Curious if it's necessary to replace the wadding that surrounds the head of the large screw that connects the butt of the stock to the receiver. What is the purpose of that part? Best,

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	Generally there would be a leather washer fitted on top of the screw head, so the oil bottle would not be rattling on it. Obviously any unnecessary noise could cause complications if you were creeping up to a trench! So the wadding may be an alternative.
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