Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums  

Go Back   Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums Parker Forums Parker Restoration

Notices

Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
Unread 07-10-2018, 01:22 PM   #21
Member
B. Dudley
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Brian Dudley's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 10,546
Thanks: 476
Thanked 17,411 Times in 4,591 Posts

Default

I think that was strictly timberluxe. But i cannot remember. I have been using teak oil mixed with alkenet root a lot lately as a sealer.
__________________
B. Dudley
Brian Dudley is offline   Reply With Quote
Visit Brian Dudley's homepage!
Unread 07-10-2018, 01:22 PM   #22
Member
Tom Flanigan
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Tom Flanigan's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 865
Thanks: 284
Thanked 1,253 Times in 425 Posts

Default

That's a good question. I'll be interested in what Brian has to say. I've always used off the shelf tung oil to seal the stock using the mud method until all the pores are filled. Then I finish up with Timberlux now. In the past I used TruOil.
Tom Flanigan is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 07-10-2018, 01:36 PM   #23
Member
Tom Flanigan
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Tom Flanigan's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 865
Thanks: 284
Thanked 1,253 Times in 425 Posts

Default

That’s interesting. I’ve always used the alkenet stain after all the pores are filled and let it sit for at least 24 hours. But I am going to try Brian’s method with my next stock. Great tip. I made up a batch of alkenet root stain years ago and I still have a lot left. I boil the alkenet roots in linseed oil and then leave the roots in the jar for storage.

I now use Timberluxe but I don’t seal the stock with it. It’s too expensive and I like off the shelf tung oil for sealing since it works well and is inexpensive. I go through a lot of tung oil filling the stock using the mud method.
Tom Flanigan is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Tom Flanigan For Your Post:
alkenet root
Unread 07-10-2018, 03:08 PM   #24
Member
Ronald Moore
PGCA Member

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 311
Thanks: 0
Thanked 53 Times in 38 Posts

Cool alkenet root

where can you find alkenet root, I would like to mix my own stain.

Ron Moore
Ronald Moore is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 07-10-2018, 03:22 PM   #25
Member
G. Wells
Forum Associate

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 31
Thanks: 4
Thanked 18 Times in 10 Posts

Default

I bought some on EBay.
G. Wells is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 07-10-2018, 03:23 PM   #26
Member
Tom Flanigan
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Tom Flanigan's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 865
Thanks: 284
Thanked 1,253 Times in 425 Posts

Default

I haven't bought it in years but I think I got it from somwhere in England. But you should be able to find it on the internet. I used the actual roots and not the powder that is sometimes sold. I filled a coffee can half full of the root and then filled the can level with linseed oil. If I was to do it again, I would use tung oil for the faster drying time. I boiled the root in oil but you have to be very careful to take it off the stove at the first sign of a boil. If left, it will flow over and make a hell of a mess.
Tom Flanigan is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 07-11-2018, 01:09 PM   #27
Member
King Cobb
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Bill Holcombe's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 1,325
Thanks: 724
Thanked 1,521 Times in 405 Posts

Default

Ordered some last night to try on the Trojan I have coming my way. Got a call from Brian Board this morning just to verify the humidity levels I would be dealing with and to give me some advice on the application of the finish and the stain. Had a pleasant talk with him afterwards regarding when he worked on Parkers for Herschell Chaddick and he told me about an AH grade he refinished about 16 months ago. Seems like a pleasant fellow.
__________________
"The Parker gun was the first and the greatest ever." Theophilus Nash Buckingham
Bill Holcombe is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 07-11-2018, 01:23 PM   #28
Member
Dean Romig
PGCA Invincible
Life Member
 
Dean Romig's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 31,557
Thanks: 35,430
Thanked 33,039 Times in 12,321 Posts

Default

Brian is a very pleasant fellow and he knows his stuff! What an artist he is in his craft!

You should see his duck calls with AA Parker checkering.





.
__________________
"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."

George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
Dean Romig is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 07-11-2018, 01:28 PM   #29
Member
King Cobb
PGCA Lifetime
Member
 
Bill Holcombe's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 1,325
Thanks: 724
Thanked 1,521 Times in 405 Posts

Default

He's got some nice ones on his website, but I don't think my extremely limited duck shooting warrants that quality of a duck call
__________________
"The Parker gun was the first and the greatest ever." Theophilus Nash Buckingham
Bill Holcombe is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Bill Holcombe For Your Post:
Unread 10-02-2018, 03:48 PM   #30
Member
Tom Goldasich
Forum Associate

Member Info
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 14
Thanks: 0
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts

Default

I have some Winchester Red Oil on order. How much different is it to work with than the others? Can I build up the top coat with Tu-oil?
Tom Goldasich is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:54 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1998 - 2023, Parkerguns.org
Copyright © 2004 Design par Megatekno
- 2008 style update 3.7 avec l'autorisation de son auteur par Stradfred.