Stock Refinish

[Dylan Rhodes]

Well it is out of the acetone bath, and this thing swelled up like a balloon! the buttplate is a good 1/4" short on the bottom and 1/16" plus small on each side of the stock now. It seems to have lifted all of the oil staining however. Hopefully it returns to its normal size after some time to dry out.

[J. A. EARLY]

I saw the comments about the wood shrinking after soaking. I have never seen that, but the opposite. They swell to original dimensions in my opinion after the soak and complete drying before applying finish.