New pistol grips-finishing advice.

[felixthelogchopper]

I'm after a bit of advice on what to use to finish some wood grips that I have bought to go on my Crosman 2240 pistol. I've done a few little upgrades on it since I have been getting back into airgunning, such as higher flowing transfer port and steel breech etc, and fancied smartening it up with some new grips. These are the grips that I have ordered and I would like to make them a bit darker with an oil finish. I have had Walnut oil recommended and wondered if any of the woodworkers on here could advise on this or anything similar. Thanks in advance.     http://www.gmaccustomparts.com/epages/BT3197.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT3197/Products/XG014

[gobbypunk]

Hi Danish oil or osmo but it depends on how dark you want them to be you could do some testers on the inside to make sure you like the colour before committing yourself, You maybe able to help I am looking for a broken air rifle or just the stock , I have been playing around with some steampunk ideas and would like to make a steampunk rifle but I would like something to start from if you come across something that might work for me please give me a call good luck with the grips 

Thanks Mark

[Stubby]

I redid my Browning stock and fore end with something called " Red Oil "  You rub it in with a cloth and the " palm " it in to get it warm . Made a grade one look like a grade 4 !

[felixthelogchopper]

25 minutes ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi Danish oil or osmo but it depends on how dark you want them to be you could do some testers on the inside to make sure you like the colour before committing yourself, You maybe able to help I am looking for a broken air rifle or just the stock , I have been playing around with some steampunk ideas and would like to make a steampunk rifle but I would like something to start from if you come across something that might work for me please give me a call good luck with the grips 

Thanks Mark

If you want bits for a CO2 rifle, have a look at a page on Facebook called Custom Rattys. For stocks, they come up pretty frequently on Fleabay along with other bits of rifles.

[Lazurus]

I have used Tru Oil for stock finishing and walking sticks, lovely finish but may be a little glossy for grips, but could be cut back with 0000 wire wool etc.

[felixthelogchopper]

They turned up yesterday and are a bit darker than the picture, which suits me fine. I'll experiment with a couple of different oils on the reverse side to find what suits. I'm not really after a high gloss finish though.

[sandspider]

I use walnut oil on my chopping boards on a regular-ish basis. Darkens the wood slightly and seems to work well. Unless you have a nut allergy!

[spudulike]

I used this stuff on my TX200 and S300 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birchwood-Casey-Tru-Stock-Finish/dp/B01LZG42G0

 

They do a number of products to darken wood and to seal up porous wood etc. One stock was beech and the other walnut, the walnut stock needed oiling and then light sanding to fill in the porous grain but turned out very nice! It is easy to apply, you just rub it in with a finger tip and will eventually build up to high gloss which can be lightly abraded with very fine wire wool if you want a more satin finish or just don't apply too many coats! 

[Mike Hill]

I used walnut oil on these.

I microwaved the grips for 30 seconds to warm them up

[silky fox]

Beautiful grain.[emoji106][emoji269]What Calibre is it Mike?