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**kaizenboi** · 06-15-2009, 11:58 AM

SWEEEEEEEEET! Nice work!

Diocoles · 06-18-2009, 10:45 AM

I know what my next project is now. Nice looking.

NayKid · 06-18-2009, 02:16 PM

Thinking of Picking up a WASR now that the prices are starting to drop. After seeing this I have come to the conclusion that I will happen and it will get a nice red shade put on it.

That thing looks beautiful.

**Dhunter55** · 06-18-2009, 03:00 PM

Excellent job!

xd4life · 06-18-2009, 03:35 PM

That is nice, great job...

I use a different method though, I run the wood through a hot cycle in the dishwasher with all the holes plugged and then heat dried. It take off all of the finish, and the cosmo to boot if your AK/SKS has any.

Refinish with 50/50 tung oil and boiled linseed oil, 8-10 even 12 coats applied every 6-8 hours. You could poly it if you want.

SKS pic thread

**rickett** · 06-18-2009, 03:59 PM

Nice job! She's beautiful!

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Originally Posted by Sewer_Ice

Do you have experience refinishing wood? I plan on buying a WASR 10, and the way your wood looks is EXACTLY what I am hoping mine to look like.
Is this something a beginner could do?

Absolutely, and you don't even have to get as involved as he did. The easiest way would be to first wipe on a clear stain (natural) or colored if you desire. Wipe it on heavy, but make sure it stays even. When that drys (1 hr. or so,) lightly sand it to remove any bumps or gritty feel, then you can spray (several light coats) polyurethane or varnish. Varnish would be best for durability, and has a nice amber tint to it. If you want it to be REALLY easy and don't mind a longer dry time, I'd say go with the varnish, but instead of spray, dunk it or pour straight from the can onto the wood, then hang it to dry. This gives an even, heavy finish that will likely last forever.

bashman · 06-18-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by VinnAY

...keep some stripper on hand ...

Great, now that's gonna cost me even more money!

**rickett** · 06-18-2009, 04:11 PM

Not necessarily. I've finished and re-finished lots of stuff, and never used a chemical stripper. Sand carefully and it'll come right off. Just don't rush anything and you'll be fine.

bashman · 06-18-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by rickett

Not necessarily. I've finished and re-finished lots of stuff, and never used a chemical stripper. Sand carefully and it'll come right off. Just don't rush anything and you'll be fine.

OptimusPrime · 06-18-2009, 05:41 PM

I like it, it looks very natural to me.

All AK furniture should come like that. Properly varnished wood not only looks nice, but it also protects the furniture from the elements.

Plastic furniture will better for when the SHTF, but I'll take wood any day of the week over plastic. It just looks way better, especially if it is finished like that.

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xd4life XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in HOTLANTA Posts: 3,401	That is nice, great job... I use a different method though, I run the wood through a hot cycle in the dishwasher with all the holes plugged and then heat dried. It take off all of the finish, and the cosmo to boot if your AK/SKS has any. Refinish with 50/50 tung oil and boiled linseed oil, 8-10 even 12 coats applied every 6-8 hours. You could poly it if you want. SKS pic thread __________________ A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims. Ayn Rand Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins. Ayn Rand One Big A$$ Mistake America
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rickett XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: NW Oregon Posts: 1,633	Not necessarily. I've finished and re-finished lots of stuff, and never used a chemical stripper. Sand carefully and it'll come right off. Just don't rush anything and you'll be fine. __________________ XD-45 service with Trijicon night sights GP-100 6" stainless .357Mag. Heritage Rough Rider 4 3/4" 22LR/22Mag. Savage 99 EG .300 Savage Mossberg 500A 12 ga "At long last I have discovered that most shooters are not interested in firearms as tools, but rather as toys. Such people do not acquire their weapons because of what they will do, but rather to gratify the "Christmas morning joy" that we largely left behind in our childhood." -Jeff Cooper
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OptimusPrime XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 174	I like it, it looks very natural to me. All AK furniture should come like that. Properly varnished wood not only looks nice, but it also protects the furniture from the elements. Plastic furniture will better for when the SHTF, but I'll take wood any day of the week over plastic. It just looks way better, especially if it is finished like that.
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