ottoman45
02-04-2012, 07:24 PM
I have followed the forum for a LONG time but I'm finally getting around to signing up.
I have a 2000 SAR1 that had the worst wood I ever saw on an AK. About 10 years ago I just went over the wood with truck bed liner and it worked out well but now it was time for a change.
I picked up for about $60 a stock set from Ironwood from their "wood pile". I took 100 grit sandpaper to it, followed up with fine sandpaper. Used minwax wood prep then a fery light coat of Red Mahagony stain just to get color matching. I didn't want a "red" stock and really like the dark brown walnut and got exactly what I was after.
I'm now following up with a few coats of tung oil then some stock wax. I'll post pics when I'm done...but for now these pics are of the stock before tung oil.
I have a 2000 SAR1 that had the worst wood I ever saw on an AK. About 10 years ago I just went over the wood with truck bed liner and it worked out well but now it was time for a change.
I picked up for about $60 a stock set from Ironwood from their "wood pile". I took 100 grit sandpaper to it, followed up with fine sandpaper. Used minwax wood prep then a fery light coat of Red Mahagony stain just to get color matching. I didn't want a "red" stock and really like the dark brown walnut and got exactly what I was after.
I'm now following up with a few coats of tung oil then some stock wax. I'll post pics when I'm done...but for now these pics are of the stock before tung oil.