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8 Years between posts. Kind of amazing
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Must be dial up service. 
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The red colour may also have been Madder Root or Dragons Blood maybe even a mixture of each with shellac?
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8 years....and I remember looking for this thread a couple times whilst attempting stainage.
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Ah, I remember this thread, good memories. I remember asking what the thread was all about, since it was 30 some odd pages long. The short answer was,"Alkanet Root turns stock red." 30 pages for that simple answer!
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Love Alkanet root, but it's not red enough for some pre-war American guns, like the M-37s.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 07/15/15 06:29 PM.
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This discussion is worth a visit.
It's unfortunate that the images suffered the Photobucket loss, but the subject matter is the prize.
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I have recently tried Scherell's Schaftoil after seeing it recommended by a finisher I highly respect. Not my cup of tea. I had a hard time getting it to build up or dry properly. It just kept soaking in leaving a smudge on the wood.
I ended up finishing the gun with Daly's Teak oil finish. Alkenet added to BO in the beginning and in the Daly's finish. Came out really nice. I use other finishes but Daly's is my go to.
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Hi Steve
Do you know the composition of the Scherell's oil?
I have recently set up a bottle of BLO/Turpentine/Alkanet and have been treating a test piece of stock wood.
It's quite nice.
How are you adding Alkanet to the Daly's finish?
Do you steep the pulverized root in alcohol and strain it out to prepare a tincture as noted elsewhere in this thrrad, or do you add the powder directly to the oil finish?
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John,
I do not know what the Scherell's is composed of. I have considered calling the finisher who was using it to see if I may have been applying it wrong but have not as of yet. It comes with no directions.
I use alkenet powder, first in straight BLO for a base back ground color, then add it to the Daly's in the same form. I'm sure it gets darker over time but to be honest, if you mix one day, the next day it is ready to use. The Daly's sealer can be used the same way and it has more solids and fills the pores faster. Duane Wiebe had a nice write up on his web page about the products and process but it appears to no longer be visible. The Daly's is really good stuff.
Steve
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