Stallones,
I too like Watco Danish Oil. I usually slurry the finish in with 400 grit wet/dry and then wipe off with a clean cloth. I have used this on furniture and it really gives it a nice smooth sheen. I usually top the furniture with Tung Oil, sometimes up to 20 coats. I have used it on gunstocks doing it the same way, and then finished with a mixture of tung oil, linseed oil, spar varnish, japan dryer and some mineral spirts. Have also used True Oil and 0000 steel wooled the final finish to soften it.
Nice job on the Parker.
Ted,
Use the gloss poly first, apply thin and then for the finish coat use the satin. The satin is dilluted and doesn't have the properties of the gloss. Also if you use the water based poly it is a harder finish, as the dryer is water, not mineral based.
As far as being waterproof, they are all water resistant. Unless you coat the entire stock (inside) it is all irrelevant as to being waterproof as water will seep into that wood.
Last edited by JDW; 01/19/09 08:10 AM.
