I have recently acquired a pre-war Webley & Scott that is rather nice. However, it seems some idiot soaked the head of the stock in some light oil--perhaps a lemon oil or something similar--it's not gun oil. It has penetrated all the way through the wood. I've been using heat lamps to bring it to the surface to wipe off but it just never stops. comes out in the inletting also. I don't want to refinish the stock. Would placing it in a vacumn chamber do the job? I have access to one. Would it do damage to the old oil finish?
