Thread: Tung oil finish for walnut brush and scales?

Has anyone used Tru-Oil by Birchwood Casey on wood scales? It has a base of linseed oil marketed for gunstocks. I have used it on a shotgun stock I refinished with great results. I'm not sure how it would hold up as a finish for a brush but for scales, I would think it would be as good or better than any oil finish.

Having refinished gunstocks for 25 years, I would tell you that an oil finish is best treated with an occasional coat of paste wax.

If I was finishing a brush handle, I would seal the bare wood with 2 or 3 coats of shellac and steelwool it smooth before applying any finish.

For a satin finish, I would take the final gloss off of whatever finish you decided to use with #0000 steelwool and then apply some Old English furniture oil to the dulled surface.

If you need further help, pm "cannonfodder" for advice. He makes the brushes for Lynn and Don at SRD.

Good Luck.............

JERRY
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