wanting to refinish my savage

[corey012778]

I had to remove some wood from the stock of my savage 110E 30-06, got looking at. decided I wanted to refinish the whole stock, I have never refinished a stock. I want to do it myself to save some money. where do I start

[bugsNbows]

1). Remove stock from barreled action.
2). Strip off old finish. Sand smooth. Clean "crud" from stripping out from checkered areas.
3). Refinish with desired product (several coats, drying in-between) I like Tung Oil myself.
4). Reassemble.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[corey012778]

what stripper to use then

I know it does not sound right, it was the only way I could put it

[#40Fan]

Sign up and check out these pictures. That is what I plan to do with a wood stock of mine.

http://savageshooters.baker-media.com/SavageForum/index.php?topic=9896.0

[corey012778]

That looked cool.

only other thing I was wanting to do is add some finger grooves in the grip.

[#40Fan]

If you use bondo, you can make the imprints with your fingers before it hardens. Then sand afterwards to smooth the grooves out.

[corey012778]

that sound easier then how I was thinking of doing it. I may stop by the store tomarrow. they are calling for snow this weekend. looks like a good time to start with it.