Thread: Issues with stock staining - with pictures

Just an update guys, I've just been speaking to a few people in the woodwork business, with lots of experience. They advised me that beechwood or birchwood are generally very difficult woods to stain, and usually end up in a blotchy mess, such as above. While a ngr dye might work, they tend to hide the natural grain of the wood in beech, and may react similarly to stains - one can't know until you try. I hope my experience may serve to help people attempting to refinish a beech rifle stock.
At this point I'm just going to finish the stock with tru-oil and forget about staining entirely - I'll post pics up once this project has been completed.
Cheers, Apocalypticaman