Thread: Removing Varnish from a stock... how?

Hi all,
I have my eye on an old rifle that has a very good stock but its shiny... a bit to shiny for me, even though it woill probably last a million years...
I cannot find any www pictures of the rifle with a varnished coat, so if i end up getting it I will make it a little project to make original...
Is it hard to remove varnish?

The original stock was Walnut, but this one is a much lighter coloured wood, so i assume its a replacement, or maybe a later batch who knows?
Will try and get a picture tomorrow...

I guess my next post maybe how to then refinish the wood...
Cheers in advance.