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CAP Black · 11-12-2011, 09:01 PM

I know this is subject to debate and to personal preference but I have recently tried the method as covered above. I like to add a light coat of boiled linseed oil because I feel that adds a protective coating for the grips. If fact, if not careful, it's sort of easy to get too much linseed oil on them. If I do that, I take some off and spread it out and when satisfied, then let it dry. Then I put on the lemon oil and I prefer Formby's Lemon Oil. I like the results from hand rubbing the linseed oil and the lemon oil. I have learned that way back in time, the old gunsmiths, in building guns, hand rubbed the stains, oils, etc. The oils from our fingers and the warmth and friction makes a little difference in the chemistry of the woods and the processing of the finishing materials.

11-12-2011, 09:01 PM	#9
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 174 Times in 96 Posts	I know this is subject to debate and to personal preference but I have recently tried the method as covered above. I like to add a light coat of boiled linseed oil because I feel that adds a protective coating for the grips. If fact, if not careful, it's sort of easy to get too much linseed oil on them. If I do that, I take some off and spread it out and when satisfied, then let it dry. Then I put on the lemon oil and I prefer Formby's Lemon Oil. I like the results from hand rubbing the linseed oil and the lemon oil. I have learned that way back in time, the old gunsmiths, in building guns, hand rubbed the stains, oils, etc. The oils from our fingers and the warmth and friction makes a little difference in the chemistry of the woods and the processing of the finishing materials.