Update :cry: After rubbing 18 coats of shellac I realized that the finish wasn't curing at all. I waited for a few days and it didn't cure at all, so I proceeded to remove most of the shellac with alcohol (etanol ~60%). Now I have the bare wood with some traces of shellac, like if it had a thinned c...

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Just one more question, what the design of that tool should be?

Flat-top checkering has the top of its diamonds cut flush with the stock in contrast to pointed diamonds in conventional pointed checkering. Furthermore, the grooves in flat-top checkering are cut in an "U" shape instead of an "V" shape on conventional checkering. Flat-top checke...

So I figure it's going to be better to paint it over again.

What kind of satin black paint I must shop for? How do I apply it? i.e. brush, cloth, ...

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Does somebody know what tools are needed to recut flat-top checkering and where to buy them?

Is this kind of checkering tricky compared to pointed checkering? Any advice?

The buttplate on my shotgun has never been flush with the stock, so I wanted to fit it (it was made in the 60's). Before starting to fit the buttplate I preferred to clean it using some cold water, soap, and a toothbrush. To my surprise, the buttplate started to dye out after only a few strokes with...

Now you're going to kill me... I've just visited the AyA shotguns website and they state to use an oil based finish. It looks terrific.

How can I do the same? Is it easy?

I assume it's not a matter of simply applying some kind of oil plus some sanding plus bees-wax. Is it?

Now I have bare stripped the wood (stock and forearm) and I applied a paint remover before cleaning it with solvent. Currently, the stock still has some dark spots that where caused by continued exposure to oil and sweat (I suppose), so I'd like to know whether they can be removed or softened. As I'...

First of all, thank you all for your replies! I tried to harden a piece of steel (it was once a cutting part of a mill -- for seeds or something like that) with no success after grinding it with an angle grinder. I used a propane torch for a few minutes with no change of color. Good gunsmithing scre...