On a K-31 site somewhere they talked of adding BLO so to
make a smooth job out of it.
Got this from my friend in Switzerland. Will copy past his exact words. Hard to understand but it is the closes I've seen to someone knowing anything about it. Left it in his word cause it adds so much more originallity to it.
Straight from a Swiss Cabinet Maker: "Etienne"
for your k-31 to refinish it, you mean?the wood is mostly walnut,but the european specimen.those can be very different in color,(farbe).from very light to considerable dark.walnut is a very precious wood.normaly you haven't to coulor the stock. you can clean it by water with cleaning agent,then dry it ,but not fast, only by air. then only with fine sandpaper,grain 150 then with miture of linseed
oil and a kind of varnish, but the exactly name i dont now.it is "schellackmattierung" (shellac matt finish)
this is a old varnish for restauring old furniture. maybe you can ask a cabinetmaker. this varnish compars with spirit. this combination gives to the wood a nice honey color.this mixture drys very slowly,about two days!you will see.
when it is dry,you sanded the wood a little bit and get a second time the mixture. but sand not to much, not that the stamps go away!!
Am trying to get a better discription from him and will update if any are interested.
For the mixture you add shellac and linseed oil,mix it,and then you can add this spirit, only so much, that is then not to flowful?(flüssig).you can get
>the mixture with a lap?(old shirt)on the wood.
Got answer: 60% linseed oil and 40% shellac matt. But it ain't that important as you can mix it to your liking.
wkato
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Is this what your working off of??
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