Refinished stock too slippery

[CJP]

I have a birch stock that I recently refinished with Tru-Oil products. Now it is so slick it is hard to hang onto. Does anyone have a suggestion as how to fix this problem? I'm not steady enough to checker it myself.

[john.41]

Either wet sand with 400 grit or use steel wool to knock the gloss down. Then put a coat of paste wax on it, should be good to go.

Sounds like you put too many coats of Tru-Oil on that Birch wood, it doesn't soak in well on that hardwood grain.

[Ol` Joe]

Try to avoid steel wool, use something like rotten stone to bring it to a satin or matte finish. I was taught that steel wool can break up and embed in the finish to later rust and leave spots.

I used a slurry of rottenstone and tru oil to apply the finish on a couple of my stocks and they turned out nice. I had a "classic satin" type finish that was not at all slippery. I also tried some 1500/2000 grit auto finishing emery cloth that seemed to work well to knock down the gloss on one.These were walnut though and not a tight grained wood like birch. Laminates also area not good candidates for a oil finish due to the epoxy filling the grain and not accepting the oil evenly . The spray poly finishes are IMHO a better product to use on these stocks.

[dwcopple]

GT5000 rubberized grip tape strips cut and placed where you need them. Won't hurt your hard-earned finish and is easily removed with heat.

[AxlMyk]

GT5000 rubberized grip tape strips cut and placed where you need them. Won't hurt your hard-earned finish and is easily removed with heat.

Or Talon grip sheets. $12 for a 5"x7" sheet on Ebay.

[CJP]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I really don't want to put rubberized pads on the stock. I thought about having it checkered or laser etched but way too much money. Does anyone here know of a gunsmithing school that could use a donor stock for practicing checkering or carving? I'll go back to the finish and redo the top coat to make it less slick and have a matte finish if no gunsmith schools are found.

[dirtmcgirt76239]

Not a bad idea, maybe stay more local if you have modest expectations, post on Craigslist list or fb wood worker group. Possibly ask highschool shop teacher if he knows of a talented kid that would take it on. 19 year old with a little talent might do it for a small small fraction of a gunsmith.

[AxlMyk]

Or an art student.