Thread: Filling open grain on stock on the cheap

At the end of the day - the stock on a military SMLE was never a masterpiece - it was a functional handle for a foot soldier to use to point his rifle away from his mates. The finish was never in the same league as a Rigby sporter , and to make it super smooth takes away from the history of the piece.

Having said that , i have made a slurry of wood dust and Danish oil , and done just that on a .22 sporter stock. It wasnt as open-pored though .