Natural finish for Walnut on a Bolt Action?

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A friend asked me to make a Bolt Action pen on Walnut for him. Any ideas what would work best for this? I know nothing is going to hold up like CA but he doesn't want that. It doesn't have to have a high gloss to it either. He's bought several pens from me and really liked them all so far. :biggrin: I'd like for this one to be just as nice. I've already turned it and applied some BLO so I'll be going from there.

Thanks for any and all suggestions!
Alfred
 
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I did a bolt action in walnut with Doctor's Woodshop finish on it and it looks great. Any good high build friction polish should do the trick I would think though.
 
Walnut is an open-grained wood.
Any natural finish is going to require a good amount of owner maintenance.
Suggest your friend/client be certain to understand this up front and be prepared for it.
Doesn't have to be difficult; can be as simple as using Old English or Howard's lemon polish.
 
Thanks for all the good info. I'll probably go with Tru oil since I already have that. I'll be looking into some of the other info for future use...thanks again!
 
All of these are walnut.

Teak oil
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Danish oil
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And truoil.
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You can get the same results with teak oil, danish oil, tung oil, boiled linseed oil. Guess what, CA does not hold up in this arena. It only works on pens due to the pen being round and small.
 
+1 with Gary. I have a coveted old can of Scott's Liquid Gold that I have been using for years on natural-finish open-grained woods. I usually dampen a clean rag with it and apply. It seems like the longer I do these touch-ups over time, the longer the apps will last.
 
Yep, that's about what mine is going to look like John. I put several coats of Tru-Oil on it today. Going to look pretty good I think. I'll try to post a pic but my picture taking is not very good!
 
ALA said:
Yep, that's about what mine is going to look like John. I put several coats of Tru-Oil on it today. Going to look pretty good I think. I'll try to post a pic but my picture taking is not very good!
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This pen sold for $45.00 last month. Good work. After looking at my pictures it is certain that you can do a better job.
 
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