Thanks for watching! Mark has a ton more of this type of content on his channel here: kzfaq.info/love/M86hA7E1y3vOJuzdqCXh1Q

Mark taught me to scrape many years ago (via video) and its crazy how much ive used it. I had a flat "multi tool" scraper (one of the oscollating dohickeys) that I never used. Nice springy steel. Ive put many miles on it. Probably cut it down 3/8 of an inch sharpening it by now. Redid every gun damaged in a house fire. Mark. Is. The. Shjt.

I am so glad I watched this, because a have a 40 year old Marlin Model 60, that I've been wanting to refinish.

Wow, you get the award for teaching an old dog a new trick. Thank You

I'm working on cleaning up an 1892 Berthier carbine stock right now. With everything it's been through, it's never gonna come out looking great but, with what I've learned from Mark, it's gonna live on for many more years because the maintenance is getting done.

I’m just here for the Novak, he’s the greatest gunsmith of our time

I always find the most important thing about these videos is learning what not to do. Thanks!

Mark Novak is so awesome. Great video as always

I recently refinished/reshaped a model 514 stock just like that. I straightened, pointed and fluted the comb, reshaped the toeline and added a grip cap, fitted a new buttpad with a brass spacer, cut the forend tip and added a ebony forend tip also with a brass spacer. Sanded everything starting at 100- 220. Sealed and sanded the finish in (tru-oil+mineral spirits)from 320 all the way through 1000(many coats sanded in) until all the pores were filled and the finish was smooth as glass then buffed it down to a crystal clear satin sheen. It took some time but there was some gorgeous wood under all that varnish and stain.....It was a gift for my dad.

Hey Pat, that's a VERY nice example of proper conservation. Mark Novak is 'The Man'. Many thanks from a Rifle-Shooting NRA Cousin in the UK.

I learned my scraping technique from Mark. I did a similar stock on and old 22lr to start off and now I've done 5 or so. Best thing to revamp an old tired stock for sure. Thanks for the content. 🤙🏾

Mark is a wealth of information. With a polished hammer face, you can gently move dinged dented iron back where it needs to be. I have even used his wisdom to try out rust bluing. (Starting on axe heads, until I have the hang of it, of course. I'm not an idiot, contrary to what my ex-wife says.)

This is a great refinishing technique the last time you showed us that is when I started to do that but you used the toilet ring this way is beautiful thank you for sharing five stars sir

Always wanted to have Mark work his magic on a few of my firearms someday. The man is a treasure to the gun community with his videos on working on these classic firearms keeping them alive. Thanks for sharing this Pat I just might have to tear down my old savage 4c because I urethaned that stock about 16 years ago when my parents gave it to me when I was 11 but it's held up all this time but it's way too shiny for me now

I love mark. He’s the proper gunsmith of a man. Like if you think of a gun smith. He’s the picture that comes to mind and I strive to soak in as much knowledge as he puts out. My projects have been getting progressively better due to watching his videos.

I absolutely love this! I wish more gun KZfaqrs would make content like this instead of the umpteenth AR or Glock clone! Fantastic content sir!

One of the great things about Mark are his simple aphorisms that are so useful. "Less is more" and "Do the maintenance". Keeping a firearm running and looking good is really such a simple thing. And it prevents us from having to need Mark's extensive knowledge of firearm repair!

What a pure joy it is watching you work and sharing your craft...kinda makes my day!

Thanks for the good information, it’s always good to know all the tricks

As an amateur gun smith I can't get enough off your videos! Thank you so much for the tutorial.

I've learned for 5 years as a furniture restaurator & learned french polishing from an old guy who actually learned it in switzerland (rest in piece, Rudi), I worked for many years as a custom cabinet maker and I learned SO much from watching gun makers and I'm still learning / refreshing by watching gunmakers. I can recommend that to every aspiring woodworker: watch the gunmakers & learns that bit from them. It will enhance your view on the "bundle of soda straws" ;) Another little thing (when you have fresh wood): wet it a little, dry it, then 320 or 280 it again, not much, just cut the fibres the water had standing up. The emphasis is on A LITTLE here.

This man knows his stuff. Best advice I've ever seen on how to handle finish on woodstocks

yep I'd have to agree it looks STUNNING! Mr. Novak is the man :)

I've been using scrapper in place of 90% of the sanding I used to do on finishing furniture that I build. It leaves a smoother finish as sand paper plugs grain and tends to sand the Summer and winter grain structure differently leaving a wavy surface. Very small with most hard woods, but it's there.

Love you too Mark. Shared the heck out of this on all my forums. And YES you ARE the carbon based life form.

Mark. Thank you once again. Your skill set seems never ending. An amazing lost art in these modern times.

Did a model 1917 a while back , used a OB shine . It was cut from a stump where English walnut was grafted to black walnut root . It was sure a beautiful piece of wood

Hand tool old timey type woodworker here. This video does an awesome job of simply explaining how to do things. A card scraper is a simple but very useful tool. I like what I see here.

He just did some beautiful stock repairing. A true master at what he can do.

Best how to video that I have ever seen. Thanks from Tasmania.

Always a pleasure to learn something from mark

I have a 69a and it is a fantastic gun but that glossy finish has seen better days.. now I know what to do with it.. great video!

this saved me tons of time. I thought it was scraping so easily for him because he's been doing it for years but it really does come off that easy. thank you

This are cool tips man. Appreciate the video!

Good job SPARKY ! Very good video! Take care my friend.

Great video and had me sucked in to see finished product🤙

Wow!! One of the most useful videos ever!

Never miss an episode of Mark Nouvac

Card scapers are amazing and cheep , they come in many shapes and sizes. I have about 30 of them I use on stocks. My grandfather taught me this many, many years ago. Thanks Mark , you are the best !!!

outstanding !!

man ...what a job , beautiful , i have a Remington 870 that wood needs to be restored and blueing done on receiver and metal parts , i watched your clips several times on how to do gun wood refinishing & steel blueing , from what i watch and learn from you I'm confident to do the job and i appreciate you sharing and teaching people your knowledge and expertise . much respect and thank you from Austin Texas

One of the best videos that you have done! Thanks mark!

Great video. It’s nice to see someone enjoy their work and take pride in it.

I just found your channel and I binged all your videos. Love your content man!

Guys, that's a true professional right there! Absolutely loved it and learned a lot when it comes to restoration.

Awesome work From Mark you will be proud to own that for the rest of your life to pass on to your kids

Now this really peaked my interest! I have an old Western Auto .22 (S, L, LR) single shot that I just love. I'm 70 but this little shooter takes me back to the days when I attended summer Boy Scout camp with my Dad. It needs a full restoration and I was hoping to get it back to looking like it did when it sat on the rack at Western Auto. I'll follow this process to get the stock done. I'll be checking your videos for blueing techniques. Many thanks!

Sir, I think I heard you say you "boiled" the barrel, what does that mean? Also, God forbid there is a fire and smoke damage, should we clean our rifles right away, leave them, or do something else? I appreciate your work. So many gunsmiths are just AR-15 focused. What you do is the old art, and it is truly awesome!

Mark thanks for sharing your years of expertise. It may not seem like a big deal to you but it's just gold for us out here. 😊👍 Cheers 🍻

One simple explanation , and I finally "get" scrapers. Bless You!

novac is a treasure as well also i got a dot finally and some backup flip ups someone donated to my poverty pony build side charger upper used anderson lower primary arms or good knockoff dot and fab defense flip ups need to hit gun shop for some mlok to mount feyachi light i won

Never thought I'd see Mark take on an old .22 stock to work on, but like always he did a beautiful job.

Thank you! I can stop watching stock refinishing videos now. You said you can use anything, you'll be happy to hear that I walked into my kitchen and grabbed my mother's vintage pancake flipper. It's nice and sharp and flexible, works like a charm on my husband's uncle's old beat up Ithaca 37 12 gauge. I've been thinking I need a new shotgun but realized that I'd really be much happier with this old gun if it was so abused and ugly. I stole it from my husband and have claimed it as mine. I've been just watching KZfaq all day getting ideas about how to go about it, until this video - I can do that! I've been working on it for about an hour and it already looks like a different gun. Thank you! ❤

Thank you. I had asked you in the past to illustrate for us how to make these scrapers. I previously used an old pocket knife to remove finish from milsurp stocks.

I'm a new viewer and I thank you so much. Mark, that makes my job a lot easier. Thanks for the video.

So much real knowledge this guy shared. Amazing

That is awesome, thank you for the video and information !

Good timing Swaby. Have Mossburg 151K somewhere on UPS truck. Was going do Laquer to dissolve the finish, Its a great Smell good. I use to paint old cars,. the rifle shows light rust. May boil, I will see how bad it is. Has to be better than Mausers I mess with. Cute Socks.

Those Remington bolt action .22s are absolutely gorgeous.

I used a 1 1/2 inch paint scrapper to remove gunstock varnish. I used his methodology, and within one hour I was finished gentle scrapping. 220 grit was next step.AND a good friend gifted me bees wax some years ago! 🙃

Very nice, thanks Pat & Mark! I have a 1976 Marlin model 60 with the pretty squirrel stock. Gun is really accurate & runs like new & I need to work on the stock. Been putting it off bc I don't wanna mess it up & not be happy with the results. I work with a lot of wood, paint, & stain so I'm confident I can do this process & make it look like a new but original finish. Very good work, explanation, & demonstration! 👍👍 Thanks again!

That was awesome! More!

I'm working on an Interarms Mauser MkX with a cabinet scraper/burnisher kit I got from Amazon after watching Mark's work. About to order some Danish oil and a block of casting wax for the finish based on this video

He is a badass! Everything he does is quality. Thanks for sharing Pat!

Absolutely brilliant! Btw , my 2oz long wood handle hammer showed up today- this is my fave channel on the u tube by a mile

That's the best stock refinishing video I've ever seen thank you

This guy is awesome! I love videos like this. I have to redo an old ithaca ultralight and I think this is the route Im going. Thanks!

Wow. That stock truly looks amazing! I may attempt this step by step refinishing method on an old Ruger 77 who’s stock has seen better days ; )

Great video. I enjoyed and learned something.

Found an early 10/22 walnut stock that I’m going to refinish. This will help immensely. Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge and experience. Much appreciated

I like this guy. A very good tip he shared. I will keep this in mind. :)

Beautiful, I will try on my K31. Thanks for the video ❤

Very nice job as it came out awesome....Good stuff....

Wow what a great job thanks.

We love you too, Mark! Thank You!

I just watched Mark's 1911 grip checkering vid.

No wood was harmed in the making of this video.

Great Video, Thanks!

Fantastic video, thanks for sharing it! I recently restored a Remington Model 514 as well, utilizing Mr. Novak’s methods. That one was in rough shape, and ended up rust bluing, and refinishing the stock (boiled linseed and toilet bowl wax). It came out very nice thanks to the knowledge imparted by him.

Learn something every day!

Man I wish I'd seen something like this last year when I redid the wood on my mossberg. I was trying to make my own retrograde 500, I think I did a pretty good job, just would've been better with these tips

Mark is pure gold when it comes to stripping off the cover coat of varnish and if folks listen he won't steer anyone wrong and as Mark sez do the maintainance.

Awesome video Mark

I have gone back to this video multiple times, Mark is a true craftsman. Staying on topic with the video, anybody try this on a birch stock? If so did it color evenly?

Great job on that old Remington 514.

Mark is the Godfather of Gunsmiths. Respect!

Great video, Mark, as usual. I would, however, caution DIY'ers about proper handling/disposal of rags used to wipe linseed oil-based finishes. Before disposal of wiping rags, it is important to hang or lay the rags in a single, flat layer to dry completely. Rags/paper towels that have been even slightly saturated with linseed oil, if thrown in the trash or balled-up, can easily spontaneously combust, sometimes in a few hours. Some people will soak them in water, but allowing them to air-dry instead has always worked for me, the very same advice is appropriate for disposing of oil/solvent based stains.

Broken plate glass works great as a scraper as well. May sound crazy but if you have it it's easier than putting an edge on a steel scraper.

Really cool video

Beautiful job will done

God dam Mark made it seems easy witch its not !

great work always

Best gunsmith, closely followed by Jim kibler.

Thank you Mr. Novak😄

This is the best video Ive seen for refinishing a stock. I just need to take off the top varnish on a Tower Musket. It was a kit and the maker put varnish on and it has drips EVERYWHERE. Your way may just be the trick to remove the varnish and refinish the wood. Can you give me more information on a steel scraper? Can I roll and sharpen an old paint scraper? Thanks again.

I love watching Mark’s videos!!!!

Thanks for an excellent video, it will come in handy. I found a great condition vintage M14 stock a few months back for my M1A socom I plan on switching out the polymer stock (kryptek highland) for a more authentic tanker style.

Arh.. I like wood episodes. Something to look forward to when home.

You just do not get better than a Mark diy video!

Great video, thanks a lot for the help. Quick question - how would you go about getting a shotgun forearm to match the stock?