Let's Build a Traditions St. Louis Hawken | How-To Series Part 8: Staining Your Stock

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In this next part of our Traditions St. Louis Hawken kit building video series, Ethan tests out and then applies some stain to the beechwood Hawken stock. After staining We go through several finishing processes including burnishing, oiling, sanding and more.
With our hardware finished, we’re ready to move onto finishing out stock. In the previous parts of this series, we’ve done a lot to this stock to make it fit and feel right, but the stain and oiling is going to be the most dramatic change, so buckle up and let’s get to it.

For the series, I’m going to try out 3 different wood stains,
Varathane Chestnut
Varathane Gunstock
Minwax Cherry No. 235
These stains are available at any hardware or home improvement store and will work fine for what we are doing. I’ve had them in the shop for a while for use on some home improvement projects, so if you are worried about buying a whole can for just this stock, remember you can always use the rest on something else!

If you are looking to build a very nice longrifle, or one a bit more historically accurate than this, consider checking out some of the longrifle specific stains available from Dixie Gun Works, Flintlocks LLC, Jim Chambers Flintlocks, Track of the Wolf, or any other muzzleloading supply shop. The colors and options they have are a higher quality and offer some nicer colors than we can get with these generic wood stains.


In this multi-part video series, NMLRA Field Agent Ethan shows you how to build a Traditions St. Louis Hawken muzzleloading kit from start to finish. These are entry-level kits and offer anyone interested in muzzleloading an affordable and simple way to build their own muzzleloader.
If you are new to the series, be sure to visit our channel and head back to part 1 to follow along step by step as we build this kit from start to finish. Our goal is to make a comprehensive video series to accompany the instructions provided by Traditions Performance Firearms.

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