The thread on cleaning out crusty old actions is fascinating, as I have an old Mathushek (don't have the ser. # handy) I hope to restore soon. What about using denatured alcahol for cleaning keys, key rails and bed, hammer butts, and any other bare wood parts on which a cushion of dust had settled? My only experience with denatured alcahol is in restoring the finish of antiques (i.e., the outside), but I would think it would dissolve sundry forms of crud without raising the grain or inducing the possibility of warp, which water would seem to do. Greg Soule Pensacola, FL
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