1765-1775 English fowler

[JNG3]

Very nice.

[smart dog]

Hi Singlemalt,
I mop yellow aniline dye on the black walnut. Depending on the result, I may sand it back a little with maroon Scotch-Brite pads.  Some black walnut may need a little reddish brown dye on top of the yellow but not all.  Laurel Mountain Forge's walnut stain has a pretty good red-brown hue that works as well on top of yellow.  The color and finish on my fowler look better in person than in the photos.   

dave     

[SingleMalt]

Hi Singlemalt,
I mop yellow aniline dye on the black walnut. Depending on the result, I may sand it back a little with maroon Scotch-Brite pads.  Some black walnut may need a little reddish brown dye on top of the yellow but not all.  Laurel Mountain Forge's walnut stain has a pretty good red-brown hue that works as well on top of yellow.  The color and finish on my fowler look better in person than in the photos.   

dave   

Thanks, Dave.  That'll come in handy with my Brown Bess project.  The beauty of LMF stain is that it can be cut with denatured alcohol to make subtle shades.

[Chowmi]

Dave,
That is beautiful, I love it. i think that was the gun that I saw in progress, is that right? 

It definitely inspires me to build a fowler.
Thanks for showing! 

Cheers,
Norm.

[smart dog]

Thanks Folks,
Norm, yes that was the gun you saw on my bench.  Now it is that big maple musket stock and barrel you also saw.  I have to build the lock, which is almost done.

dave