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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: blackdog on February 01, 2011, 06:55:54 PM

Title: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: blackdog on February 01, 2011, 06:55:54 PM

I've had the honor recently of refinishing a LePage for a guy and wanted to share a real fine rifle with everyone.

http://s1120.photobucket.com/albums/l485/blackdogarms/

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: whitebear on February 01, 2011, 07:19:12 PM

all I got was a little white box with a red X what am I doing wrong?

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: Acer Saccharum on February 01, 2011, 07:30:05 PM

I tried to fix it, but that's all I got.
Tom

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: blackdog on February 01, 2011, 07:44:12 PM

See if this link works, let me know

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: Randall Steffy on February 01, 2011, 08:09:16 PM

Your original link works now. At least it worked for me.

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on February 01, 2011, 08:36:52 PM

Worked for me too...nice work!

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: blackdog on February 01, 2011, 08:49:14 PM

Good, I couldnt figure out how to resize the images.  ???

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: Gaeckle on February 02, 2011, 03:03:15 AM

What was the extent of the re-finishing? What did you do?

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: blackdog on February 02, 2011, 03:16:22 AM

The finish was gone on the cheek side and a piece of the cheekpiece was chipped off.  I wet sanded the rest down to wood and used alcohol to wipe the rest off.  I think it must have been some type of linseed oil as it was very soft, 1000 hundred grit wet went right to the aqua fortis underneath.  After that burnished with jute and has about a dozen coats of chambers oil rubbed on.  Turned out pretty nice but when you start with such a great piece I can't take any credit.

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: Swampwalker on February 02, 2011, 07:53:32 PM

Blackdog, what did Bruce use for the black background above the silver moon inlay?  Just curious. 
Looks good!

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: blackdog on February 03, 2011, 02:36:48 AM

Ive been scratching my head about that.  It looks like wood that is charred or inked black with the mmon inlayed in and then inlayed into the stock.  Just a guess, but it looks cool.

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: Gaeckle on February 03, 2011, 05:11:52 PM

Quote from: Swampwalker on February 02, 2011, 07:53:32 PM

Blackdog, what did Bruce use for the black background above the silver moon inlay?  Just curious. 
Looks good!

Perhaps ebony

Title: Re: Bruce LePage refinish
Post by: blackdog on February 03, 2011, 05:19:36 PM

Perhaps, but the grain seems to be wider than ebony.