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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: Bill of the 45th on February 16, 2009, 05:28:00 PM

Title: Ron Borron's Southern on the Blogspot
Post by: Bill of the 45th on February 16, 2009, 05:28:00 PM: I've drooled all over the screen looking at this one. It looks to be an Ash stock, possibly done with asphaltium to get that almost black appearance, or possibly lye. Nothing fancy, the beauty is in the simplicity, and clean lines. Any squirrel would be glad to sacrifice himself to this rifle.

Bill
Title: Re: Ron Borron's Southern on the Blogspot
Post by: Ken G on February 16, 2009, 05:44:18 PM: Bill,
I've looked at it 8 times this morning. Absolutely beautiful work. It could lay on a table amongst originals and you'd have a hard time picking it out as contemporary work. Ron truly captured the old style with this one.

Ken

P.S.
As always, I have to thank Jan and Art for making it possible for us to view works like this.

http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: Ron Borron's Southern on the Blogspot
Post by: woodsrunner on February 16, 2009, 07:41:39 PM: Young Billy Harkins, the Gillespie decendent and excellent maker of Gillespies is making me a similar Lawing right now as we speak! We looked at an original at the Museum of Appalachia a couple of years ago, carefully measuring and photographing. Ed Rayle made the barrel, and the stock is curly maple from Billy's Ggrandad's old farm only a few miles from James Gillespie's gunshop. Looks almost exactly like Ron's, 'cept it will have a banana patchbox!

Ron has a special talant for Southern Rifles! I have a set of Ron's plans for a Rowan County Rifle, and David Dodds made me one from the plans. Now that Ron has retired from teaching I hope that he will start producing Southern Rifles like this one!
Title: Re: Ron Borron's Southern on the Blogspot
Post by: rich pierce on February 16, 2009, 08:06:07 PM: I love the Blogspot but wished they photo's the items on a neutral not white background. So dark I miss some details.
Title: Re: Ron Borron's Southern on the Blogspot
Post by: Bill of the 45th on February 18, 2009, 10:59:58 PM: How did I miss that is says Red Oak. Guess I was too mesmerized with the pictures. So now Ill guess, that the stock was fumed to get that color, and not asphaltium.

Bill
Title: Re: Ron Borron's Southern on the Blogspot
Post by: Lucky R A on February 19, 2009, 12:17:51 AM: Art,
Are you surrounded by Germans, and was that your answer to their request for surrender?
Title: Re: Ron Borron's Southern on the Blogspot
Post by: Dave K on February 20, 2009, 05:22:15 PM: I agree Rich. I tried to send the picture to a file in my computer and then adjust the color. I am not very computer literate, so it didn't work for me. I would like to see the gun but for me it is like a black on white picture.

Quote from: richpierce on February 16, 2009, 08:06:07 PM
I love the Blogspot but wished they photo's the items on a neutral not white background. So dark I miss some details.
Title: Re: Ron Borron's Southern on the Blogspot
Post by: art riser on February 20, 2009, 05:36:32 PM: The gun is black. It was stained with nitric acid and immediately turned black according to Ron. The gun has simple lines and you are not missing any details. I photograph on white to reflect light into such dark items. When at a show like the Mini CLA and the CLA I am shooting in less than ideal circumstances with a minimal amount of time in order to photograph as many different pieces by as many different makers as possible. Jan Riser
Title: Re: Ron Borron's Southern on the Blogspot
Post by: angus on February 20, 2009, 06:36:21 PM: Love that simple shootin', clean look. Bill, you think drooling is bad, I became dehydrated and my wife had to knock me off the 'puter chair to revive me. This gives a new meaning to a "black rifle". Ron is a great guy and this shows his talents.
Title: Re: Ron Borron's Southern on the Blogspot
Post by: Dave K on February 20, 2009, 06:53:52 PM: Art, thanks for the pictures. I was not aware the gun was black. I somehow thought it was a dark stain.