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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: rick landes on May 14, 2024, 02:05:35 AM

Title: Just finished an Early Lancaster
Post by: rick landes on May 14, 2024, 02:05:35 AM
Just finished this today. I have posted several pictures; some outside in sunlight some under artificial light.
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Title: Re: Just finished an Early Lancaster
Post by: penobscot on May 14, 2024, 02:57:44 AM
that's a great job, just wonderful, love the patch box, a lot of work on the inletting.
Title: Re: Just finished an Early Lancaster
Post by: Tenmile on May 14, 2024, 05:17:47 PM
Beautiful work. Nice job on the patch box. Beautiful wood and finish.
Lynn
Title: Re: Just finished an Early Lancaster
Post by: Bigmon on May 14, 2024, 05:56:20 PM
Great job.  I like that color, what is it??
Title: Re: Just finished an Early Lancaster
Post by: Tony N on May 14, 2024, 06:38:08 PM
Very nice, really like the color!
Title: Re: Just finished an Early Lancaster
Post by: Daryl on May 14, 2024, 06:54:29 PM
Initially, as in yesterday, I was thinking I prefer a darker stock, but now I'm thinking that honey colour is quite striking.
Good job overall.
Title: Re: Just finished an Early Lancaster
Post by: rick landes on May 15, 2024, 12:34:15 AM
The stain is LMF “Lancaster Maple” I tested ratios of stain to thinner on a curly maple block. I started at 10 thinner to one drop stain. IK pretty tight fisted on the stain but I wanted to see the speed of the darkening. So 10-1, 10-2, etc. Each time as dabbed onto a 1x2 inch area of my test block. (I pre-drew the test areas with a pencil and square.) At 10-4 it was looking good at 10-5 or a 50% cut I was where I wanted to be.
I hope that helps. I do think I would recommend a test EVERY TIME as we know wood hardness moisture etc are all variables.

BTW this is advertised as the correct color for rifles out of the Lancaster area. Couldn’t prove by me but I like the idea!

Thank you for the feedback.

Mary May wrote an invaluable book called the acanthus. It gives a historical and geographical overview of this leaf. An excellent how to draw is inside too. She’s a wonderful person too. I highly recommend it to any interested in the study v
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Title: Re: Just finished an Early Lancaster
Post by: dadybear1 on May 17, 2024, 09:50:30 PM
GREAT JOB--WOW
Title: Re: Just finished an Early Lancaster
Post by: Maynerd on June 23, 2024, 11:57:20 PM
Wow that’s beautiful! Very nice work.
Title: Re: Just finished an Early Lancaster
Post by: Rolf on June 24, 2024, 10:49:34 AM
beautiful work, thanks for posting it.

best regards
Rolf