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Title: Hot off the Bench
Post by: KLMoors on January 14, 2011, 11:03:02 PM

Hi guys and gals,

I just finished this one up a few days ago. Posted it to another site and finally got time to get some more pics and post it here.

It is a .50 cal B weight Rice barrel, 42 inches long, Chambers Siler Deluxe lock. The finish is Danglers Orange first with various coats of LMF maple and walnut after that, Chambers oil for top coats. #3 piece of maple. The butt profile started as Pecatonica's Pre-Rev Kentucky. It's a nice fat wide butt. I re-shaped the underside a bit, squared it off and added a little bit of curve to suit my taste.  I was shooting for a real simple, nothing fancy type of gun. Not quite a barn gun, but not too much fancier than one either.

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The gun feels real nice and I've already sent Dick a nice Dunlap blank to have him shape the same butt profile on that piece of wood.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: northmn on January 14, 2011, 11:06:25 PM

Very nice relatively simple rifle less patchbox.  I like it.

DP

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: greybeard on January 14, 2011, 11:15:00 PM

VERY nise . We all have different tastes.  My personal taste leand to a more darker browned barrel.
Congratulations are in order for a first rate build. Bob

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: Kermit on January 14, 2011, 11:15:15 PM

Simply wonderful! And you put the rear sight right where I think they ought to go.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: Jim Kibler on January 14, 2011, 11:26:38 PM

I like it!  Good looking gun.  Thanks for posting it.

Jim

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: B. Hey on January 14, 2011, 11:34:06 PM

Nice gun, Cap'n ... Thanks for sharing ... Bill

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: Gary Tucker on January 14, 2011, 11:57:19 PM

Very Nice!!  Love the color.  The fit and finish look great.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: James Rogers on January 15, 2011, 12:28:58 AM

Nice Ken! Looking forward to seeing it. Will you have it ay Williamsburg?

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: KLMoors on January 15, 2011, 12:47:41 AM

Thanks for the kind words folks.  Yup James, I'm going to bring it with me to Williamsburg. I'm looking forward to that weekend.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: A.Merrill on January 15, 2011, 01:26:40 AM

    Good job. Inleting , carving, color all looks great. What kind of finish did you use on the barrel?    AL

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: KLMoors on January 15, 2011, 04:45:26 AM

Hi Al. I rust the barrel with LMF browning solution but I don't card it. It generally takes 3 coats and two to three days in my sweat box to get it evenly rusted. I check the bottom flat to see how deep its going. Then I use a combination of sandpaper, naval jelly, scotch brites, and elbow grease to get it all off. Then I use a cold blue like Van's or Birchwood Casey and I rub it back with steel wool till I get the color I like. Sometimes I'll do that part of the process two or three times till I'm OK with it. Then I heat it up and coat it with WD-40 to seal it. On my hunting guns I rub my barrels down with break free occasionally and they keep this look pretty well. They do seem to get a bit darker over time. Especially around the lock.

Hope that answers your question.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on January 15, 2011, 05:17:43 AM

Very mellow and charming.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: wattlebuster on January 15, 2011, 05:27:40 AM

I like it lots

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: B Shipman on January 15, 2011, 08:47:48 AM

Everything works. Nicely done.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: Rasch Chronicles on January 15, 2011, 12:50:32 PM

Sir,

D.Taylor +1! Mellow is exactly the word I would use to describe it, and beautiful!

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Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: Bob F on January 15, 2011, 05:10:21 PM

Love barrel color and thanks for sharing how you do it.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: KLMoors on January 15, 2011, 09:29:37 PM

My pleasure Bob. I learned of it in another thread a couple of years ago from Mike Brooks.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: A.Merrill on January 15, 2011, 11:44:27 PM

    Thank you for the reply.    AL

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: Gaeckle on January 16, 2011, 02:33:12 AM

Very nicely done, thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: Kaintuckkee on January 16, 2011, 04:24:38 PM

A very nice looking rifle,really like the wood color and the barrel finish looks great to,well done

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: gusd on January 16, 2011, 05:43:57 PM

Very Nice!!!!!
Gus

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: okieboy on January 16, 2011, 05:55:20 PM

 A really appealing rifle that looks like it will actually get taken into the field. I keep looking at the engraving pattern on the sideplate; enough, but not too much. Your restraint is elegant.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: Dr. Tim-Boone on January 17, 2011, 12:17:31 AM

elegant is a good word for it!!  I like it very much.  You do nice work Ken!!

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: msw on January 17, 2011, 02:52:05 AM

great looking rifle!  thanks for the post!

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: flintman-tx on January 17, 2011, 06:41:25 PM

I LIKE it! It  is not too plain, just enough extra to make it interesting. I have  a couple of guns Stophel built me that are more or less in this group. I wanted something a man with a little extra money could afford, but not what a landed wealthy gent would spring for. You did very well.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: flintman-tx on January 17, 2011, 06:42:46 PM

Also...the sight radius is great for an old dude like myself.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: t.caster on January 17, 2011, 08:37:07 PM

Outstanding workmanship! Simple...Smooth....Mellow....Just right!

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: KLMoors on January 17, 2011, 09:05:40 PM

Thanks again folks. I truly appreciate all the kind words. Flintman, it is funny you should mention Stophel's stuff, as it is his work, Jim Kibler's, Roy's, and Don Getz's barn guns that I have been pouring over for inspiration lately. There is just sooo much good work to see out there! I think it was D. Taylor Sapergia that posted that Beck he'd just finished. It just blew me away.  I find it all inspiring and intimidating at the same time.

Title: Re: Hot off the Bench
Post by: cheyenne on January 20, 2011, 10:31:14 PM

Nice! ;D