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Title: Eat your hearts out! Pear Woodsrunner Finally finished!
Post by: smallpatch on March 30, 2023, 06:31:11 AM
Today, I put in a special order with Kibler…….. A Woodsrunner with a Pear stock!

I see aged, really aged, carved as near the original as I can.
Can’t wait!
Stay tuned.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: alacran on March 30, 2023, 02:51:55 PM
Never seen a pear plank. Seen a couple of Jaegers that were stocked in Pear wood. I'll come up with some excuse to go to the valley. Let me know when it arrives.
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Post by: TDM on April 01, 2023, 05:48:18 PM
I've never worked with pear wood, but have heard good things about the different finishes it will take. Congratulations!
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: smallpatch on April 01, 2023, 06:12:31 PM
TDM,
I have never worked with it either. Therefore, I need some input on finishing as well.
Picked up some past articles from ALR, with stain examples. Any help appreciated!
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Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on April 01, 2023, 08:03:40 PM
Dane, you'll love working with pear.  It is very small pored wood, is easy to fill and carves wonderfully.  I used pear wood to create all of the blocks for a period ship model, using miniature chisels I made from hacksaw blades.
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Post by: Daryl on April 01, 2023, 08:05:21 PM
A picture, Taylor, it didn't happen without a picture!!! ;D
As far as talking about Pear as a gun wood, you took the words out of my mouth. VERY popular on "The Continent" during the VERY early days of gun making for monarchies.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: TDM on April 01, 2023, 09:12:17 PM
Quote from: smallpatch on April 01, 2023, 06:12:31 PM
TDM,
I have never worked with it either. Therefore, I need some input on finishing as well.
Picked up some past articles from ALR, with stain examples. Any help appreciated!
Kibler's usually includes scrap pieces for stain and finish experimentation. Call and ask for several to be included, you can use front and back or rip them for even more. And (hint) the slabs can make very nice knife handles.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: Jim Kibler on April 01, 2023, 10:18:21 PM
Quote from: smallpatch on April 01, 2023, 06:12:31 PM
TDM,
I have never worked with it either. Therefore, I need some input on finishing as well.
Picked up some past articles from ALR, with stain examples. Any help appreciated!

I've just finished it by tinting the oil fairly heavily with honey amber Transtint dye.  I have an example on my website www.jimkibler.net

We sell the the Transtint dye concentrates.

Jim

Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: Daryl on April 01, 2023, 11:10:19 PM
Most originals with pear stocks, had a lot of inlays, gold, silver, pearl and varieties of light coloured wood, but the main stock was a light nut brown - usually.
The very fine pores in the wood were evident.
(https://i.ibb.co/pdmMt0q/Pear-Stocked-Pistols.jpg) (https://ibb.co/L1GcLkK)
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: brokenhand on April 03, 2023, 06:15:03 AM
I have a Kibler SMR that is stocked in pear. I was inspired by Jim's custom work page and really liked the pear stocks. Anyway, I really like mine and glad I got it.  Maybe I will try to figure out how to put a picture on here.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: David Rase on April 03, 2023, 04:49:48 PM
Might I one up you Dane.  I have a plank of apple that I have been sitting on for 20+ years that keeps telling me to put my .25 caliber Ed Rayl barrel into it.  :)
David
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: smallpatch on April 03, 2023, 08:58:24 PM
Love it David!
I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.

(Haven’t got mine yet)
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: brokenhand on April 05, 2023, 05:51:00 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/XsPJJHh/DA646-E17-F654-4-A60-8474-68038-CE8-B60-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/KqgyynM)

(https://i.ibb.co/3c0PPPN/8287903-A-0-E31-4954-A77-C-B574-F343016-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fHCTTTp)
This is my pear stocked SMR
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: Daryl on April 05, 2023, 07:33:53 PM
Now, isn't that different, quilted pear! :o
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Post by: Jim Kibler on April 05, 2023, 08:51:58 PM
That's a beautiful stock for sure! 

Jim
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Post by: Glenn Hurley Jr. on April 06, 2023, 11:04:15 PM
Gorgeous, really just stunning!
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Post by: foresterdj on April 07, 2023, 12:49:19 AM
Oh my goodness that is a beauty. Now, carefully, very carefully, move it away from those pointy chain link wires!
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Post by: Panzerschwein on April 07, 2023, 02:22:38 AM
Its aPEARant this will be a fun build! :D
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: smallpatch on April 14, 2023, 02:56:01 AM
Got that baby today. WAAAAAAY better than I expected. Will try to get photos tomorrow.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: smallpatch on April 14, 2023, 08:57:22 PM
Here’s a couple of pics. Really couldn’t be happier.
Who knew it would have some figure as well.?!
(https://i.ibb.co/2KgwRsB/FE10-DF55-414-F-4-DF2-8-A1-F-807368-C0929-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QmrZhCG)

(https://i.ibb.co/9Ynpcjr/FF7-AA161-C838-4-E29-A460-28-D6-FFC445-E1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/q1BD7wr)
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: Daryl on April 14, 2023, 09:20:17 PM
WOW! Pear! WOW! :o
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Post by: James Rogers on April 14, 2023, 11:12:53 PM
Beautiful!
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Post by: brokenhand on April 15, 2023, 01:15:36 AM
I’m betting that is gonna turn out wilder than you imagined! I can’t wait to see how you finish it out.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out!
Post by: smallpatch on May 23, 2023, 07:59:31 PM
Well, it’s finally done!

No stain, a little Transtint black in the finish. Lightly aged, wood and metal.
Two coats of Chambers, tinted with Transtint, 4 coats of Spar varnish, 4 more coats of Chambers oil finish.
Pear was NOT the easiest to work with. A little chippy, but nice and dense.

I’d do it again.

(https://i.ibb.co/3dFyqqJ/IMG-1177.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xLgS004)

(https://i.ibb.co/1zdGyKK/IMG-1178.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FH04ZJJ)

(https://i.ibb.co/F7Z5nwK/IMG-1179.jpg) (https://ibb.co/h8QBCWy)

(https://i.ibb.co/ZHtZ2cH/IMG-1180.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wJ3vcpJ)

(https://i.ibb.co/yRy8HQ0/IMG-1181.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wLWK5zy)

(https://i.ibb.co/09wLVwc/IMG-1183.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5j73x76)

(https://i.ibb.co/RyBcQnR/IMG-1182.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BNrBTD0)

(https://i.ibb.co/sbgFF7p/IMG-1180.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WGHccCN)

(https://i.ibb.co/kmwbyVm/IMG-1187.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tLvjhwL)

(https://i.ibb.co/fFm2Fqj/IMG-1185.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pwCxwbY)
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Finally finished!
Post by: Rt5403 on May 23, 2023, 08:02:10 PM
Beautiful rifle
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Finally finished!
Post by: Splitear on May 23, 2023, 08:06:28 PM
That is a stunning rifle!
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Finally finished!
Post by: Cody Tetachuk on May 23, 2023, 08:18:43 PM
Shouldn't you have done 2 so you would have a "Matching pair/pear".
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Finally finished!
Post by: flatsguide on May 23, 2023, 08:23:25 PM
Very nicely done. That detail work really sets it off.
CheersRichard
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Finally finished!
Post by: alacran on May 23, 2023, 08:43:16 PM
You did a great job on the carving Andy.  I know the carvings on the cheek piece appear to be simple, but that makes them more difficult.
The curl in the wood makes it special. Hope I get to see it.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Finally finished!
Post by: Grischi on May 23, 2023, 08:44:52 PM
Beautiful. The muzzle looks great.

Christian
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Finally finished!
Post by: Dwshotwell on May 23, 2023, 09:41:05 PM
Boy that pear makes for a pretty/unique stock. I really like that.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Finally finished!
Post by: hanshi on May 23, 2023, 09:43:42 PM
Beautiful wood.  I've appearently never seen a rifle stocked in pear.  The wood looks much nicer than I would have thought.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Finally finished!
Post by: HSmithTX on May 23, 2023, 09:51:38 PM
Very nice!! Wood looks great on that rifle!
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Pear Woodsrunner Finally finished!
Post by: Martin S. on May 24, 2023, 03:13:12 AM
If you are ever in Paris, tour the Invalides, which is the French war museum at the tomb of Napoleon.

Lots of history, and lots of the early wheel locks and match locks and flintlocks are made from pear.

They didn't stain them, but left them light.  Of course, these were "show" guns.  I doubt if most of them had been fired.

Carving and engraving that would boggle your mind.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Pear Woodsrunner Finally finished!
Post by: Ed Wenger on May 24, 2023, 05:30:50 AM
Nicely done, Dane!   Best,

      Ed
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Pear Woodsrunner Finally finished!
Post by: axelp on May 24, 2023, 06:51:16 PM
Does pear darken with age like cherry does? curious. Ken
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Pear Woodsrunner Finally finished!
Post by: Martin S. on May 24, 2023, 08:00:08 PM
Not the ones I saw in the museum, and they were 300-400 years old.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Pear Woodsrunner Finally finished!
Post by: smallpatch on May 26, 2023, 11:21:21 PM
Ken, as far as I know…. No.
I guess only time will tell.
In process, there was no real change between sanding, scraping, so we hope it will stay as is.
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Pear Woodsrunner Finally finished!
Post by: Penske on May 27, 2023, 05:55:10 PM
Just lovely! You did a wonderful job on the carving and kept it to minimum which just right for the lines of this rifle. I want one!
Great job!
Title: Re: Eat your hearts out! Pear Woodsrunner Finally finished!
Post by: Daryl on May 31, 2023, 09:22:08 PM
Cool muzzle treatment.  Don Getz would have liked that one, I am sure.