Cherry DGW stock

[Tim Ault]

I have decided to rework my Dixie GW SMR as a time killer the rest of the winter , question I have is about the cherry wood stock . It's a made in Japan gun and I assume the stock is also some type of overseas cherry wood . Does anyone know if it behaves like our USA grown cherry in regards to darkening with age or artificially using a lye treatment ? Anyone ever reworked or refinished one ?

Tim

[Cades Cove Fiddler]

... Greetings Tim .... Here are some pix of a Dixie "TN MTN RIFLE" I re-worked a while back ... swapped the .32 Bbl. for a Green Mtn. .45 (13/16 X 42")... swapped caplock for a L&R flint ... sprayed "blackboard" paint for "patina" and rubbed wear areas back with scotchbrite pad and old wool sock ... added a few aged brass parts to "fancy" her up ...forged a more "proper" upper East Tennessee style guard.... kept the .32 Bbl &  cap-lock and can convert back anytime I might want to ...was a fun project and looks more authentic now .... post pix of your project ... !!! ... Regards, C C Fiddler ... 


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[Daryl]

Good job!

[Tim Ault]

That looks much better than mine in its present state Mr Fiddler. Job well done I especially like that trigger guard was planning on lengthening mine by about an inch so I can get all three fingers in but yours looks much nicer than what I had planned .

[mountainman70]

Hi Tim, sounds like a winter project to me,too. Have at it. Best regards, Dave F

Bud, swell job on your smr. Looks rite smart,y'all !!! Have my sons rifle under way, and a cherry smr styled like my walnut one you looked at in Lexington. Doing some mods on tow's Bean style cast guard. Hope I don't mess it up to the point of replacing.Tho I would replace it with one of yours in a heartbeat. Have a goodun fellows. dave

[BOB HILL]

Looking good, Fiddler. Like your changes.
Bob