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Offline blackdog

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Bruce LePage refinish
« on: February 01, 2011, 06:55:54 PM »
I've had the honor recently of refinishing a LePage for a guy and wanted to share a real fine rifle with everyone.

http://s1120.photobucket.com/albums/l485/blackdogarms/

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Offline whitebear

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Re: Bruce LePage refinish
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2011, 07:19:12 PM »
all I got was a little white box with a red X what am I doing wrong?
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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: Bruce LePage refinish
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2011, 07:30:05 PM »
I tried to fix it, but that's all I got.
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Offline blackdog

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Re: Bruce LePage refinish
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2011, 07:44:12 PM »
See if this link works, let me know
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Offline Randall Steffy

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Re: Bruce LePage refinish
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2011, 08:09:16 PM »
Your original link works now. At least it worked for me.
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Offline D. Taylor Sapergia

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Re: Bruce LePage refinish
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2011, 08:36:52 PM »
Worked for me too...nice work!
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Offline blackdog

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Re: Bruce LePage refinish
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2011, 08:49:14 PM »
Good, I couldnt figure out how to resize the images.  ???
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Offline Gaeckle

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Re: Bruce LePage refinish
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2011, 03:03:15 AM »
What was the extent of the re-finishing? What did you do?
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Offline blackdog

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Re: Bruce LePage refinish
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2011, 03:16:22 AM »
The finish was gone on the cheek side and a piece of the cheekpiece was chipped off.  I wet sanded the rest down to wood and used alcohol to wipe the rest off.  I think it must have been some type of linseed oil as it was very soft, 1000 hundred grit wet went right to the aqua fortis underneath.  After that burnished with jute and has about a dozen coats of chambers oil rubbed on.  Turned out pretty nice but when you start with such a great piece I can't take any credit.
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Offline Swampwalker

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Re: Bruce LePage refinish
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2011, 07:53:32 PM »
Blackdog, what did Bruce use for the black background above the silver moon inlay?  Just curious. 
Looks good!
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Re: Bruce LePage refinish
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2011, 02:36:48 AM »
Ive been scratching my head about that.  It looks like wood that is charred or inked black with the mmon inlayed in and then inlayed into the stock.  Just a guess, but it looks cool.
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Offline Gaeckle

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Re: Bruce LePage refinish
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2011, 05:11:52 PM »
Quote from: Swampwalker on February 02, 2011, 07:53:32 PM
Blackdog, what did Bruce use for the black background above the silver moon inlay?  Just curious. 
Looks good!

Perhaps ebony
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Offline blackdog

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« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2011, 05:19:36 PM »
Perhaps, but the grain seems to be wider than ebony.
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