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Offline SingleMalt

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Re: North Carolina Squirrel Rifle
« Reply #25 on: July 31, 2016, 05:33:53 PM »
It's coming along well.  What stain are you planning on using?  Lock polishing isn't bad.  You can do it at the kitchen table, in the A/C.  ;D
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Offline David R. Pennington

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Re: North Carolina Squirrel Rifle
« Reply #26 on: July 31, 2016, 07:43:15 PM »
Funky Munky or Fishy Wishy, I like it either way, cool.
I am thinking about scraping my current one. Do you sand at all or go cold turkey and scrape only? Do you raise grain? Do you burnish? What is the sequence of events for a scraped finish?
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Offline Dennis Glazener

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Re: North Carolina Squirrel Rifle
« Reply #27 on: July 31, 2016, 10:08:59 PM »
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I am now focusing on my favorite part of building a longrifle: lock polishing. 
How would you like to do a couple for me since you love it so much ;D I keep putting them off, I despise polishing them and hate browning them almost as bad!
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Re: North Carolina Squirrel Rifle
« Reply #28 on: August 01, 2016, 04:09:35 AM »
Quote from: Dennis Glazener on July 31, 2016, 10:08:59 PM
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I am now focusing on my favorite part of building a longrifle: lock polishing. 
How would you like to do a couple for me since you love it so much ;D I keep putting them off, I despise polishing them and hate browning them almost as bad!
Dennis


Good luck with that.
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Offline Cory Joe Stewart

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Re: North Carolina Squirrel Rifle
« Reply #29 on: August 01, 2016, 04:10:57 AM »
Quote from: SingleMalt on July 31, 2016, 05:33:53 PM
It's coming along well.  What stain are you planning on using?  Lock polishing isn't bad.  You can do it at the kitchen table, in the A/C.  ;D

For my past couple of build I have been using the Homer Dangler stains that Jim Klein sells.  I have been happy with them.  I will probably go with the dark brown of that line.  I also use Chamber's oil finish as a follow up.

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Re: North Carolina Squirrel Rifle
« Reply #30 on: August 01, 2016, 04:13:08 AM »
Quote from: David R. on July 31, 2016, 07:43:15 PM
Funky Munky or Fishy Wishy, I like it either way, cool.
I am thinking about scraping my current one. Do you sand at all or go cold turkey and scrape only? Do you raise grain? Do you burnish? What is the sequence of events for a scraped finish?

Mark Elliot has always provided good information on scraping.  This one is a blend.  I struggle with scraping the transition areas.  You do raise the grain, but some argue that you only do it if needed.  I do burnish and do it after a couple of coats of oil.  You should check out the Mark Silver Traditional Gunstocking DVD from American Pioneer Video. 

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Re: North Carolina Squirrel Rifle
« Reply #31 on: August 08, 2016, 03:11:58 PM »
The original of this gun was at the Princeton Ill. gun show last week end. I saw it from an isle away but like an idiot I was in such a hurry I didn't get over to see it. ::)
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Re: North Carolina Squirrel Rifle
« Reply #32 on: August 09, 2016, 03:47:15 AM »
Quote from: Mike Brooks on August 08, 2016, 03:11:58 PM
The original of this gun was at the Princeton Ill. gun show last week end. I saw it from an isle away but like an idiot I was in such a hurry I didn't get over to see it. ::)

What an opportunity that would have been. 
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Offline GANGGREEN

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Re: North Carolina Squirrel Rifle
« Reply #33 on: August 15, 2016, 06:12:52 PM »
I think that's the wood that I traded you for the Hawken parts, right?  I'm thrilled that it's going to look so nice.  I used a piece from the same board to send to Jim Kibler for one of his kits and it looks really nice too.  Nice work so far, be sure to update this thread as you near completion.
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Re: North Carolina Squirrel Rifle
« Reply #34 on: August 16, 2016, 08:50:57 PM »
Quote from: GANGGREEN on August 15, 2016, 06:12:52 PM
I think that's the wood that I traded you for the Hawken parts, right?  I'm thrilled that it's going to look so nice.  I used a piece from the same board to send to Jim Kibler for one of his kits and it looks really nice too.  Nice work so far, be sure to update this thread as you near completion.

You are right.  That is it. 
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