Finishing time for a new rifle

[Bob Gerard]

I have been working on this Kibler Colonial for a little while as a side-project. I finished the carving and grain-raising yesterday and today I applied some color, using a mix of powdered dyes (in water) to achieve the color I wanted. I also mixed some darker dye for adding deeper color in some areas to give a little age and warm feel to it. I then rubbed down again with a 3M pad (grey- the very light abrasive) and allowed it to dry thoroughly, using a heat gun to hep it along.
After a good while, I applied Boiled Linseed Oil liberally and allowed it to penetrate for about ten minutes, then wiping off the excess. I rubbed it in with a paper towel (a light abrasive also) for a while and will allow it to dry for several days as I burnish it more with a white 3M pad to really soften the feel and look.
The last step will be to finish up with a wiping varnish, and this one will be set to go.






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[Spalding]

Beautiful colors, and a nice looking rifle,too.

Bob

[alyce-james]

Spalding; Sir. That rifle says HELLO to me. The carving is just enough. Color is just right. Thats a keeper. Thanks for sharing. Have a great week end. AJ.   

[rich pierce]

Very nicely done!

[Craig Wilcox]

I second AJ's comments.

That carving is absolutely great in it's simplicity and it's accuracy in being done.

[Daryl]

Oh yeah - that's quite nice.

[heinz]

Nicely done

[DavidC]

The lines look both crisp yet fade out without an abrupt end. I think that's a sign of work well done. I look forward to seeing the finished rifle.

[Bob Gerard]

Thank you!!

[Penske]

Love the color Bob. Rifle looks great.
Regards,
Peter

[Miles42]

Really nice wotk. Turned ouy great in my opinion

[Kiltman20]

  Wow, very pretty! 

[okieboy]

 A beautiful finish. May I ask what you are going to use for the wiping varnish?

[Ken G]

Nice job.  The finish is looking great.  Thanks for sharing.

Ken

[acorn20]

Nicely done!!

[Bob Gerard]

Thanks for the very kind responses. That was a really gorgeous curly Cherry stock! I used Boiled Linseed Oil first, allowed it to thoroughly dry until there was no scent of it, and used satin wipe-on Poly in very light applications which I rubbed a fine 3M scoutpad between each. The finish is really durable and great luster. I am very happy for the owner.

[godutch]

That's a really nice 'clean' looking rifle.  Nice work!  'Love the color too.