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After a rub with some compound...



It's hard to show the results in a picture...here is a better one of the bottom of the frame:

Very nice work roddy!!

I had some time to myself yesterday and managed to get the action/frame assembled...not overly difficult, but would have gone smoother if I had 3 hands and smaller fingers.



I've done what I can for now, at least until the wood is ready. Speaking of wood, the color difference between the butt stock and the fore-end wood is very noticeable now that I am finished stripping...not sure what I'm going to do there, yet...

The butt stock looks like walnut and the fore-end like oak.
Some careful experimenting with the right stain colors might lead to a close match.
I really admire the work you've done so far roddy!

Thanks. The other side looks more like walnut, but is still very light in color, with none of the red tones of the butt stock...




A bit of walnut stain with a touch of mahogany mixed in might just do the trick, but I don't typically use stains...I find they hide too much. Color variations and "flaws" are part of what makes wood beautiful. I'm at a bit of an impasse here though, as this one could really use it.

Well, I think this just took an abrupt turn...

While ogling the Henry all-weather series, I called Ang in, and asked how she thought it would look if I did a black finish on this one. My wife (who isn't a big fan of lever guns to begin with) says " I can only see one problem with that... " The pause had me genuinely curious, and the punchline caught me off guard: "...'cause then it would be MINE!"

She does have a birthday coming up soon...

I ironed some marks and dents out of the wood today, and got it ready for (sigh...) stain . The iron and wet rag trick worked really well at making the dents and dings in the furniture disappear.




Not overly eager to get started with the stain, I turned my attention to another one on the table...

This is from a friend's Remington 1100 (Left-handed!) that he picked up at an auction last year. It was in pretty sad shape, and looked like it had been through a flood. We are slowly bringing it back to 'shooter' status. I've been at this piece for a while now, sanding out swells and rubbing in Linseed oil.



This is about 8 coats rubbed in by hand over the past few weeks...I figure I'm at about the half-way point, or a bit better with the oil finish.

I made some progress this weekend...not sure if I'm 100% attached to the wood, but it's growing on me. It looks black until the light hits it the right way, then you can see the wood grain and color pop through. It is hard to photograph without glare getting in the way. Ang likes it, and at the end of the day, that's all that matters.

Here's a few pics of Her birthday present...

FANTASTIC work roddy. You are a true craftsman. Looks brand new. True praise from me.! awesome!

That looks great! I love how dark it came out. Nice job!