Another facet of my hobby, and weakness of mine, beautiful wood

[John Spartan]

Nice wood! Where have you been picking up the blanks? Any good Canadian sources?

I'm in the middle of a project to restore a Bubba modified Winchester 1886 in 45-90 WCF and the butt stock/fore end is the last big item on my shopping list to be taken care of.

 

[Ardent]

I get my walnut out of Oregon, but unfortunately, not cheap. You get what you pay for though!

Well, do you have the original stock and fore end for the 1886 to copy? If so it's straightforward, she'd look prrrretty dressed up, that's for sure.

 

[44Bore]

Nice Wood! Just a suggestion but when you photograph dark wood on a light background it is really hard to get a proper exposure--it works better with less contrast.

Do you do the checkering or do you have someone who does it for you? I am looking for a checkerer for some work on a couple of stocks.

Regards, 44Bore

 

[Ardent]

I'm trying to learn, but wouldn't touch anyone else's stock just yet... I'm trying to get up to a point where I'd checker my nice stuff, but certainly not there yet. Building a BP rifle right now, that's what the semi complete stock's for, I'll probably checker it and show the results when I'm done but it'll be a few months or more.

 

[Curt]

Very nice. If I may offer some advice, without sounding ####ty, take a photography class. It will help with the appearance of your beauties.

 

[Ardent]

I'm good thanks, here's some shots of mine I actually care about, these are just snaps with a $100 camera to throw up on the board and share, couldn't be bothered to properly prepare these kinda shots. Not trying to sound indignant, just quite happy with my photography.

 

[B]

That .41 is in fantastic shape.

 

[Ardent]

She is, and a legal antique no less as well.

 

[badboybeeson]

you do What! to nice wood....
sorry soneone had to say it
bbb

Beautiful, Ardent! I am a sucker for nice wood, as evidenced by things like this. Regards, Eagleye.

 

[ebruder]

Why is it that so many shotguns have really nice wood... but rifles don't??

EB

 

[Fenix.NZ]

u guess because shotguns mainly SXS and OU's are more of a gentlemans gun ?

 

[Ardent]

Why is it that so many shotguns have really nice wood... but rifles don't??

EB

Not my experience, if you pay the same for a woodstocked rifle as a woodstocked shotgun, wood quality of the two will almost certainly be similar.

 

[MapleSugar]

Nice shots, Ardent!

But I see fingerprints on this barrel!

 

[John Spartan]

Why is it that so many shotguns have really nice wood... but rifles don't??
EB

How about this:

 

[B]

She is, and a legal antique no less as well.

I am aware, and VERY jealous .

 

[david doyle]

Ardent can't wait to see the grips you make for the 41 colt.

 

[Algonquin]

Beauty is as beauty does...

That levergun is drop-dead gorgeous! My wife wants to know where to get a jacket like that.

Some of the nicest possible wood lives on rifles, problem is most owners figure the only hunting-shooting guns are synthetic so the wood stocked guns are left home.

What's with that? That's not what they were made for.



Cheers,

FM

 

[John Spartan]

You'll have to ask Win 38-55 - it's his jacket, but check the various Cowboy Action Shooting sites in Canada and you should find links to various merchants who do leather goods.