Cherry stocked 20 gauge trade gun. First coat of stain tonight.
After sanding and polishing.
Minwax red Mahogany stain.
lookin good so far dntn
Looks like it is coming along nicely, other than mounting the lock on the wrong side ;D
I think you're doing it right. By the way, where did this little guy originate?
Quote from: Hanshi on May 18, 2019, 07:59:51 PM
I think you're doing it right. By the way, where did this little guy originate?
Jackie Brown made this for me about three months ago. Nearly 15 inch Length of pull and left handed of course. Nice piece of cherry too.
Looking fine... when we gonna test it out? My range should be above water and dry in a week or so...
Quote from: Red Badger on May 22, 2019, 02:07:42 PM
Looking fine... when we gonna test it out? My range should be above water and dry in a week or so...
After getting rain at least twice a week for three months, flash flood warnings and at least one tornado warning every 72 hours my yard is starting to develop cracks! This weird weather may affect you up there in Oklahoma so he careful that you don't tempt fate by giving invitations based on predictions! 😮
Nevertheless, the final coat of stain was applied today and the last bit of iron furniture was sanded down too, in anticipation of fair weather and a willing host in order to try out the finished product. I may be slow but I'm in no way fast!
Looking. good thmbsup You're going to have a god looking shooting iron when you get it all done. I wouldn't worry about the time it is taking you because it is not like you're on the clock. The turtle always said slow and steady wins the race. Take your time you'll end up with a much nicer rifle. i' have a little squirrel rifle I been working on for over a year. I work a little on t then put t up for a week or so. I am trying right now to finish a couple of my winter projects. Hunting season somehow tends to get in the way.
Parts and barrel are blued.
Nuther separate so it ain't to big.
Last one before Tru-oil is applied to the stock and everything is assembled.
Looking good there! Now to see everything put together; I bet it will be purty!
~WH~
Three coats of Tru-oil. Now two of the three pins are not wanting to go back in so it looks like I'm going to be drilling slightly larger holes and using nails instead of the soft wire. One thing after another.
First try cleaning out the holes with the original bit and see if that works.
I didn't build it, just bought it in the white.
A few more. Of course, I lost the tang screw so I need to ask Jackie what size I need to get. Here are a few more shots.
One more.
I could be wrong, but might your tang screw may be installed as a lockplate screw? The way the tapered screw appears to stand proud on the right side makes it look like it could be out of place. It is really hard to tell just looking at the pictures. It is a good looking piece. Perhaps the weather will cooperate and you can make some smoke soon.
That is a fine looking firearm you have there William. thmbsup You did an excellent job on finishing it out. Now I'll impatiently wait for the range report. wtch
It does look very nice. A correct screw(s) shouldn't be that difficult to acquire.
Update:
First off, I found the tang screw. :applause:
Second, putting the barrel pins back in was somewhat tricky and took some filing and finesse. Unfortunately one went in but split out some slivers on either side of the pin hole. I saved the slivers and used an Exacto type razor blade to carefully open the area where they had split out from and glued them back in place. 24 hours later I sanded the area flat then applied stain. No Tru-oil yet but unless pointed out it's not noticeable. She's almost ready to shoot and I'll find out on Tuesday if I'm ready to shoot as well. I've been off my right foot for the last three weeks due to losing a callous on my heel.
Here's a closeup of the splinters glued back in place, sanded and with one coat of stain.
Hi William, I would sand that down a little more and then try and stain that area a little darker... Than fill in any gaps with some stained beeswax... There are ways to make that defect nearly invisible. Take your time...your work looks good so far, I like the color.
Hard to believe it's been a year already, but here's how she looks now. And no, she hasn't had any powder yet; my right foot stump has been healing since January.
Nicely done! Like the cherry wood. dntn
Quote from: Cherrybow1 on May 10, 2020, 09:56:55 PM
Nicely done! Like the cherry wood. dntn
Thank you! I chose cherry just to get a red/brown finish.
I bought another Trade gun, this time with a walnut stock and a right hand English lock. Too good of a deal to pass up.