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Well, here it is ,my Chambers early lancaster with a sliding wood box.3 coats of nut brown,3 coats of LMF sealer and 3 coats of wahkon bay True-oil.THe barrel and lock were done with 44/40 and i wasn't too pleased with the outcome so I steel-wooled it back and it came out quite nice,IMO.Now if i can load these pics ,all will be good. http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww335/dtcoffin/100_1975.jpg http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww335/dtcoffin/100_1977.jpg http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww335/dtcoffin/100_1978.jpg
After i posted these i noticed it looks pretty glossy, those were taken this morning with a fresh coat of true-oil, after drying all day it is a nice soft finish.
 
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VERY, VERY nice....Congratulations !
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(now if you can just get that lock over on the other side before too many folks notice...)
 
Very nice, and with carving to boot. :thumbsup:

Can we see some closeups of the carving?
 
Looks great - I am very envious!

I am expecting the last of my parts to arrive in the next little while (its not an easy thing to import gun parts to this country) and I am itching to get going. I hope mine ends up at least half as nice as yours!

Was this a first attempt at building?
 
Hi guys, Thanks for the compliments.
i'll get some better pics of the carving work later this week.This was my 3rd rifle build, first from a kit.How long did it take? I got the kit in early July and worked on it in the evenings and weekend's.As for hours, no idea, i figure if I'm counting hours it's more like I'm at work watching the clock.I did take a few weeks off while i was researching a design for the carving and testing stain. I opted to go with scraping instead of sanding for a more "original" look.It could have used a little more detail work but overall I am quite pleased with it.
While your waiting for the parts to arrive, grab some scrap wood and practice your inletting,carving AND finishing technique.I got a few pieces of scrap wood laying around that I'll be practicing on this winter,also gonna pick up some engraving tools and learn how to do some metal work.
 
Real nice. Have you got any more close up pics? I like to see the details everyone uses. Thanks for posting.
 
Very nice!
Thanks for sharing the end product with us.

I'm also working on a Lancaster, my first. You are inspiring me to get back out there and do some more work on it.

Can't wait for the close-ups.
 
Heres some closer pics of the carvings,as this was my first try at scraping & burnishing, I feel as though they could be alot better but that comes with more practice,as I said b4 I am still quite pleased with the outcome.Ono, scraping is a process used instead of sandpapering,you use a piece of metal with a nice crisp edge and scrape the file/rasp marks left over.After i scraped and stained, i burnished it with a deer antler to "lay down" the grain that might have been raised.
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww335/dtcoffin/100_1983.jpg http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww335/dtcoffin/100_1985.jpg http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww335/dtcoffin/100_1991.jpg
 
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I really like the nut brown color.
I use an antler to burnish the wood prior to staining as an alcohol based stain like the LMF nut brown will not raise the grain.
Also whiskering btwn the scraping and the burnishing is my method for whatever all that is worth.
Nice piece. I am thinking the barrel is a Rice. They shoot better than I am capable of holding. A small walnut group at 50 yards is pretty common. Nickel size groups are "do-able" too!
 
The carving really adds a lot of style to the overall appearance of the gun. Nice addition. I like the way the pic of the cheeckpiece looks, very nice lines and the carving accentuates that.

-Ron
 
That's a sweety! Nice work!

Tru-oil is great stuff, but I also find it too glossy. I'll let it cure for a while and then gently rub the stock down with #0000 steel wool and plain ol' Johnson floor wax... knocks down the shine a little.
 

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