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  1. Sylvanrush

    Looking for recommendations - Pedersoli Brown Bess refinish

    Thanks for the detailed response, Dave! I sanded down the lock area in an effort to “defarb” it, as you mentioned.. the tear-drop ornamentation near the thumbplate is pretty much gone and is pulled into a point - I’d like to make the point a little more definable, but that’s ok. here are some...
  2. Sylvanrush

    Looking for recommendations - Pedersoli Brown Bess refinish

    Thanks! I’ll have to give this a try on a future project
  3. Sylvanrush

    Looking for recommendations - Pedersoli Brown Bess refinish

    what’d you use to trim them back, Dave? a pencil to outline the desired shape and a chisel?
  4. Sylvanrush

    Looking for recommendations - Pedersoli Brown Bess refinish

    Alright, so the stock is stripped - here are some pics of it next to another finished Bess I have.. my next step is to grab a wet towel and run a hot iron over it to try and pull done of the dings/dents.. following that, I’d like to stain it to be slightly darker than the finished one in the...
  5. Sylvanrush

    Issue with Miroku Bess

    Thank you everyone for your thoughts - one thing I neglected to mention was when I drop the lock into the mortise, I left the trigger out - so it's not in the equation (not yet anyway! :) - I pull the hammer back into half-cock and it clicks in nicely, when I go to pull it into full-cock (again...
  6. Sylvanrush

    Turning a Pedersoli Bess into a Dublin Castle Short Land Musket

    That’s a gorgeous job, Dave - kudos to you on your craftsmanship and attention to detail - wtg! -Drew
  7. Sylvanrush

    Issue with Miroku Bess

    Hello, I have a Miroku Bess with a strange issue - the hammer won’t go to full-cock when the lock is installed into the stock; however, if I remove the lock, it works fine - the sear clicks nicely into the tumbler teeth and engages half-cock and full-cock. The teeth on the tumbler aren’t worn...
  8. Sylvanrush

    Looking for recommendations - Pedersoli Brown Bess refinish

    thanks much! I’ve just about got the finish stripped; I initially used a hacksaw blade and then just went out and got some scrapers in various shapes, along with a burnisher to keep the scraper edges optimal. There are some areas of the stock a scraper can’t get in, so I’m using 220 grit...
  9. Sylvanrush

    Looking for recommendations - Pedersoli Brown Bess refinish

    Thanks for the threads, Dave scraping with the back side of a hacksaw blade, sounds good to me how do you steam the dents exactly, Nobade?
  10. Sylvanrush

    Looking for recommendations - Pedersoli Brown Bess refinish

    Hello there - new member. I've challenged myself with the task of refinishing a worn Pedersoli Brown Bess stock - the musket has some wear through the finish and has dings/dents from heavy use over the years. My concern is it has so many dings and dents that I'm not sure if I should put my...
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