Psycho Mike
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So, final test block got a 3rd coat of oil today and the ramrod got it's first coat of leather dye. I had the full spectrum of Fiebing's available and hummed and hawed about which one to grab for a good 15 minutes. Turns out, British tan dye on hickory is a pretty good match for the the test block ![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
My rod is fairly straight grained, but it looks like it is tangential to a ring on one side so there's a line of light, sliver-like "grain holes" there that I will need to work some color into. After that, I'll need to decide if I'm going to spiral stripe it with some black I still have kicking around from my days in uniform.
So, that means Saturday I will likely start with the wax on the test block, oil on the ramrod and maybe get to pinning the nose cap.![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
My rod is fairly straight grained, but it looks like it is tangential to a ring on one side so there's a line of light, sliver-like "grain holes" there that I will need to work some color into. After that, I'll need to decide if I'm going to spiral stripe it with some black I still have kicking around from my days in uniform.
So, that means Saturday I will likely start with the wax on the test block, oil on the ramrod and maybe get to pinning the nose cap.