Yesterday's Weapons Forums

It just looks longer cause of the angle, I used the tape to draw my outline. It was about 1/16" taller than the barrel.....wahoo!!!that was ALOT of filing!!!!!!....I kept bending it, and was scared it was gonna break, but I FINALLY got it bent and laid in the stock....
It's being bedded and I will do it in steps, to get it snug, so the loading and recoil is carried by the breach and none on the wrist screw.....this piece of wood is so brittle, kinda like glass. But shore is tiger stripped purty

It's getting closer to being at the staining stage......and browning.....
Nite all....Marc n Tomtom 10-7

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it is a fine looking specimen of lumber to be sure

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Getting down to the final stages now. He's selecting stain color here. SW


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i know you know ..i like a mid - mellow - red-yellow without the dark that speaks of age , that's because i know they achieve that as they age , mine has mellowed to a great looking original [in my mind] look , it will be perfect by the time my grandkids get it , but then each wood deserves its own color --- it is what makes them special ,

i know you will get this right - you got mine perfect - and im not sure i communicate well when it comes to color - that is my wifes department with my color blindness issues ,

Thanks fellas.....this is gonna be a challenge....I aim to get them stripes out....pop if I may say, so when you see them, they show well.....but in un handeled areas, a darker stain.....I want this to be like it was found behind some boxes in the attic....lost for 200yrs...


Marc n tomtom

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careful choice of color and a lot of attention to detail , you will get it right - you got mine right ,

He assures me the new & improved tang is a done deal now. Just have to drill a couple holes carefully.... *snap*

But no, kaintuck is a pro! It will turn out just fine! SW


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Pro heck he is a artist, a true master of the old front stuffers.

In these pics we see how he removed all the metal to stain the wood. Looks pretty darn good, too! Next will be brown steel pieces and add a little engraving here & there. SW


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Tiger stripes.......

Yes!!!!......9 months of wondering what it would look like......and I couldn't hurry....


Stripes!!!!!!

Me happy...

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That looks excellent! You did a great job once again. The wood is really great.
Keep at it!

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John Connor

so nice , got it just right ,

Thanks guys.....the brass needs toning down some...looks kinda bling right now. I will send it out to the engraver, and when it comes back....we will age it darker, I would like the wood to be what you see 1st....
Marc n tomtom

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mine has taken to a nice feint patina , just enough to add character and as you put it 'tone down' the bling affect , that one will have a great "character" as it ages

I got word that there's a fellow interested in it.....so the time line has been push up to finish her.....I sent all the parts of to a new engraver, we had talked, and I have seen his work....I hope to have them back in a couple of weeks.....
But if this fellow is just talking, and don't buy her....I'm just as happy to keep her.....this is a rice 50cal, I have my older GM 50cal.....so I will enjoy working up a load.....
If she sells, I may, order a burton barrel, and build just one more.....


Tomtom needs the company shop time......

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its the little things that makes em special

In what might be the last step, the engraved parts are back and on the rifle. Looking pretty darn good!!! And then some! SW


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shes done...........
44" B weight 50cal swamp barrel, Chambers lock, davis triggers, high grade blank from Dunlops wood.
I am slowing down, and I'm guessing this will be my last rifle build.....other things in the wings tho
I DO have some horns started......tomtom likes me in his shop, and I enjoy the time also.........soooo.................

marc n tomtom

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Here's a couple final shots of the project, and it's a darn fine rifle!! Wish I had an extra $2750 laying around! SW


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