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Mine’s ready for stain and oil…
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your grand dad can be proud of you.Was a fun afternoon yesterday!
Lathered it on thick
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After a 15 minute soak (it really slurped up the first coat), I rubbed it down and sat in the least dusty place in the house (wood stoves are great, but sure make a mess).
It’s showing pretty dark right now, but will lighten up with the next stages. I’ll let it sit a couple weeks now to dry before starting on wet sanding.
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5lb 8oz as it sits now
Great work. Thats looking very niceMine’s ready for stain and oil…
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Hahaha that's fair! I probably would have been less inclined to do this if it would have just sat there, but he always wanted, and was in the market for, a Tele... and his birthday was coming up, so I knew it would get used. But man, what a process, and seeing his face light up when he first saw it.... Made it all worth it haha.Superb work right there @Stearinlys ! Defiantly a special piece! I’d love to build my dad a rifle stock, he’s been married to his custom model 54 since before my time though, a stock built by me would sit in his cabinet I think lol.
Makes sense, I'm with you on the transition... Feels cleaner and more streamlined, which is what I prefer. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. How're you finding the area around your hinge plate? Not having any issues with snagging at all?I sunk the metal into the wood more for personal preference. I like a flush smooth transition from metal to wood, vs how factory rifle tangs tend to sit on the wood.
I asked around a bit to see if there was a reason for it, what Iv found is inletting into the wood can cause a chip out behind the tang if there isn’t a hair of clearance, which I found out on a previous build. With a proper tight bed though, the clearance can be so minimal it’s hard to see with an eye, and still feels like a smooth transition.
Hahaha that's fair! I probably would have been less inclined to do this if it would have just sat there, but he always wanted, and was in the market for, a Tele... and his birthday was coming up, so I knew it would get used. But man, what a process, and seeing his face light up when he first saw it.... Made it all worth it haha.
Makes sense, I'm with you on the transition... Feels cleaner and more streamlined, which is what I prefer. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. How're you finding the area around your hinge plate? Not having any issues with snagging at all?
Man Decker thats awesome. BC is so gorgeous, rifle OBVIOUSLY looks great
I like the looks of your pack, what is it?
Kifaru, ok. I like how tall the hip pads are. Look like they dig in less than a narrower style like what my MEC pack has, or even my old Deuter.
Is that bag clipped on top the "Grab-It"?
So to be legal the horn must go past the bridge of the nose?
I honestly didn't know what the specific regs were. I am certainly not second guessing you.