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I replaced the brass spacer with walnut. Used 1/16" drill rod for the barrel pins, finish is Keda Dyes, and Tru Oil. *Oops, the lighting wasn't great when I took this photo!

It sounds like you want to do engraving rather than carving. The best advice I can give is to search the forum for engraving and read up.

Gentlemen, I ordered from Grafs for the first time ever on 12/9. I didn't get any updates until yesterday, 12/16, when I got an email and text letting me know the tracking number. As of right now, my powder is supposed to arrive on Monday. I would think you should both get an update from...

I bought a Uberti 1851 with 5" barrel from Midway last month. I was surprised when it arrived in a Taylor's box and soft case. Would that be because Taylor's is the only importer of the short barrel versions? The price was $369 versus Taylor's $383. I had watched most of Mike Beliveau's...

That sounds like a great mix. Where did you find the ingredients though? I can't even find the manufacturers' website! On that WalMart link, someone asked the question but didn't get an answer: "What is the breakdown/percentage of ingredients of this mink oil. For example, 80% mink oil, 10%...

I looked at some SDS sheets for the so-called "mink oils" that don't contain silicone, and they are often mixes of petroleum jelly, paraffin wax, lard oil, and distillates. The better ones are beeswax, distillates, and <5% mink oil. Still not as good as TOTW's stuff.

Newbie here, but I agree on not using oil-based stain. I used Keda Dye's powders on my Traditions Kentucky. I needed to mix it with a high percentage of alcohol to penetrate Tradition's beech wood. Even then, it was hard to get it even, particularly on the fore end.