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When I ordered my Colonial, I also asked for a practice piece of fancy maple to test my carving and staining abilities. To that end, I just ordered a sample kit of aniline dye - alcohol based wood stain from Keda Dye stain powder. One shot on their web site sold me on experimenting with these...

Shan E… beautiful, gorgeous job. Something to be proud of I hope my efforts turn out so well!

Thanks brewyak, that’s the kind of info I’m afraid of

Thanks Oldwood, that was the kind of info I am looking for

Rock home… Yes, Yes, Yes! That is the look I would love to achieve! Could you share your process?

Posted this in flintlocks and thought here might be better I have Jim Kibler’s Colonial 50 cal with his extra fancy maple for the stock on order. I have seen beautiful examples of this stock finished using Tannic acid and iron nitrite gun stock stain. All are beautiful buy some are quite dark...

I have Jim Kibler’s Colonial 50 cal with his extra fancy maple for the stock on order. I have seen beautiful examples of this stock finished using Tannic acid and iron nitrite gun stock stain. All are beautiful buy some are quite dark. I am interested in something a bit lighter. Has anyone ever...

Rchas thanks for explaining so clearly these fine points of parlances! A little smarter today than yesterday

Late to this post, I too have ordered one of Jim’s Colonials, 50 cal rifled and I also asked for the extra fancy maple stock, when I saw Zutt Man’s spectacular unfinished stock, I think I wet myself a bit :) i am so ready for “the e mail” to arrive! I am looking at 2 - 3 month wait, Merry...

Welcome from Fla, lots of knowledge and people willingly to share

In Japan, match cord was made from braiding together strands of bark from the Japanese cypress. Read this, might be helpful

Welcome from FLA

Welcome from FLA

3000 grit, but only after all the scratches are out

I am following all threads about the Kibler Colonial. I have placed my order, extra fancy maple! Hope to have it by Christmas. I think of my muzzleloaders as performance art. I use too much Tru Oil, the stocks just gleam! And I keep the brass as polished as I know how. I went over the barrels...

With a cotton wheel and jewelers rouge you can comb your hair in the shine

I purchased 2 cleaning kits from Traditions. The one with the 3 piece brass ram rod, I converted an off the shelf ball starter by replacing both starters. The kits smaller of two brass ball pushers replacing the short aluminum starter it came with. I used 1 of my 6 ramrod sections with the...

Many thanks to all you guys! Deep, deep pool of knowledge and experience here. I will use my recoil reduction pad with my Pedersoli Kentucky, I love her curved buttstock, her backside just don’t love me back. I have no pride, and like Snake said: no prize for pain. My shooing pad is relatively...

Again Dave, thanks for the clear and concise answers! I am in you debt

Dave, as always, thanks! I want to know as much as I can but mostly I know I don’t much! I little progress every day! Not to be a total pain, but what is cast off? Something about right or left hand stocks?