2024/2025 Squirrel Hunting Thread...........

[Greg Selner]

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Just got some finish on my Crockett
Loading block, I like the stripped wood grain, iron oxide / tanic acid/
And neutral danish oil from kibbler

Good looking loading block.
I’m planning on trying Iron Nitrate on some curly maple as well.

 

[10 spot]

Good looking loading block.
I’m planning on trying Iron Nitrate on some curly maple as well.

Thank you, That iron nitrate does
A great job, brings out the burles
Swirls, on curly maple.

 

[yellowhammer]

Thank you, That iron nitrate does
A great job, brings out the burles
Swirls, on curly maple.

To me, applying iron nitrate / aqua fortis to a hunk of maple is one of the fun parts of building a muzzleloader. It's like opening a Christmas present - total surprise and you never know what you'll get. It's true the squirrels don't care how much figure your stock has, but still...

 

[10 spot]

To me, applying iron nitrate / aqua fortis to a hunk of maple is one of the fun parts of building a muzzleloader. It's like opening a Christmas present - total surprise and you never know what you'll get. It's true the squirrels don't care how much figure your stock has, but still...

Yep, they don't care, but very please'n
To the eye.

 

[snakebit]

To me, applying iron nitrate / aqua fortis to a hunk of maple is one of the fun parts of building a muzzleloader. It's like opening a Christmas present - total surprise and you never know what you'll get. It's true the squirrels don't care how much figure your stock has, but still...

Agreed Hammer. It's like looking at a beautiful woman with big saggy clotheslines (to quote our buddy Ed), you just can't take your eyes off. Don't get me wrong, most of my guns are plain Jane hunting tools, but the ones with the nice wood get a little extra care.