Thanks guys.
A little Pedersoli before and after. Faux Curly Maple
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Well done! Made that stock much more attractive.
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Looking good.
Never thought I'd see a Cinderella story on this forum but this is it! She's a dandy!
Beautiful! Looks like a completely different rifle.
You did a fantastic job, looks really great, wouldn't know it wasn't curly maple!
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wow nice job, would be proud to own !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you strip the finish before striping it?
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Nicely done. I'm doing some experimentation on just the reverse. Rather than darkening the stock with a torch, I'm "lightening" stripes with markers that will resist darker stain. Reason? I could not get the wires tight enough around the carvings to make the stripes look authentic and run through the carving as it would on real wood. Here are progress photos. I learned a GREAT DEAL on how to significantly improve on my next build.
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What great ideas and right on time as I just started a rebuild of an old CVA Mountain Stalker .50cal and I do believe I will be Wrapping with Wire and Lighting her up! Again Thanks, Reds
Very nice improvements to your Pedersoli!
Thanks guys.
Yes. I used the Citristrip so often mentioned. Twice. Plus some sanding. The wood was not near as dark as our walnut.
First coat was Miniwax special walnut, which looked nothing like the sample at Ace and was light with an orange tint. I followed that with Jacobean, which did add some darkness to the wood. I was thinking that I should have used the Jacobean first, but I ended up liking the way it came out.
Followed up with some Danish oil.
Yes. I used the Citristrip so often mentioned. Twice. Plus some sanding. The wood was not near as dark as our walnut.
First coat was Miniwax special walnut, which looked nothing like the sample at Ace and was light with an orange tint. I followed that with Jacobean, which did add some darkness to the wood. I was thinking that I should have used the Jacobean first, but I ended up liking the way it came out.
Followed up with some Danish oil.
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OH WOW !!! I have a Lyman GPR and that is so tempting but it's a walnut stock and didn't know how stripes on walnut would look . . . Yours looks outstanding.
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Loving the new silver front sight, too.
I've got the .50 version of this gun and just got done refinishing the stock. Wish I had seen this first. 
Is this how they put a spiral on a ramrod?
bronko220002
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Love it. Did you have to remove the original finish?
I've got the .50 version of this gun and just got done refinishing the stock. Wish I had seen this first.
Ha! Isn't that the way it goes?
ETA: No idea on the ramrod.
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