Ash pistol

[sdilts]

For a change of pace, I thought I would tackle a nothing fancy pistol. Here's what I ended up with. The curly ash blank came from Tom Fornicola. The lock is a small Siler. The 40 cal Rice barrel is 3/4"x12". The stock pores were filled with Timbermate ebony filler then sanded back, then stained with LMF nut brown stain. The finish is Permalyn rubbed back with rottenstone. The nose cap is horn. The metal is rust blued using Mark Lee's Express Blue.

 

[64Springer]

Your Nothing Fancy pistol has a whole heap of Fancy.

Beautimus.

 

[VA Hawken]

Nice pistol!

 

[tallPercshooter]

Does ash normally have curl or is your blank a rarity?

 

[repawn]

That looks amazing! I like how slim and sleek it looks. I have seen spalted ash but not curly ash.

 

[NRFord]

Does ash normally have curl or is your blank a rarity?

Pretty hard to find, but it's out there...

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

very nice!

 

[trackpin]

Ash is seldom curly. The stuff I have cut, and I have downed hundreds, when it is, it usually is closest to the ground on the first log. Many times I have regretted blocking stuff up into firewood after seeing that. That is the first firearm I have seen to use ash as stock material. Looks great!