curly maple stock

[hawk]

here is my latest attempt.


thanks for all your help y'all.


http://s571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/hawkins_07/?action=view&current=DSC02120-1.jpg

I tried to show the colour contrast from dark to light... just by tipping the stock in the light

 

[Alaskan Hunter]

Beautiful job, it looks great!

Alaska Hunter

 

[hawk]

thanks AH have to give the credit to fellas like Roy for their help with understanding the curly grain and stain and stophel for his insite on stainand finishes ..thanks fellas.

Oh yah lets not forget old ma nature for putin' in the curl!!

 

[Capt. Fred]

Looks good. Let's see the rest of it! :thumbsup:

 

[mazo kid]

Great job of building and finishing off of the stock!

 

[PitchyPine]

:thumbsup:

 

[roundball]

Beautiful...can't wait to see the entire finished product

 

[hawk]

thanks for all the kind words.

the thing I like is the dramatic change in shade . the dark stripes almost disappear and other set of dark stripes appear.

I like the light shades of stain birddog6 has on a few of his guns and the colours in swampys fowler that Roy built.
I did a test piece a little darker but found that it covered up or rather took out the suttle curly that seems to bring the grain to life so I stopped at the shade it is now.

I'll post more pictures once she's altogether

 

[hawk]

here's a few more still needs some work,sites and clean up the brass etc.
http://s571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/hawkins_07/

 

[bioprof]

Looks like a stock that I stained with home-brewed vinegar stain. What did you use? I think it looks great. Really makes the curl pop.

 

[hawk]

it's a couple of gel stains ,1st a light honey colour then a darker walnut colour and dozen coats of tung oil or so.

 

[Capt. Fred]

That sure has gracefull lines. Very nice. :thumbsup: