DutchmanDick
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Well, I finally finished building my Sitting Fox trade gun last night, though I won't have a chance to shoot it until next week. The barrel and trigger guard were browned with Laurel Mountain Forge brown and degreasing solution, which turns out to be a rather nice product indeed! I used Dixie Gunworks' antique stock stain (actually a Fiebing's product). I tried to approximate the original varnish vinish, so I used multiple layers of aerosol Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil, with the final coats of tru-oil brushed on. There are a few small runs, but I was not trying for a perfect finish - Northwest guns were CHEAP, above all! The butt actually has some figure and the stain and Tru Oil brought it out. I made a few mistakes (like removing a little too much wood around the tang, and drilling the tang bolt hole slightly off center), but otherwise it didn't turn out too badly. I never built a gun that required this much work before - I'm used to CVA's 98% shaped and inletted kits. I live in an apartment, too, so my facilities are practically non existant. Anyway, here are some photos. The shooting bag and powder horn in the third photo, I made 20 years ago (when I was 18). The horn is transparent, so you can see just how much powder is left. The knife on the strap is a Russell Green River blade that I got from DGW and put handle scales on. Sort of a small butcher knife. My patch knife is a rusty, bone-handled razor. The flask is a Hawksley shotgunner's flask with a spout that adjusts from 2-1/4 drams to 3 drams, in 1/4 dram increments. The shot pouch is a 3-pound American Flask & Cap Co. with a spout that throws 1 or 1-1/4 oz. of shot. The flask & pouch were both Ebay finds. Anyway, here are the pics:
