My Black Powder room

[Flying B]

This is my black powder side of my cave. Just wanted to share
It also was my home office for 13 months during the Covid manure
I aint complaining

 

[Flying B]

My rifle is a old 1970s TC that my brother gave me. I tore it down and browned the barrel and tiger striped the walnut stock.
All the knives are by my hand.

 

[user 49399]

Wow!!

 

[Dude]

 

[MC One Shot]

Nice room. Generous of the wife to let you have it.....

 

[dragnetbill]

My rifle is a old 1970s TC that my brother gave me. I tore it down and browned the barrel and tiger striped the walnut stock.
All the knives are by my hand. View attachment 90057

Would you care to share the technique that you used to tiger stripe that stock?

 

[andy52]

Nice, you've got some high dollar beads hanging from those antlers. That strand of large chevrons is probably worth a few hundred.

 

[kje54]

Nice setup.

 

[Flying B]

I do not have a stock to use for the demo so I used a piece of cedar. The burn area does spread more on the cedar than on a hardwood stock but the method is the same. The cedar sample looks like manure but the hardwood will look much better Trust Me!

1. Remove finish from your stock
2. Cut foil into strips
3. roll foil into a rope
4. wrap stock with foil rope using pins to hold it
5. torch the stock in the area the foil isnt covering
6. sand stock and apply stain and Tru Oil finish
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

[Flying B]

Would you care to share the technique that you used to tiger stripe that stock?

Here ya are

 

[Flying B]

Nice, you've got some high dollar beads hanging from those antlers. That strand of large chevrons is probably worth a few hundred.

Thank You. Over the years I have traded for almost all the beads I have. I am a blacksmith and used to trade blades for beads.

 

[springfield art]

This is my black powder side of my cave. Just wanted to share
It also was my home office for 13 months during the Covid manure
I aint complainingView attachment 90056

Oh, horrors! You were forced to spend 13 months here? Heaven forfend! (Hey, looks great!) Wish I was as organized!

 

[springfield art]

Would you care to share the technique that you used to tiger stripe that stock?

I know someone who wrapped a stock with common green Cannon Fuse, and lit it. Don't know how well it came out, but I'd try it on a ramrod just for fun!

 

[NorthFork]

I'm livid and green with envy. Just raw jealousy.

 

[deerstalkert]

an organized gun room is a sign of a sick mind!
that is what i keep telling myself as i flounder through my mess looking for that capper or that priming horn!
your room sir is spectacular!
if i ever grow up i want one just like it.

 

[olfuzzy]

 

[Ames]

You need more long guns in there. The TC looks lonely. ☹

 

[Rawhide67]

That could be the centerfold from Muzzleloader porn magazine.

 

[Celticstoneman]

I know someone who wrapped a stock with common green Cannon Fuse, and lit it. Don't know how well it came out, but I'd try it on a ramrod just for fun!

As an apprentice in the 60's I worked with a man heavily into the gun interests. His father had made a percussion long gun that had a similarly, as I remember it, striped stock. His tale was that the old man wrapped the stock with a twisted linen kerosene soaked rope and set that on fire to produce the stripe.
John

 

[Flying B]

I have tried several methods over the years ( hot iron, burning rope, torch) and in my opinion the foil rope always makes the best stripe pattern. I think some even use a feather and dye to make stripes. I might do another rifle this fall if I can find a good deal on another donor gun.
Frank