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My finished Kibler SMR
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Hatchet-Jack
54 Cal.
Nice!
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Lovely little gun! You should be proud!!
please turn your front sight around.................so we can find something wrong with it. very nice 
Well, as RMH said, I believe every piece of wood may be a little different.
But as far as my process went, I started with two coats of Iron nitrate, heated after each coat. Then I started with the T&T Oil. At first, I cut it with mineral spirits on a piece of scotch brite. I probably applied that, maybe two coats, then started with the bone black. But when the bone black wasn’t sticking, I tried straight T&T Oil by hand. Still having a hard time, and let me remind you I’m letting the stock dry for 2-3 days in between. I even let it set in direct sunlight for a couple hours here and there. For whatever reason I decided to go to the hardware store and grab some turpentine, and mix the oil exactly how Jim does in his videos. And somewhere in between, I also added a little Honey Amber trans-tint, to give the light areas a little pop in the sunlight (which I believe worked well). So even with the bone black not completely darkening like I originally envisioned, I could tell I was still getting some darkening,( which probably worked out for the best). My last coat or two were straight T&T Oil.
All in all, I probably have at least 12 coats of oil. Could be a lot more honestly, I lost track. The finishing took a ridiculously long time, but it was winter, and I wasn’t going to just settle until I was happy with it.
hanshi
Cannon
The rifle is beautiful AND elegant; Great job!
Looks great. Super job.I just wanted to share my Kibler SMR that I finished up about 2 months ago. I finally got around to getting some better pictures.
It’s a .40cal with a Fancy Maple stock. I finished the stock with Jim’s iron nitrate solution, and Tried and True oil varnish. I tried my best using bone black in areas, but I was having a hard time getting it to stay with adding coats of oil. I can still see where it was applied, but I had to draw the line somewhere.
I finished the iron parts and hardware using Jax Black. I also added in a toe plate, just giving it a slight radius at the top.
Overall I’m very satisfied with how it came out. This was my first kit build since I put together my Lyman GPR over 20 years ago.
So far, I’ve settled on a .395 ball, pillow ticking patch over 35gn of Schuetzen fffg. Although, next outing I’m going to try a .020 patch, to see if my grouping tightens up a little more.
I thank you all for answering my questions. There is so much to be learned from all you old timers out there
Tenring
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Jim sent along to very nice pieces of Maple about six by three by one inch wrapped Up and glued down for test wood, I had no idea what it was at first but then I remembered talking to Bree if he would put a piece in the ship box. I’ll test one with Aqua Fortis then sanded back and apply a coat of LMF Lancaster Maple and after drying hit it with some tried and true. Some people cut their T and T with Turpentine so as to dry faster but some guys say not to. Any answers to cut or not to cut.
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I’ve done 3 stocks with T&T following the directions each time, I’ve done a few as 3 and up to 5 coats. I’ve never thinned it. But now, on the current Maple Woodsrunner stock I’m applying the T&T with my bare finger tips and massaging it in. Did the 2nd coat today and I’m very pleased. I still wiped it down after an hour, it really seems to be more uniform and is drying a bit faster. I still wait 24 hours between coats.
How did you finish your ramrod? I had a hard time getting stain to take. I used BC Walnut as the water based stuff seems to work better on hickory.
I may have tried using a little Trans Tint dark walnut that I bought by mistake, to darken it up a little. Otherwise it got the same basic treatment as the stock.
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Beautiful job! Understated elegance. Love the wood color against that metal. I love my .45 Walnut SMR.
Nice guns to all who replied here BTW!
Nice guns to all who replied here BTW!
Nice job
Humpy
32 Cal
I really like the finish on your rifle, looks great.
Very nice!
Just don't lose the little fly in the tumbler.
TerryK
40 Cal.
I used 2 coats of iron nitrate. Then 6 coats of Minwax Tung Oil. No wax. Fire blued the metal.
This was a partial build by me, because I paid Jim to pre-assemble the rifle. I don't know if he does that anymore. Anyway it was easy to finish because Jim did such a good job.
I also fire blued the frizzen, and it lost the hardness, so I had to buy another frizzen. Live and learn.
I also had a gunsmith mount adjustable aperture sight on the barrel, and fiber optic front sight. Shown here on a January deer stand in the mountains of PA.
This was a partial build by me, because I paid Jim to pre-assemble the rifle. I don't know if he does that anymore. Anyway it was easy to finish because Jim did such a good job.
I also fire blued the frizzen, and it lost the hardness, so I had to buy another frizzen. Live and learn.
I also had a gunsmith mount adjustable aperture sight on the barrel, and fiber optic front sight. Shown here on a January deer stand in the mountains of PA.
Psycho Mike
Free Cdn
Well done, Lippy....I hope my first attempt turns out as nice.
