'nother one just done

[Mike Brooks]

This is one of Jim Chambers isac haines kits. 38" Rice barrel in .54 cal. Standard grade curley maple.
The fella that had it built will probably pick this up tonight or tomorrow.

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[bnail]

Great Job Mike :hatsoff:
What stain did you use on that?

1 down, 26 more to go! :thumbsup:

 

[onefeather]

your right nice one thats a great rifle nice job

 

[Mike Brooks]

Couple more pics

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I used some of the alcohol stains that Jim Klien sells. This one is on the red side, I can go a little darker and browner depending on how I mix them up.

 

[Bob J]

That fellow changed his mind. Said to ship it to me and build him another one :winking: :haha: :haha:

 

[onefeather]

lol :crackup:

 

[AZ-Robert]

Man oh man oh man. Beautiful! Thanks for the pics, Mike. Inspirational.

What do you use to get that finish on the barrel?

 

[Mike Brooks]

Man oh man oh man. Beautiful! Thanks for the pics, Mike. Inspirational.

What do you use to get that finish on the barrel?

LMF let run WAY too far so it pits the surface. Scrub it all off then apply some cheap cold blue then burnish it back till you like what you see.

 

[Bob Riegl]

So let me know when you are ready for your next commission. I am really in deep like and started salivating by the second pix. eace:

 

[loophole]

Mike, great looking gun--I really appreciate you and others sharing pictures and techniques. I don't get to see as many contempory guns as I'd like, and the magazines rarely print detained pictures like you've posted. Thanks.

 

[Mike Brooks]

I'm glad you guys enjoy seeing them. many of these get stashed away in colections, never to be seen again.
I know I sure enjoy see both old guns and contemporary guns... Kind of what a web site like this is all about to[url] me.....gettin[/url] to see cool stuff! :front:

 

[LSU TIGER]

Very nice, Mike. To turn your question back to you, what stain is that?

 

[Mike Brooks]

A combination of alchohol stains that Jim Klien sells.

 

[C_Laubach]

Mike,
Great work!..Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup:

 

[rich pierce]

Love the tang carving and the lock panel "beavertails". They look like the ones on a Dickert rifle 9#50 in Rifles of Colonial America by Shumway). Your work shows what can be done with a quality kit by somebody who has a mind of their own and designs in their head.

Does the amount of curl vary much in Chambers kits with "standard" wood?

 

[Mike Brooks]

They usually have a little better curl than this one. In fact, this one looked a little better when I first opened the box. By the time I the time I worked it all down and put the stain on, it was pretty plain.
That's not all bad, I've always felt a gun with good architecture doesn't need alot of curl to stand out. Jim Kits are desighned well enough to accomplish that , I think.

 

[CG6018]

A truly beautiful piece. Your inletting is amazing. The new owner will certainly be proud to carry this handsome flinter. Can you explain in a little more detail what you did with the barrel? Again, a magnificant job and fine photos. :thumbsup:

 

[reddogge]

Very nice Mike. I enjoyed seeing it.

 

[Ed Grubaugh]

Mike I know this is an old post but that's one fine looking rifle. Hope I can do half that good someday.

Thanks for sharing.

Ed

 

[Mike Brooks]

Thanks, keep your eyes peeled over the next few days for the english wild fowling gun I've been working on for the past six weeks. :thumbsup: