Sometimes you forget that you can just start over

[Buff1958]

I have been working on finishing a woodsrunner. I used LMF browning for the barrel and lock. I over did the browning and while it looked ok it was just not what I had in mind. I ended up with a nearly black egg shell finish on both of them. After waxing everything and putting it together with the cherry stock it looked pretty good but it was still not exactly what I had wanted when I started. It dawned on me this morning that there was nothing keeping me from just starting over.

I filed and sanded the barrel back to new metal and did the same with the lock. I applied 4 coats of plum brown to both and they turned out a nice chocolate color. They are setting in a motor oil bath right now and I am excited to get it all back together tomorrow.

what I had

 

[deerstalkert]

I have been working on finishing a woodsrunner. I used LMF browning for the barrel and lock. I over did the browning and while it looked ok it was just not what I had in mind. I ended up with a nearly black egg shell finish on both of them. After waxing everything and putting it together with the cherry stock it looked pretty good but it was still not exactly what I had wanted when I started. It dawned on me this morning that there was nothing keeping me from just starting over.

I filed and sanded the barrel back to new metal and did the same with the lock. I applied 4 coats of plum brown to both and they turned out a nice chocolate color. They are setting in a motor oil bath right now and I am excited to get it all back together tomorrow.

what I had

this is the wonderful thing about muzzleloaders. we can do, redo and do over. as we gain experience each step, redoing comes by less and less. I have browned most all of my builds.
this Kibler Colonial i hit the metal with Birchwood Casey super blue one coat, then rubbed it back to a aged pewter tone. like it.

 

[Buff1958]

Redone and mighty happy with it

 

[CuNosecap]

Nice color. I have never been that happy with the very, overly dark browning. But your version 2.0 is much better, in my opinion.

 

[Phil Coffins]

Both look good to me, guess I’m just easy to please.

 

[Commodore Swab]

I have browned most all of my builds.
this Kibler Colonial i hit the metal with Birchwood Casey super blue one coat, then rubbed it back to a aged pewter tone. like it.

I have done this on many, often letting it sit overnight before rubbing back. Sometimes as part of the rubbing back I'll tumble the lock parts in walnut shell, works wonders for getting in those little places.