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Traditions Kentucky Stock Studded with Too Many Tacky Tacks.

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Sometimes the "What have I got to lose?" attitude comems into play!

If you hated it then, and hate it now, then the worst possibility is that you will hate it painted... which is consistent, at least. :)

And you could always paint it again, let it try on a new outfit. In any case, whatver gets you taking it out & shooting it is a good plan. I say paint it, shoot it, and if you hear snickers (either at the range or from the squirrels), add some painted on patterns until they hush up and you're happy.
 
Painting goes back a few years. This trade musket was advertised as available in red and I found tiny traces of that colour under a sideplate.
 

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Rivets removed. Little holes filled. Big holes filled. Some sanding completed.

Put the stock on a diet. Thinned everything down. Especially that fat sub roll of a belly. Detail cut at the ramrod entry location.

Lowered and rounded that cheek busting Kentucky comb. That is THE one thing Traditions really dropped the ball on. That razor sharp comb sits way too high for iron sight usage.
 

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Testing on some scrap pieces.

I think the painted lines are too fat and overpower the stock.

Using dots to outline the main features of the stock may be a better way to go.

Outline the butt plate/toe plate. Grease hole. Lock panels. Tenon pin holes. Entry pipe detail. Maybe a few along the top of the barrel channel or where the ramrod pipes are located. I think less is more in this instance.
 

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Side two completed.

Now a good weeks' worth of drying before final assembly.

A little lackluster. It's a Valspar flat base. Never seen a so-called flat base that didn't end up looking satin. This is dead flat. Good on Valspar for putting out a product that does what it says.

May need a brushed on satin topcoat. Or a quality paste wax. Some sheen definitely required.
 

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