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1st flinter
Hunts with stone:
Nice smoke pole! You make the stock from scratch?
wildman:
The ramrod is kiln dried hickory,I did sand the blazes out of it to get fit"just right" I hope it wont swell as it fits tight. It was also heated to produce stripes and sealed with several coats of linseed oil and a bear grease/beeswax mix. The stock is walnut also treated same way. I am using fouled patches to try and patina the brass. A 95% inlaid stock definitely puts a build well within the talent i have seen displayed by most everyone on this sight. Believe me if I can do anyone on here should be able.
wildman:
I bought the stock at 95% took a lil chisling and minor fitting. I have a few nice walnutblanks I am going to try a stock from scratch with the help of a few mentors. I hope to one day build a true scratch built rifle.
koan:
Awesome!
JW_Halverson:
My first flinter nearly got used up with all my efforts to keep the brass polished British Naval Inspection Bright! Nowadays I really go for the dull and discolored look. The used patch trick works!
Any chance you can get your lovely wife to post some detail pics?!?!?!
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