Here are the rest of the parts for the Appaloosa. Made the front barrel clamp and mirror polished it. Sanded and polished the hammer tube cap.



Here's a snapshot of the stock, now complete. Just finishing some tuning and it's all done. In the house for a break. Hip is threatening to walk out (limp out) on me.



And a 56 Bison receiver for B. Butler. I'm jig welding some of the components for a couple of Bison as well now. The other right now is for J. Woodward 45 caliber). More on these next week.

I'm also making the crate for the Appaloosa. Also made some organizational plans for the shop. Common Spring and sustained energy!

Hope your weekend has been good.

Gary

Looks good Gary. Will be great to see that Appaloosa with all its pieces together.

Glad you avoided the muddy mess outside. Lots of inside "spring cleaning" this weekend . . . nursing a sore heel and hoping for dryer weather over the next few days.

-- Jim

We had 6 inches of snow yesterday, but most of it is gone now. Crazy midwest weather!
It's definitely going to be a muddy mess around here for a while

That stock looks great I can't wait to see it all put together

Scott

Gary

Holy cow!

thats the same stock? And it will mellow to a darker richer color? NICE!

Whats the Barnes aprroved method of caring for that stock when the customer gets it?

The Barnes Approved method of caring for the stock is to give it plenty of fresh air.

Never lock it away in stale closets.

Other than that ... ignore it, and watch it get richer.

Gary

Heheh, a little Olde English furniture polish too (on the rag, not the stock), right? Or have I been buying stuff I don't need?

-- Jim

Sure - that's right. The Olde English works well. We want actual spray "wax" ... not one of the "no wax" formulas.

On the rag ... not the gun ... correct .... so as not to drown the gun in propellant.

Gary

Propellant? Are you worried that the chemicals used to push the stuff out of the can maybe harmful to the finish?

Another reason to keep the gun outside as much as possible!

Gary, have youever done that kind of detail work on a laminated stock?

Yes - just a thought that's always been there in the back of my mind.

Also - to my taste, carving traditional vines and scrolls would be a clash on laminated wood. It would also be so busy, the eye would find it confusing. I have done some panels of "pebbling" which worked well. It's shown on a Victory pistol somewhere on the site.

Gary