bigmac 97kt 13,807 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Simon she is smoothing out lovely mate real nice by the way and you can see how good she looks now she is dry smoothed her out with 800 grit and then im moving on to 1200 grit to give her that extra smoothness there are some small scratch marks on the stock off the wet and dry but they will be sorted with a little soapy water and another rub down sat hear at the computer sanding and typing lol later when im back from work ill sit and watch the tv and will be smoothing her out then as well lol the gold fleck is starting to pop out now atvbmac :thumbs: 2 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,807 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 a few more 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,807 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 And before you two say out i know mark and VM the door step needs painting you pare of twats atvbmac :thumbs: 1 Quote Link to post
Mister Gain 1,764 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Looking good Mac, those medullary rays (flecks) always makes wood more interesting IMO. 2 Quote Link to post
random 659 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Like the look of this restoring stocks,very tempted to try mine and I don't give a crap about dents and scratches as its a tool and I think marking them up is part and parcel of using one,and simon those memories that are being sanded away will become new ones that a new friend has helped make so not necessarily a bad thing,weird how sentimental we can be over such seemingly small things really,give it time and it'll have new memories to run your hands over!! 2 Quote Link to post
Jonjon79 13,358 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 And before you two say out i know mark and VM the door step needs painting you pare of twats atvbmac :thumbs: Those comments keep making me laugh on this forum 1 Quote Link to post
random 659 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 And before you two say out i know mark and VM the door step needs painting you pare of twats atvbmac :thumbs: Those comments keep making me laugh on this forum If you post pics make sure everything is spotless and well finished with no embarrassing clothes or you'll cop a load of that kind of flack!! 1 Quote Link to post
Jonjon79 13,358 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) And before you two say out i know mark and VM the door step needs painting you pare of twats atvbmac :thumbs: Those comments keep making me laugh on this forum If you post pics make sure everything is spotless and well finished with no embarrassing clothes or you'll cop a load of that kind of flack!! I'm thinking of doing exactly the opposite - I might put something in the background to see if it gets spotted Edited April 13, 2016 by Jonjon79 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,807 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 And before you two say out i know mark and VM the door step needs painting you pare of twats atvbmac :thumbs: Those comments keep making me laugh on this forum If you post pics make sure everything is spotless and well finished with no embarrassing clothes or you'll cop a load of that kind of flack!! I'm thinking of doing exactly the opposite - I might put something in the background to see if it gets spotted Just make sure your lass,s toys and under wear is not on show if you take a photo of you rifle in the bed room or you will have Mark knocking on your door closely follow,d by VM Random the thing is with Simon he could probably tell you when every ding and scratch happened and what he shot that day that is how much he cherishes this rifle , Yes i do agree with you there are a tool and made for one thing only but you no your self when you jell with a rifle it becomes part of you and this rifle has been part of Simon for 18yrs that in its self is some thing to behold as we all know when times are tough the first thing that go.s is the rifles . And Simon has not done this and that in its self is a credit to him . Yes its easy to say , this rifle is a keeper ill not sell this , i my self have say,d this as you know a few times and ill say it a good few more i kid you not lol, just look at the raider out of all mine that one is the one i should of kept But Simon has stuck to his word and it has never been up for sale I just hope i can do him justice by this rifle stock and make him fall in love with it all over again as he did when he first saw it standing on the gun rack in the rfd 18yrs ago atvbmac :thumbs: 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,807 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Simon she will be ready for her first coat of stain tomorrow mate a thin thin coat im just going to build the coats up so i can keep the gold flecks on the stock just a little at a time still sitting hear sanding her smooth at the moment atvbmac :thumbs: 2 Quote Link to post
tomburras 2,730 Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Simon she will be ready for her first coat of stain tomorrow mate a thin thin coat im just going to build the coats up so i can keep the gold flecks on the stock just a little at a time still sitting hear sanding her smooth at the moment atvbmac :thumbs: Sounds like lots of hard work your putting in there and treating it like your own stock, your a top man mac! 2 Quote Link to post
mark williams 7,561 Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 And before you two say out i know mark and VM the door step needs painting you pare of twats atvbmac :thumbs: - us ? "Never" ! Does the "inside" of the stock not get "the treatment" Mac ? "Only asking like" "Twat" ! x ( just ribbing you Mac, no need to strip that !) 1 Quote Link to post
villaman 9,983 Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 No is does not Mark just like the door step 2 Quote Link to post
David.evans 5,323 Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 FFS, LOL 2 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,807 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 First coat of stain on this morning lads did not want to put it on thick so water,d it down as its water based any way im going to build the stain up as she go,s as i dont want to cover the gold flecks up as you can see the grain and some of the old pertina is still there . Yes iv given her a new lease of life but i think some of her past has to stay in her and at the end of the day that is what Simon wanted . the photos make her look lighter than she is ,she will be left for a few hours now then the second coat will be put on after a rub down with wire wool lightly rub,d down lol atvbmac :thumbs: 2 Quote Link to post
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