Hunt Chat - Well...here it is (.22 make over)

Well, finally finished my stock refinishing project that I started earlier this summer.......took some pics; hope you enjoy them.

Took a basic Glenfield model 60 and redid the stock....here is the gun prior to refinishing with the burned in squirrels & oak leaves.

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I sanded down the stock with some coarse (60 grit) sandpaper, finally working off the burned in figures....then subsequent sandings finally finishing it off with some 220 grit. From previous projects, I knew that the bare wood would give a 'honey oak' type color when finished, so I had no intentions of adding any type of stain to the wood.
Here is the final result:
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Next, I wanted to do some checkering......for the forearm, I just laid out a simple pattern. For the grip, I traced a pattern off of one of my other guns. I traced both forearm and grip patterns on clear plastic sheets (from note binders), then cut them out and traced them on to the stock with light pencil. (sorry the photo didn't come out clearer)
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I then cut the checkering using an X-acto knife to cut out the borders, then using a Dembart checkering tool(s) to cut in the pattern......boy, I didn't realize following a straight line could be so difficult! (again, sorry for the poor quality photos)
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I thought it might be cool to give the stock a faux rosewood tip.....I had some aqua fortis laying around from an old muzzleloading project, so decided to give it a try. I cut a little trough around the fore end to keep excess aqua fortis from running into the grain; it worked, but not perfectly. I then heated the area with a torch to give it the darkened fore end.
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After I did the fore end, I sanded the non-checkered areas with some fine grit sandpaper. Then applied 6 coats of Birchwood Casey Tru-oil, giving each coat ample time to dry prior to applying the next coat. I then applied to coats of Birchwood Casey stock wax. Here is the final result of the process:
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Added a new scope.....hopefully it will still shoot well. I hope to get it to the range this weekend.
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Hope you found my "summer project" interesting.....I learned a bit, and I am pleased with the results.;)