Tip's Carolina Flinter

[RobD]

Just arrived today - Tip Curtis .45 Carolina flintlock in-the-white, Jim Chambers lock, 36" Green Mountain barrel, Davis double set trigger.  No patch box or tallow hole wanted.  Tip built her real nice.  This was s'posed to be a simple po' boy country rifle, but the maple stock do have some nice fiddle, burl and curl grain to it.  I ain't complaining.  After I pull off all the metal and raise/level the grain, I'll rub in min-wax resin stain to the stock (probably a dark red mahogany) and then use either birchwood-casey true-oil or min-wax wipe on poly-u for the rubbed-in clear coats ... the barrel and lock will be left naked.  Not gonna get "finish fancy" with this rifle for wood nor metal, I just want a good reliable shooter that will work well in the woods and at the range.  

[gunmaker]

Looks like my rifles little brother.  With that combination you ain't gone wrong.  A good lookin' woods rifle.     ....Tom

[Roaddog]

Tip sure did a grand job. I can't wate to see it after ya get it all finished. She is a beut.

[sse]

Nice...lookin forward to more pics...

[Blackbruin]

Looks good, see if you can spin that ramrod around, I always thought wood looks better against the nosecap, can be a better grip too if that brass gets wet!

[Riley/MN]

Caint wait to see that stock with some finish on it!

[RobD]

Looks good, see if you can spin that ramrod around, I always thought wood looks better against the nosecap, can be a better grip too if that brass gets wet!

aesthetically, i'd rather see the brass at the muzzle than the wood - besides, the wood end is tapered down for a reason.  

what i will do to the wood end is wick in thin cya after staining, to harden and keep from splitting.

[Uncle Russ]

Looks good, see if you can spin that ramrod around, I always thought wood looks better against the nosecap, can be a better grip too if that brass gets wet!

aesthetically, i'd rather see the brass at the muzzle than the wood - besides, the wood end is tapered down for a reason.  :lt th

Uncle Russ..

[Bison Horn]

That stock should finish up to be a real beauty! BH

[Hanshi]

I like it!  Very much like my .45 x 36" Late Lancaster.  The only major difference is the drop of the butt stock.

[RobD]

continuing the progress!

took it all apart - the mortise work is *Tight* ...



first blush of laurel mountain forge lancaster maple stain on the "plain maple" (!) full stock ...

[ridjrunr]

Lookin good  

[wattlebuster]

tips work looks top notch. Should be a fine shooter

[Roaddog]

That is lookn real good. ya sure made that grain pop out.

[RobD]

That is lookn real good. ya sure made that grain pop out.

'twas the stain, not me that made the grain stand up to attention.