Jacob Dickert Build Progress

[4-Liberty]

Finished the final carving! I think it turned out okay. At first glance, it looks pretty good, but if you look at it closely, some areas look a little awkward. But I'm very satisfied with it, especially for it being my first attempt. Just need to clean up the background a bit now.


Now onto the whiskering.

[rollingb]

Looking VERY good!  

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[4-Liberty]

Thank you, gentlemen!
 

[Captchee]

yep not looking to shabby

[4-Liberty]

Well, I have it all sanded down to 400 grit, whiskered 4x with 400 grit, and then burnished the entire stock. After the burnishing, when I look at the stock from an angle, it has a little bit of a shine to it. My concern is the ability of the aqua-fortis to penetrate into the wood well enough to bring out the curl. Will this be an issue?
Also, ideally I would like the color of the stock to be very similar to the photo below. Will I be able to achieve this with AF alone, or will I need to order a stain?  


Thanks, again, for everyone's feedback!

[Captchee]

there should be no issue  with the fortis penetrating  and yes  you can achieve that color with fortis alone

[4-Liberty]

Just out of curiosity, about how many coats of AF do you think it would take to achieve that color?
Also will I need to deactivate the acid once I've achieved it?

[Captchee]

Going to depend on what brand of fortis you use and how heavy you put it on  . Some will do it in 1 , others in 2. The thing to remember is that the dark figure is  softer then the lighter areas , . Any end grain will get real dark . If it were me , I would start with one good coat .
So your going to have to  judge  the color as you blanch the wood . At the same time , keep in mind that your oil is also going to darken  the over all  color some .

As to if you need to neutralize or not . Again this depends on what fortis you use .
 The original fortis  yep  you have to . But modern fortis  that for the most part offered today , there isn’t really a need IMO

[4-Liberty]

I went and did one coat of AF, and I didn't think it was quite dark enough, so then I did another coat, and it's still not quite what I'm looking for. The second coat didn't add a whole lot more darkness. When whetted with water, the curl shows up pretty good but I think it might be a little too red for my liking, so I went ahead and ordered LMF walnut stain to get it a little more brown on her. As soon as I get that on, I'll take a pic and post it.
Stay Tuned!

[Captchee]

doont forget , finishing oils  will darken and yellow things . thus producing an amber color

[4-Liberty]

Hmm, now I'm not really sure what to do. So it will darken more with the finishing oil than when I rub on water to see the grain?
I guess what I'm looking for is a shade anywhere between these two stocks pictured below.
I'm more concerned with it finishing too light than finishing too dark. If I did add a coat of LMF Walnut stain, do you think it would turn out more like the top stock?

Sorry for all of these questions. This is my first time finishing a stock, so after all of the hours I have put into this rifle, I'd hate to screw it up in the final stages.

[Hank in WV]

try doing a test in the barrel channel.

[Captchee]

you should have a piece of maple that campe taped on the barrel channel . that is good for testing  as well

[4-Liberty]

Two coats of Aqua-Fortis, one coat of LMF walnut stain, two coats of Tru-Oil, steel wooled and wiped with an old t-shirt between each coat. Few more coats of tru-oil to go.



I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome!