Post by: JDHasty on June 01, 2025, 10:18:42 AM
The inletting went well and the wood has a couple seal coats of 50/50 polyurethane/mineral spirits and three or four coats of Pro Custom oil finish on it currently. It will get another 25-30 coats, but is already starting to show its stuff. The grain in the pump handle is really nice, the wood has an open grain though. Although it doesn’t look like much now, the grain will slowly but surely fill in and it will end up looking nice. I don’t wet sand my oil finishes, I have nothing against it, but I just do things my way and slowly fill in the pores and grain.
Anyway, I’m just getting going on this project. I have some custom barrels in 22 LR on order that will probably not be delivered until the fall. They will be octagon, top flat matted full length w/the squiggly pattern Winchester used back in the day. Correct roll markings, but w/o dovetails cut for the magazine rings or sights. I intend to use all four on custom Model 90 projects that will have a tang sight, so we won’t be cutting a rear sight dovetail. I’m not sure if any will be cut down and used to make youth rifles with non standard length magazine tube, so we will cut the turn in dovetails for the magazine rings when that is decided.
This first rifle will have a straight grip and crescent butt plate, at least a couple we will bend the lower tang to fit a pistol grip stock and fit a shotgun butt plate to.
Post by: JDHasty on June 01, 2025, 10:24:58 AM
I’ll put a little dab of brown Pro Bed in the void at the bend next time I have some mixed for another project. The void doesn’t show when the butt plate is on, but it won’t hurt to fill it anyway. The mud line is so thin around the entire butt plate that you really have to look for it to see it. I’ll get some photos next time I have it put together.
Pretty snazzy looking receiver. I like it anyway.
Post by: Twispriver on June 01, 2025, 06:07:57 PM
Post by: wadu1 on June 01, 2025, 06:31:28 PM
I really enjoy your threads. Thanks for sharing:yeah: You can say that again, I've looked at the wood three times now.
Post by: Skillet on June 01, 2025, 06:56:17 PM
I really enjoy your threads. Thanks for sharing:yeah: You can say that again, I've looked at the wood three times now.
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You could maintain an OnlyFans account with that furniture.
Post by: Alchase on June 03, 2025, 11:00:13 AM
I like to bed steel butt plates so that if/when the rifle is dropped on a solid surface the entire impact load isn’t taken up by the thin edges of the wood that are the only thing in contact with the butt plate.
I’ll put a little dab of brown Pro Bed in the void at the bend next time I have some mixed for another project. The void doesn’t show when the butt plate is on, but it won’t hurt to fill it anyway. The mud line is so thin around the entire butt plate that you really have to look for it to see it. I’ll get some photos next time I have it put together.
Pretty snazzy looking receiver. I like it anyway.
That Receiver is really cool, and that stock has incredible grain.