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08-19-2021, 03:45 PM
this is my youngest son's X-mas present, a 1891(1893) argentine mauser cavalry rifle that is sporterized.
before
https://i.imgur.com/VBFAadb.jpg
after
https://i.imgur.com/zBzBCkJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/4JDXdrS.jpg
i citristriped the stock(original but cut) . there was split in the forend. it needed four wooden dowels, some wood glue and wooden handscrew clamps to do it. i steamed the stock(iron steamer) 4 or 5 times to take the dings and scratches out, but there are some that were deeply scratches. i then sanded 220,340 and 400 grit. i then put bentleys dark oil wood filler and when it dried, then 400gr and then bronze wooled and cheesecloth it. i put on 6 or 7 coats of minwax antique oil and then a coat of johnson's' paste wax.
in the next week or two, i have another 91 argentine X-mas present (that will be oldest son's) that i'll take a picture or two of it. that girl needed some werk too!!!!!!!
before
https://i.imgur.com/VBFAadb.jpg
after
https://i.imgur.com/zBzBCkJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/4JDXdrS.jpg
i citristriped the stock(original but cut) . there was split in the forend. it needed four wooden dowels, some wood glue and wooden handscrew clamps to do it. i steamed the stock(iron steamer) 4 or 5 times to take the dings and scratches out, but there are some that were deeply scratches. i then sanded 220,340 and 400 grit. i then put bentleys dark oil wood filler and when it dried, then 400gr and then bronze wooled and cheesecloth it. i put on 6 or 7 coats of minwax antique oil and then a coat of johnson's' paste wax.
in the next week or two, i have another 91 argentine X-mas present (that will be oldest son's) that i'll take a picture or two of it. that girl needed some werk too!!!!!!!