BIG peoject...
o.k. y'all checked in on the small job "refreshingthe smith...
hope these pics display well, couple seemed to blur when up-loaded.
this started out as a $10 gun round about '74 when i got it at auction.
covered with rust, p grip broken, someone had tried to BURN checkering into the dcm type stock with either a hot nail or soldering iron. and worse of all filed down the seer so even a bump on the stock caused it to fire! but it was all mine, my first gun.
after the first week i couldn't stand the look of the stock any more and took a rasp and sandpaper to it, found this under the crap finish
after 30+ yrs of being so very careful with it i found out how to fix the "super hair trigger" and blued it. added a scope as well.
now i got ambitious! only have the one side done so far, at "about" 35 hours into it...
the fore stock
pistol grip ( durn break is still way too visible, need new wood some day)
and the butt-stock
mebe i'm not wrapped too tight, what i see a check job like this priced at in shops is $500-$600...on my lil $10 .22
total actual cash outlay for the rifle, blueing and scope so far is up to a whopping $60!
hope these pics display well, couple seemed to blur when up-loaded.
this started out as a $10 gun round about '74 when i got it at auction.
covered with rust, p grip broken, someone had tried to BURN checkering into the dcm type stock with either a hot nail or soldering iron. and worse of all filed down the seer so even a bump on the stock caused it to fire! but it was all mine, my first gun.
after the first week i couldn't stand the look of the stock any more and took a rasp and sandpaper to it, found this under the crap finish
after 30+ yrs of being so very careful with it i found out how to fix the "super hair trigger" and blued it. added a scope as well.
now i got ambitious! only have the one side done so far, at "about" 35 hours into it...
the fore stock
pistol grip ( durn break is still way too visible, need new wood some day)
and the butt-stock
mebe i'm not wrapped too tight, what i see a check job like this priced at in shops is $500-$600...on my lil $10 .22
total actual cash outlay for the rifle, blueing and scope so far is up to a whopping $60!
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Your gun makes me happy. Sounds silly....but to know there is still someone who takes time and cares about quality is just amazing. With all of the "machine" done engraving and checkering out there people forget how talented a person has to be to do what you do. 0 -
daaamn dude YOU are talented. I bet there's some ppl with nice stocks that would rather have obviously hand crafted craftsmanship than something rolled or pressed on that's exactly like every other gun of that model. there should be a market for that, should get you some $$$ 0 -
I don't know if I could have brought myself to checker wood that looked like that... 0 -
Something that smooth would be all dinged up in no time...at least with my luck. Checkering saves my rear end everyday. Without a design on the stock I just couldn't touch anything any longer and would have to find another way of living. 0 -
nice job, really nice job, virgin wood destroyed 0 -
That looks excellent.
Nothing like enjoying a firearm for 33 years and counting.
I enjoy the pics you post of your checkering[^][8D]0 -
Very nice! 0 -
ECC and re reloader, was far from "virgin" wood.
nice grain and all but remember this is not even the original size/profile since about '74, and if you look even the patern doesn't hide the ugly line where the pistol grip was broken nearly all the way through.
everyone else, thanks for the kind comments.
just figured that since this one was FAR from original, might as well go whole hog and have something "in-house" if someone asks, "well what can you do?"0 -
quote:Originally posted by badwrench
You really got me thinking on this one. My B-day is coming up and one of the things I absolutely love is getting something old or damaged or abused, so I can make it better. Never done any checkering, but woodcarving was about all I did when I was younger, before I discovered metalworking and welding.
I just may have to drag out the old Dremel and my gouges and chisels and buy that old H&R, or some other poor old gun that needs TLC. To be honest, I really love artistic and well-done carvings on stocks. To me, the value of a gun is how much I like it, despite what it would sell for.
Thank you, Oldemagics.
glad i could be of help!
i enjoy breathing new life into old unwanted guns that have been abused or neglected.
stock work i try to keep to what would be appropriate to the gun in question, or what the owner wants, then their pocket depth is the limit! lol
for myself i like what i like. if it is mine and i dont plan on getting rid of it, i just go with what i think looks good.0
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