Blackwater
Twelve Pointer
Finally got some time to work on the buttstock, got the bit in my teeth and am just about finished. I no longer had any alkanet root so I used red mahogany stain instead of walnut and it came out pretty good for what it is. The final shaping is done and all that remains is wet sanding with my final finish formula and dragging the slurry into the grain voids about 3 times to seal them up before doing the final coats of finish.
I have to keep reminding myself that this isn't a restoration, but a decent looking replacement for the original stock which will be the working stock while the battered original languishes in my safe.
I have to keep reminding myself that this isn't a restoration, but a decent looking replacement for the original stock which will be the working stock while the battered original languishes in my safe.
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