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tatou Restoring a sporterized... 10-04-2020, 12:26 AM
tatou Step 1 ... evaluate the rifle... 10-04-2020, 12:40 AM
tatou Step 2 ... See if what is... 10-04-2020, 12:50 AM
tatou More updates another day...... 10-04-2020, 12:53 AM
Mk VII Here's another one which... 10-04-2020, 04:20 PM
tatou Ok more pics of the... 10-04-2020, 11:48 PM
tatou From the get go i had been... 10-05-2020, 12:00 AM
Promo I've just had a very good... 10-05-2020, 04:32 AM
NORTHOF60 Yes, tatou is the last entry... 10-05-2020, 08:11 AM
tatou Yes it is the same rifle. ... 10-05-2020, 04:29 PM
Salt Flat Tatou, The spliced stock came... 10-05-2020, 05:53 PM
tatou Thank you Salt Flat Btw as i... 10-05-2020, 11:59 PM
NORTHOF60 Its a pleasure to see a... 10-06-2020, 07:47 AM
tatou Thanks guys. I do enjoy it... 10-06-2020, 02:51 PM
tatou Ok... so here's some pics of... 10-06-2020, 12:10 AM
tatou This is with a little more... 10-06-2020, 12:24 AM
Daan Kemp Awesome woodwork! 10-06-2020, 09:27 AM
Promo That woodwork is awesome! ... 10-06-2020, 01:45 PM
tatou Yes the current barrel is in... 10-06-2020, 02:57 PM
tatou So at that point i sent the... 10-06-2020, 03:07 PM
Doco overboard I have a M17 I re-welded ears... 10-06-2020, 05:31 PM
tatou Thank you My fab guy didn't... 10-06-2020, 09:41 PM
tatou The metal fabricator /... 10-06-2020, 03:24 PM
Patrick Chadwick Tatou, I am lost in... 10-07-2020, 04:54 AM
tatou Thank you 10-07-2020, 03:19 PM
Promo Looking at how professionally... 10-07-2020, 12:03 PM
tatou While the holes or washers... 10-07-2020, 03:28 PM
tatou So after a bit of time, due... 10-07-2020, 03:43 PM
tatou Here's a few of the same... 10-07-2020, 03:55 PM
Promo At the beginning I thought... 10-08-2020, 09:09 AM
tatou Haha ... these updates are of... 10-08-2020, 02:49 PM
tatou Here's the ears finished.... 10-08-2020, 02:55 PM
tatou One major, if not the major... 10-09-2020, 04:41 PM
browningautorifle Looks about perfect... 10-10-2020, 01:05 PM
tatou When i started this i told... 10-09-2020, 04:45 PM
Surpmil With this amount of trouble... 10-10-2020, 07:28 PM
tatou While i would agree about... 10-11-2020, 12:06 AM
ssgross but it will always be YOUR... 02-22-2021, 09:22 PM
tatou Thank you ssgross Don't have... 02-23-2021, 12:51 AM
Atticus Thraxx Great project. I mean just... 10-11-2020, 12:07 PM
Low & Slow Indeed. Most impressive, and... 10-11-2020, 02:01 PM
tatou Not much to report this... 10-17-2020, 01:37 AM
Surpmil You're doing a remarkable... 10-17-2020, 11:13 AM
tatou I can't take credit for the... 10-17-2020, 04:10 PM
tatou Small update.... these parts... 11-02-2020, 09:03 PM
tatou It's coming along nicely :)... 11-16-2020, 01:05 PM
browningautorifle Nice, will turn out flawless... 11-16-2020, 07:01 PM
tatou Not much of an update... but... 02-22-2021, 09:08 PM
Agambard1990 Truly amazing work. You... 03-03-2021, 12:56 AM
Promo Please remember, when... 03-03-2021, 11:47 AM
tatou Thank you :) So far all i... 03-03-2021, 02:05 PM
tatou Well Santa came early for... 12-24-2021, 12:40 AM
browningautorifle Absolutely, yes. 12-24-2021, 11:15 AM
Agambard1990 Wow that's looks amazing. You... 12-24-2021, 08:50 AM
Promo Thanks for the update. Looks... 12-27-2021, 08:40 AM
tatou Thank you guys. Yes i am... 12-27-2021, 02:01 PM
Promo That sight looks excellent.... 12-28-2021, 03:16 PM
tatou Yes those are small... 01-02-2022, 02:18 AM
tatou Here's a couple more side by... 01-08-2022, 01:55 AM
Salt Flat Tatou, Intriguing work you... 01-08-2022, 02:15 PM
tatou I agree and i wish i could... 01-08-2022, 07:39 PM
ssgross I can't wait to see the range... 01-08-2022, 11:30 PM
tatou I wouldn't hold my breath too... 01-09-2022, 03:04 AM
tatou Well i couldn't help myself... 01-19-2022, 01:49 AM
Promo Too bad to hear that you have... 01-19-2022, 05:13 AM
tatou It should be a straight... 01-19-2022, 01:03 PM
tatou Well after what can easily be... 01-23-2022, 05:09 PM
browningautorifle Very nice. Looks very... 01-23-2022, 06:59 PM
tatou Thanks Jim. It's a work in... 01-23-2022, 09:56 PM
browningautorifle The remaining work is clear... 01-24-2022, 12:50 AM
Promo Amazing! Always enjoy the... 01-25-2022, 11:45 AM
tatou Well my doubts about how... 02-02-2022, 02:41 PM
smle addict Stunning work, Tatou! I dont... 02-02-2022, 10:56 PM
tatou Got a bit more done. In... 02-05-2022, 11:42 PM
tatou Things are now glued back... 02-05-2022, 11:47 PM
browningautorifle Yes, should be almost... 02-06-2022, 12:02 AM
tatou Success ... other than some... 02-07-2022, 03:58 PM
browningautorifle The sanding and staining... 02-07-2022, 09:52 PM
tatou Indeed, i'm not worried about... 02-10-2022, 01:05 AM
browningautorifle As we know though, when... 02-10-2022, 06:18 AM
baltimoreed Enjoyed watching your... 02-10-2022, 12:47 PM
tatou Thank you again guys. A few... 02-14-2022, 05:04 PM
tatou I had not touched the P13 in... 03-06-2022, 01:09 AM
tatou The volley sight dial plate... 03-08-2022, 04:44 PM
browningautorifle Looks pretty good. 03-08-2022, 05:53 PM
Promo As usual, great job. Seems... 03-10-2022, 05:34 AM
Ovidio Great job! I'd love to have... 03-10-2022, 06:04 AM
tatou Thank you again guys, for the... 03-11-2022, 04:51 PM
tatou Forward portion between the... 03-19-2022, 12:40 AM
tatou A small montage, start to... 03-19-2022, 12:44 AM
browningautorifle I've used Febing's leather... 03-19-2022, 05:55 AM
tatou Yes. Awesome stuff, I've... 03-20-2022, 07:41 PM
baltimoreed I’ve also used leather dye to... 03-21-2022, 09:43 PM
tatou Nose cap finally done and... 03-22-2022, 04:25 PM
Salt Flat Nice- The fun part is... 03-22-2022, 06:28 PM
browningautorifle Looks nice and square, looks... 03-22-2022, 09:02 PM
Promo Your front end restoration... 03-23-2022, 06:01 AM
tatou Agreed and some steps are... 03-25-2022, 12:37 AM
tatou The devil is in the details... 03-25-2022, 01:02 AM
tatou After taking a bit of a break... 04-15-2022, 08:27 PM
browningautorifle Very nice. The leather die... 04-15-2022, 08:52 PM
tatou Yeah i even tried to match... 04-16-2022, 01:00 AM
browningautorifle I know, next thing you find... 04-16-2022, 12:00 PM
HOOKED ON HISTORY Ispirational post. Nice work! 04-16-2022, 03:40 PM
tatou And then there was three. I... 05-04-2022, 12:11 AM
Lee Enfield I have a p13 charger in my... 05-04-2022, 03:51 PM
tatou If you do find it and... 05-05-2022, 12:00 AM
tatou Here's a few dye tests i made... 05-25-2022, 12:37 AM
browningautorifle Did you also find Fiebings... 05-25-2022, 08:58 AM
tatou Yes it does. I find that it... 05-26-2022, 01:00 AM
RossMkIIEnjoyer Very impressive work. 05-27-2022, 12:07 AM
tatou Thank you 2 coats of... 05-28-2022, 09:30 PM
browningautorifle Yep, looking pretty good. 05-28-2022, 11:42 PM
Promo The dark stain makes the cut... 06-01-2022, 05:42 AM
tatou Thank you :) A repair would... 06-02-2022, 12:17 AM
tatou Initial staining done. I was... 06-02-2022, 12:26 AM
Promo It does need some gloss now,... 06-02-2022, 03:24 AM
tatou I'm curious too but i also... 06-03-2022, 03:09 PM
tatou In these pics, 5 coats of oil... 06-18-2022, 12:53 AM
tatou Well i finally mustered... 12-18-2022, 08:52 PM
oldfoneguy Beautiful work be proud! 12-18-2022, 09:20 PM
smle addict Truly impressive work. Your... 12-19-2022, 01:50 PM
Low & Slow Well done, indeed! It has... 12-19-2022, 03:22 PM
Surpmil A very fine job, most... 12-20-2022, 03:10 AM
dman69 Remarkable work, well done!... 12-21-2022, 03:23 AM
Promo Super cool! I really like the... 12-21-2022, 10:09 AM
tatou Thank you guys. dman69, ... 12-22-2022, 12:56 PM
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    I've used Febing's leather die to turn wood the color I wanted without effort...then oil.
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