The above works were undertaken a week or two back. since then, i've finished it off:


Final update on the cosmetic work.

I hand rubbed a couple of coats of BLOicon into the stock over the last couple of weeks. Then finished it with a coat of combined bees / canauba wax.

And reassembled:





But the contrasting hand guard was annoying me. so, nothing ventured....etc. I obtained a spirits-based timber stain. it was branded as walnut color. following the directions, i applied a coat, left it for 5 minutes and wiped off. it darkened the timber, but only a little. So, on to plan b. I painted a good coat onto the wood. in fact it was more or less black. Then i walked away for an hour or so to let it dry a bit, hoping like hell it was going to work. I then returned and hand-rubbed a coat of BLOicon straight onto the stain. A lot of stain came off onto my hand, but the bulk remained on the timber. It was then left to dry overnight. I checked it this morning and was more than happy. A quick assembly and the color, whilst not a perfect match, is pretty damn close.


So, in chronological order of the tidy up:

Before:






During:






And after:







Now, hopefully the beastie shoots ok! I'm a little concerned with some muzzle wear. time will tell i guess.


and yes, i need to fix up the old door on the workshop
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