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Post by Ken O'Neill on Aug 6, 2010 16:20:55 GMT -5
Amboyna burl.
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Post by kings6 on Aug 6, 2010 19:06:07 GMT -5
Cary C right here on the forum did the Macassar Ebonies for me.
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Post by jefats on Aug 6, 2010 20:04:27 GMT -5
Desert Ironwood Amboyna Burl Black Mesquite Spalted Maple
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Post by caryc on Aug 7, 2010 10:05:39 GMT -5
That "acid" is sold commonly as "Magic Maple" usually available anywhere you can find black powder shooting supplies. Be aware that you must use a neutralizer (like baking soda) to stop it's affect once you get the desired degree of darkness that you want. Cary, Not quite. The dye is homemade, using acid and iron, and is pH neutral when I apply it. This has the benefit of not requiring neutralizing and not running the risk of turning green with age. It took a lot of experimenting to get it where I am now, and I'm still not quite satisfied with the end result. The hardest part is sanding away enough of the surface to create the light areas and a smooth surface while not over sanding some of the edges and getting poor coloration. Chromic Acid was used to give muskets their beautiful finish, and is what Ohio Outdoorsman used to give his this great color. More pictures can be found at the thread below. www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=72319&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0PVT, Sorry, I didn't even look at the link to see that they were your grips. From the name Ohio Outdoorsman I assumed that it was the same pair of curly maple grips that get posted every now and then. You probably remember which ones I'm talking about. They have a high gloss finish on them and practically look like they are lit up. I could have sworn it was the same gentleman. I asked him once if he wouldn't mind telling me how he did the finish. He told me what he used was Magic Maple and ground alkanet root to get the reddish color. I tried the stuff on some scrap and it seemed to work just as he said it would. It darkened the stripe nicely while leaving the alternate color stripes lighter. I've never had time to put an actual finish over it to see the end result.
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Post by CraigC on Aug 7, 2010 10:51:30 GMT -5
I like fancy woods on all-blue sixguns like these CLC's in claro walnut: These in birdseye maple look great on Dad's NMSS, here they are on the above OMSS before the grip frame swap: Or maple burl on a 50th .44: Or fancy black walnut on a .32 Single Six:
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Post by blkhawk73 on Aug 7, 2010 11:41:46 GMT -5
Somegreat looking grips guys! More and more looking at the spaulted ones. REALLY like the dark/black lines through them - not busy with them but a balance. Medallions should be here within a week or so so got time to decide.
Cary, anything not shown on your "blanks" page available in Bisley size?
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Post by pvtschultz on Aug 12, 2010 13:37:02 GMT -5
PVT, Sorry, I didn't even look at the link to see that they were your grips. From the name Ohio Outdoorsman I assumed that it was the same pair of curly maple grips that get posted every now and then. You probably remember which ones I'm talking about. They have a high gloss finish on them and practically look like they are lit up. I could have sworn it was the same gentleman. I asked him once if he wouldn't mind telling me how he did the finish. He told me what he used was Magic Maple and ground alkanet root to get the reddish color. I tried the stuff on some scrap and it seemed to work just as he said it would. It darkened the stripe nicely while leaving the alternate color stripes lighter. I've never had time to put an actual finish over it to see the end result. You mean this set ;D. I'm working towards this, I hope...
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Post by caryc on Aug 13, 2010 10:30:14 GMT -5
PVT, Sorry, I didn't even look at the link to see that they were your grips. From the name Ohio Outdoorsman I assumed that it was the same pair of curly maple grips that get posted every now and then. You probably remember which ones I'm talking about. They have a high gloss finish on them and practically look like they are lit up. I could have sworn it was the same gentleman. I asked him once if he wouldn't mind telling me how he did the finish. He told me what he used was Magic Maple and ground alkanet root to get the reddish color. I tried the stuff on some scrap and it seemed to work just as he said it would. It darkened the stripe nicely while leaving the alternate color stripes lighter. I've never had time to put an actual finish over it to see the end result. You mean this set ;D. I'm working towards this, I hope... Yes, that's the gentleman that I contacted and he told me he used Magic Maple.
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Post by ohnomrbillk on Aug 13, 2010 12:32:15 GMT -5
I use one part acid rust blue solution (300cc Nitric Acid, 240cc Hydrochloric Acid, and 600g clean steel) to 3 parts water on my maple. Neutralize with baking soda solution after the color change. It looks like this.
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Post by boxhead on Aug 13, 2010 13:44:18 GMT -5
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Post by mworkmansr on Jan 20, 2012 23:57:16 GMT -5
pvtschultz Is that a left handed flinter? Beautiful work. I like to do mine using the old recipes, too. Mike
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Post by swamprat on Jan 23, 2012 1:25:04 GMT -5
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Post by wickerbill on Jan 24, 2012 18:34:18 GMT -5
There is always ivory. Highly figured walnut. And amboynia burl. Bill
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