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Offline burntmuch

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Snow day stock
« on: February 03, 2008, 11:39:24 AM »
The girls had a snow day the other day. So had to keep them busy & their 357 max was in need of a stock soooo

 We used green food coloring & black magic marker.   This was a stock that I had lying around ,so I took the roto zip to. Its real shorht & real thin around the handle. Fits my 6 y/o hands real good.    What ya think



     
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2008, 11:42:00 AM »
WOW!! That looks fantastic, great job!! ;)

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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2008, 11:43:01 AM »
Kermit the Handi Rifle .. She should love it.. A Handi  just brings out ones imagination
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2008, 11:50:44 AM »
now all it beeds is an alligator skin shellholder and sling. great looking gun, nice job!

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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2008, 11:56:26 AM »
Jay,
 thats crazy brother, i like it  ;D.. it turned out great.
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2008, 12:15:00 PM »
Iv got 6 y/o twin girls . So eventually Im gonna need another 357max barrel  . When we started talking about colors. Pink wasnt even brought up. Glenn thats the forend I got from you.  Thanks for the comments guys ,the girls are proud as could be. Moms a little upset cause they re going to school tomarrow with green hands. ;D
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2008, 12:23:36 PM »
Quote from: burntmuch on February 03, 2008, 12:15:00 PM
Moms a little upset cause they re going to school tomarrow with green hands. ;D

Tim Taylor would be proud of em!! ;D

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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2008, 02:04:28 PM »
Jay,
 i thought  maybe it was. thats cool. so, let me ask, did you just sand off that blonde colored stain ? is there anything else or does the factory stain just come off ( like a top coating )?
 i swapped a few stocks and forends around and the furniture on the .243 dont match well, so i want to restain them a gray, can i just sand off the factory finish?

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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2008, 02:07:28 PM »
Yep just some sanding will take it off.
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2008, 02:18:54 PM »
thx thats it then .. i have a new project..
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2008, 03:44:27 PM »
Good Job 8)
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2008, 04:38:38 PM »
Nice. This is the first time I have seen anything like that.
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2008, 06:04:31 PM »
 ;D I was thinking if the the Hulk had black veined muscles this would be a spot on image. No harm no foul.



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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2008, 06:24:05 PM »
Ive got an adult monticarlo that isnt doing anything. I may re shape that & try  a lighter mix of green. Ive tried green waterbsed stain. The wood wouldnt take the stain. So I tried food coloring. Maybe just a drop or two in a cup of water for a real light green. May look good on my 45/70
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2008, 06:31:43 PM »
Looks very good.  Did you top coat it to seal in the color or do they have green cheeks also?
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #15 on: February 03, 2008, 06:34:30 PM »
No green cheeks. I did 5 coats of minwax. Thats a good name for the gun GREEN CHEEKS
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2008, 01:06:35 PM »
burntmuch

That i really like , got the old wheels turning for my next project .  ;)  ;D

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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #17 on: February 04, 2008, 01:18:13 PM »
You're serious??!! food coloring and water? Then your clear/dullcoat?  Those must have started life as plain hard(you know the wood)wood stock set? I like THAT alot. Nice job Jay......
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #18 on: February 04, 2008, 01:31:49 PM »
Started out a  pallet wood stock off a shotgun. Warm water & some food coloring. The wood took it real good. Im thinking next time just a couple drops of green would just kinda tint the wood.
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #19 on: February 04, 2008, 01:37:13 PM »
I was just about to paint my USH...guess I'll try dying the furniture first....GREAT tip Jay!

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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #20 on: February 04, 2008, 01:40:29 PM »
Ken I figured if it didnt work I could paint. Plus this kept the kids busy for about an hour with the black markers ;D
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #21 on: February 04, 2008, 01:50:38 PM »
you kept TWO 6yr olds busy for an hour....doing ANYTHING is quite a feat! The fruits of their labor is SWEET...I'm gonna give it a go...maybe just rub color in and overlap different colors  here and there for effect. And yup...if it fails to give me the effect I want...paint time!   ;D
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #22 on: February 04, 2008, 01:55:54 PM »
Hmmm, finger painting a stock!! ;D

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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #23 on: February 04, 2008, 02:08:57 PM »
EXACTLY! Tree bark will be a snap! This just became my "this week" project...that and cutting more wood.....
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #24 on: February 05, 2008, 08:14:06 AM »
Looks great! Good work!

I could see that looking very much like tree bark, if you used a different color! I'm sure it makes the little tikes eyes light up!

I've used RIT liquid dye a few times. I've found it works best mixed with alcohol (70% isopropyl) at about 50/50 ratio...more if you want a darker color, less for lighter.

The marker is a neat trick! I've used that method in the past with paint pens to simulate Lightening...go back over it with an airbrush and it looks darn realistic.

Kudos to you!
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #25 on: February 05, 2008, 10:06:42 AM »
That's real sharp and great child activity too!
Dyeing, striping.... LOTS of places to go with that idea. ;)

I like the thin wrist too, did up a Monte Carlo into straight grip like that on my .58 Huntsman. Easy grasp when wearing thick gloves.

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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #26 on: February 05, 2008, 08:02:58 PM »


Looks like a lean ,mean green varmint machine...pretty dang cool !  jamers
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #27 on: February 06, 2008, 11:15:33 AM »
jay,
 did using water on the stocks raise the grain at all ? im not sure what type of wood the pallet stocks are , they seem fairly hard but i was wondering about raising the grain with water and having to sand it back down.
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #28 on: February 06, 2008, 11:39:04 AM »
It did raise the grain. I sanded with 600 grit after it dried. Then minwax.
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Re: Snow day stock
« Reply #29 on: February 11, 2008, 08:42:07 AM »
You know, Easter egg time is coming up and you can pick up the dye kits really cheap after Easter.  Hmmmmm
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