After a few years of screwing around , I finally finished this pre-64 in a 300 Winchester Mag.
New Williams bottom metal , Douglas barrel .. bolt handle ..
The stock shaped from a blank of curly Myrtle ... all stock work done by me ..

Enjoy ..

very nice!!!

WOW!!!

That is one piece of gorgeous wood.

You seldom see Myrtle that well figured.

Congratulations on a fine job...

Rich

very nice

Hey thanks guys ...
I have been meaning to post another rifle earlier but time has a way of slipping by !!
My son likes to snap photos do perhaps we'll be sharing more in the future !!

This stick of wood worked really nice , great curl/figure but when the checkering tools come out , it felt fuzzy or perhaps a bit soft .

For a bolt rifle , I still prefer to use good ol English walnut !!

Later .....

That is one fine looking shooting iron. May you wear it out on big game.

Very beautiful!

Nice!

Gorgeous rifle!

I really admire all of the handywork of which AR members are capable.

This is just yet another example.

very well done!!

Myrtle and maple stocks have never tripped my trigger. Yours is an exception to the rule. Very, very nice!

Is that barrel 28"?
Matt

Great work! Nice choice of wood.

Graceful lines. Great job.

I like the crispness of it. Very nice indeed.

was any other work done to the action besides the new bolt handle?

Stunning! Is that multiple coats of oil as a finish? Looks like glass :-)

Thanks for the pictures Allen. Very well done. I can't wait to see the next one.
Ray

Elegant

I like that...nice job. I have a piece of Myrtle for a two piece I want to get around to using some day.

It appears that you have succeeded in doing a magnificent job! Very nice!

Well done. I like it.

Excellent work! Love the wood.

That stock is exquisite!
Had the pre 64 the bolt handle been damaged?

Extremely nice looking piece of wood, very well done!

Thanks for all the comments and compliments . I'll try and do better from now on !!

I replaced the original bolt handle just because I never cared for the swept back knuckle buster model 70 handles . I like the straight down appearance .

The barrel measures 25" . I need to get her to the range so the chap I built it for can swing by and pick-er-up !!

I have another rifle that my son took some nice photos of ... I'll post these soon , but now i need to get back to work on another fancy long barrel flinter ...

ciao ..

Beautiful rifle, bolt handle and all!

Ditto.

nice craftsmanship, and some really pretty wood.
Elton

Beautifully conceived and executed, both. Congratulations!

I never cared for maple stocks because of the light colored stsin typically used. However, this color is great! Beautiful work!! Amazing piece of wood.

Love the rifle Allen.....

Well done!

Very nice work and an amazing piece of wood. Congrats!

If you don't mind, what stain/finish combination did you use. All the Myrtle I have seen with that type of figure, fiddle back, has be yellow even brassy. The color you have ended up with is pleasing to the eye. It's not as harsh as the yellow is or bleached out white. DW

DW

Lighter colored gunstocks like maple and this myrtle are nice to build on because you can see your pencil lines and so on but finishing sorta sucks .
This stock didn't checker very nicely .. is was a but fuzzy ..

I build quite a few Flintlock rifles each year on sugar & Red maple . I used the same method on this gun as those .

Coloring is no big deal , using mostly water based Anilin dyes as my first app. getting a base color .
I find that Alcohol based dyes will fade quicker over time and I see no advantage .I do however use these dyes from time to time to add a tint after sealing ..

After my base color is achieved , I then seal the wood with Chem-Pak from Brownells which is a tung oil-urathane mix (good stuff)... is soaks in and seals the wood nicely . Water-Lox is another finish that makes a great sealer .
I then apply spar varnish as my main finish , perhaps finishing off with a spray Chem-pak in satin .

With muzzleloader stocks , I'm looking for a 3D color , blending from a honey golden in the high wear areas to reddish brown to a almost black on certain guns simulating wear over the years .
As with a bolt rifle like this , wear is a no no .. so carding between coats is tough to do because of breaking through the edges ..
So I'll use a liquid dye called Trans Tint an it comes in many different colors . I dribble some onto a paper towel , adding a bit of denatured alcohol and caressing the stock , adding a fresh color between coats of finish ... it's real pain and I think from now on in modern bolt rifles I'll stick with English Walnut type of woods ... period !!

Thanks for all the compliments ...

Awesome! I'll take it. Now go build yourself one.