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[TINCANBANDIT]

Great blog on Ithaca, Casey!

Thanks

[TINCANBANDIT]

10/22 Zombie Hunter part 2

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/ ... art-2.html

[Arisaka]

While zombie guns aren’t to my taste, I love your workmanship Casey!

[TINCANBANDIT]

While zombie guns aren’t to my taste, I love your workmanship Casey!

I am more about learning to carve wood...it actually wasn't as hard as I thought...also learning about stains.....water based stains suck...they raise the grain and require a lot more work.

[Arisaka]

While zombie guns aren’t to my taste, I love your workmanship Casey!

I am more about learning to carve wood...it actually wasn't as hard as I thought...also learning about stains.....water based stains suck...they raise the grain and require a lot more work.

I’ve done quite a bit of wood carving Casey. Requires very sharp tools, of varying shapes. V-, U-, straight for the kind of carving you are doing. Chip carving knives are handy too. For bigger stuff, gouges of different sizes, V-shaped and chisels that you strike with a hammer.

For the color you are going for, wood dyes do a much better job than colored stains. The color is much deeper and brighter.

[Normanator]

While zombie guns aren’t to my taste, I love your workmanship Casey!

I am more about learning to carve wood...it actually wasn't as hard as I thought...also learning about stains.....water based stains suck...they raise the grain and require a lot more work.

I’ve done quite a bit of wood carving Casey. Requires very sharp tools, of varying shapes. V-, U-, straight for the kind of carving you are doing. Chip carving knives are handy too. For bigger stuff, gouges of different sizes, V-shaped and chisels that you strike with a hammer.

For the color you are going for, wood dyes do a much better job than colored stains. The color is much deeper and brighter.

Very good points, no pun intended.

I prefer aniline dyes. They come as a powder you mix in water or alcohol to the desired color and, unlike a stain, they will soak completely through a piece of wood. Great if you dont want to worry about needing to refinish the stock ever again- any dent, scratch, etc will be the same color and can be steamed or sanded out and need no touch up beyond that.

[TINCANBANDIT]

Great tips, I have another stock project that will be dyed......I'll see if I can find the right color in a powered aniline dye

[TINCANBANDIT]

Featured Gun: Remington model 12

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/ ... el-12.html

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10/22 Zombie Hunter part 3


https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/ ... art-2.html

[TINCANBANDIT]

Zombie Guns #6

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/ ... uns-6.html

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Halloween 2020

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/ ... -2020.html

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The Marlin Model 60 Super Deluxe Project Part 1


https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/ ... uxe_4.html

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Marlin model 60 Gun Porn II

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/ ... rn-ii.html

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The Marlin Model 60 Super Deluxe Project Part 2

https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/ ... eluxe.html

[Arisaka]

Nice work on that stock Casey!