Hawken build started up tonight
01-20-2016, 10:11 PM
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Hawken build started up tonight
Finally got to the wood work on my brothers Hawken my dad and I bought him for Christmas.
I always leave the wood just a little proud, enough for a strip/refinish in case of damage at some point.
I knocked out all the hard areas first as they normally break my patience down, so its work a little here, work a lil there.
Not sure if I will do my Hawken thumb hook on the stock. Its a ton of patience and carving with my curved file and one slip or something out of wack and its game over.
We'll see though.
I always leave the wood just a little proud, enough for a strip/refinish in case of damage at some point.
I knocked out all the hard areas first as they normally break my patience down, so its work a little here, work a lil there.
Not sure if I will do my Hawken thumb hook on the stock. Its a ton of patience and carving with my curved file and one slip or something out of wack and its game over.
We'll see though.
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01-21-2016, 07:16 AM
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01-21-2016, 09:46 AM
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Its was a kit stock that I bought through an old parts dealer. Luckily you can get the cva hawken stock in both kit and factory built form. Unless its 15/16" then you are up the creek until they get more LOL.
01-21-2016, 12:40 PM
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Shes going to be a looker with all that pretty good!
My brother said he'd like the reddish brown antique stain I used on some of my other guns, so I will most likely go that route and hit the last coat or 2 with walnut so its not to red.
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01-22-2016, 07:07 AM
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you will later today.
Shes got 2 heavy coats of dixies antique gun stain and then 2 thin coats of birchwood casey walnut to tame the red down.
Oiled the stock heavily last night with boiled linseed oil and let that soak in over night.
Shes got 2 heavy coats of dixies antique gun stain and then 2 thin coats of birchwood casey walnut to tame the red down.
Oiled the stock heavily last night with boiled linseed oil and let that soak in over night.
01-22-2016, 08:17 AM
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I can't wait to see the grain once I put tru oil on! I may do a glass finish to show that figure off.
This pic shows the true color of the stock. The light glaring off the deck in the previous pics adds to much of an orange color.
This one as well is pretty darn nice.
This pic shows the true color of the stock. The light glaring off the deck in the previous pics adds to much of an orange color.
This one as well is pretty darn nice.
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