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GuzziJohn Ex Member	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #90 - Sep 13^th, 2010 at 11:57am	Print Post
	This highwall is a .219 Donaldson - Wasp. The scope is an eight power Unertl. Although it was turned into a varminter some time in the past it is a very nice shooter. John


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trapdoor Dick Oldtimer Offline Posts: 557 Location: Newark Joined: Mar 26^th, 2009	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #91 - Sep 13^th, 2010 at 12:23pm	Print Post
	Hey Frank.......You aren't trying to put any pressure on me, are you???? . What kind of wood do you like?? Do you have the barrel and in what caliber? We need to talk about this. Dick

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MerwinBray Oldtimer Offline Aw Gees Posts: 935 Location: Kansas City, KS Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #92 - Sep 13^th, 2010 at 5:17pm	Print Post
	Dick, Not only was I there, I hosted it! I handled, drooled and fondled that gun....mostly when you weren't looking!! I still hope to someday be able to work something out with you about stocking up some parts I have. I love that thing and I love trapdoors. Match made in heaven!! Will you come to the gathering again next February? I know it is a long drive for you, but I bet there are more who would like to see your wares in person! Jon

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11421 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #93 - Sep 13^th, 2010 at 5:42pm	Print Post
	Okay! Trapdoor Schutzen drooool. I'd use the trapdoor lockplate with all the parts from a sporting front action lock on it. Double sets of course. The Meunier stock made from a nice piece of wood such as this. The Meunier buttplate or the Berg buttplate which I have a couple on hand. Caliber? 32/40, 38/55? False muzzle picket barrel?? Reminds me of that old song, I Dreamed I Was There, In Hillbilly Heaven. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Where he wakes up. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Joe.
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trapdoor Dick Oldtimer Offline Posts: 557 Location: Newark Joined: Mar 26^th, 2009	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #94 - Sep 13^th, 2010 at 6:44pm	Print Post
	Hi Jon. Haven't talked to you in a while. Good Lord willing and the creeks, etc. I will be there next year. I'll try for a little less of an entry, promise. Health has been a problem, but I'm still upright, most of the time. I wonder if you have a better memory than I. Do you remember if I had already re-stocked that Greener when I was there. If I hadn't it would be kinda Gemmerish, otherwise much more English. No big deal, just can't remember myself. Hey Westerner, that be some mighty fine lookin' walnut ya gots there. Personally I like working with maple, Maybe 40 years of building Longrifles got me in the habit, but those pieces are nice. What old chassis are they laying on?? My other weakness--- old car hotrods. Nuff jabberin' for now. Oh, and Jon, a plug for a plug. Anybody that misses the "Gathering" next year is really missing something. It's a 4/5 hour drive for me and anybody closer than that has NO excuse for not being there. Later guys. Dick

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11421 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #95 - Sep 13^th, 2010 at 7:22pm	Print Post
	I like Maple too. I have a bunch but it's Western Maple. Not good for gunstocks in my opinion. The chassis is a 1949 Dodge Power Wagon, B1. Nother hibernating project. Joe.

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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7246 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #96 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 1:30am	Print Post
	Hey Joe, Do you have any idea where i might find a piece of walnut shaped like your? It dosen't even have to have 1/2 that much figure in it. The other thing is when I was about 7 my folks used to go to a hall where Cliffy Stone had his TV show in the LA area. I got to see Tex Ritter sing in person and got his autograph. '51 or '52 Fords were new then. Dick, I have a '35 Ford truck and a '48 Ford truck. Frank

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trapdoor Dick Oldtimer Offline Posts: 557 Location: Newark Joined: Mar 26^th, 2009	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #97 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 10:06am	Print Post
	Old trucks and guns, what else could you ask for. Last I'll say on the forum about it so we don't get tooo far off track, 1927 Ford Roadster Pickup. Nuff said. Back to wood: You're right about western maple. Mine all comes from northern Wisconsin or Michigan and a smattering from PA. Really high figured walnut, while being one of the most beautiful there is, can have some major strength situations even with a straight grain wrist. And I just like the "feel" of good maple. It also takes the finish I make really nicely. Jon, you saw the examples at the Gathering. Much of the rich reddish brown is in the finish as much as in the stain. And to be honest, it works every bit as well on good walnut. It just brings out the base colors with no other finish or stain (who stains walnut?? ). Sorry guys, I'm ramblin' again. Dick

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11421 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #98 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 1:32pm	Print Post
	I stain Walnut, almost always. Heres ma zip gun with a piece from the first tree I harvested back in 1976. Joe.

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trapdoor Dick Oldtimer Offline Posts: 557 Location: Newark Joined: Mar 26^th, 2009	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #99 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 3:11pm	Print Post
	Nice stuff Joe. If I can dig out the pictures, the most beautiful piece of wood I've ever worked with is on a flintlock Schimmel I built 20 odd years ago. It is curly ash. Also the most miserable. really had to watch grain direction when scraping it. Come off grain instead of into grain and watch a piece pop off into the land of cussin' Dick

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contrary_kid Ex Member	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #100 - Sep 14^th, 2010 at 10:50pm	Print Post
	Anybody ever use Koa from the Big Island of Hawaii for a rifle stock ? Fiddleback Koa is the most beautiful wood I have ever seen and I am retired from the U S Forest Service where I saw a lot of beautiful wood.


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screwloosetc Ex Member	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #101 - Sep 15^th, 2010 at 11:56am	Print Post
	This is my ugly duckling 222 R It was built by a benchrest guy Orlin Gilkerson in Ohio for purpose of shooting varmints from his truck. barrel is 17 1/2" Hart. Stock is Herters Dot on target is 3/4" shot at 200yds. This is a very eficient tool. Tom


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11421 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #102 - Sep 15^th, 2010 at 8:19pm	Print Post
	Quote: Anybody ever use Koa from the Big Island of Hawaii for a rifle stock ? Fiddleback Koa is the most beautiful wood I have ever seen and I am retired from the U S Forest Service where I saw a lot of beautiful wood. Koa is gorgeous for sure. The price is high. Priced a piece today. It is 3" X 28" X 56" Nice figure but not fancy stock figure. 1250.00 US. Joe.

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contrary_kid Ex Member	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #103 - Sep 15^th, 2010 at 10:30pm	Print Post
	Joe, Hawaii is the only place in the world where Koa grows. The only trees being harvested now are all on the Big Island. There are a few places where you can buy it cheaper (as opposed to cheap) than what you found. The problem is the local woodworkers get most of it first on an allotment system- rightfully so. By the time the guys who sell to the rest of us get theirs the best figured wood is gone and the price is very high. I have seen pieces of hand crafted Koa furniture that would have made a show stopper gun stock.


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trapdoor Dick Oldtimer Offline Posts: 557 Location: Newark Joined: Mar 26^th, 2009	Re: Single Shot Rifle Picture Thread Reply #104 - Sep 16^th, 2010 at 11:03am	Print Post
	I saw an old Ford "Woodie" station wagon where the owner had al the wod replaced with Koa. All highly figured Koa. Hate to think what that cost.. Whew. Anyhow, I dug out some pix of the curly ash gun, so I'll post a few here. I think you'll all enjoy this one. Dick

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