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tbird1960 Senior Forum Member Offline He shoulda armed himself. Posts: 331 Location: Brazoria, Texas Joined: Aug 14^th, 2006	Sharps Borschardt Dec 18^th, 2013 at 12:46pm	Print Post
	Had this built back about 1970 by Creighton Audette. He took 5 years to do it and I got completely out of the mood but the mood came back. It has a Ruger #1 Canjar single set trigger which was a real improvement. Scope is a 15 power Unertl. The caliber is a 6mm Krag and is very accurate.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15997 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #1 - Dec 18^th, 2013 at 6:46pm	Print Post
	If it shoots as good as it looks, it should be a tack driver!

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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2224 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #2 - Dec 19^th, 2013 at 9:52am	Print Post
	That is a well done rifle. Details of the trigger installation would be interesting. Is the wood Maple or Walnut? Guess is Maple. Very nice. Chuck


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7246 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #3 - Dec 19^th, 2013 at 12:00pm	Print Post
	I too, like it. It's been very well taken care of and has very beautiful stock work. It would make a great companion to my Borchardt, military actioned rifle Frank

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tbird1960 Senior Forum Member Offline He shoulda armed himself. Posts: 331 Location: Brazoria, Texas Joined: Aug 14^th, 2006	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #4 - Dec 19^th, 2013 at 9:05pm	Print Post
	The wood is maple and in retrospect I wish I had had it done in Walnut. The maple has a greenish tint to it from the finish that was used back then.

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yamoon Oldtimer Offline NRA Life, ASSRA , GGCA, MCA Posts: 855 Location: Junction City Kansas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2012	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #5 - Dec 19^th, 2013 at 10:42pm	Print Post
	Nice rifle! I have a 6mm Krag built on a Kettner action. I have had it for 15-20 yrs, but fired it for the first time last Sunday. It has a 1 in 12 twist barrel, not my first choice. If you work some good loads, please share them. Thanks Mike


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Chuckster Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2224 Location: Colorado Joined: May 15^th, 2008	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #6 - Dec 19^th, 2013 at 10:45pm	Print Post
	Have wondered about the slight greenish tint you sometimes get on Maple and seems to get worse with age. Have blamed it on wood grown in an area with copper in the soil and an acid stain. Don't know if this is correct. Could not be anything I did . Chuck


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tbird1960 Senior Forum Member Offline He shoulda armed himself. Posts: 331 Location: Brazoria, Texas Joined: Aug 14^th, 2006	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #7 - Dec 20^th, 2013 at 9:23am	Print Post
	Back when I had this done he did not use a dye he used some type of acid because the dyes back then would not work well on maple. At least that was what I was told later on.

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Old-Win Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1667 Location: Minnesota Joined: Nov 24^th, 2005	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #8 - Dec 20^th, 2013 at 10:21am	Print Post
	In times past, maple was stained by using a solution of nitric acid (aqua fortis). After wiping it on the wood, it would turn an ugly greenish color and then the wood had to be warmed to get the reaction in the wood that turned it brown. If it wasn't heated enough, some of the green color remained. It then had to be neutralized with something like a baking soda solution and then dried before putting on the finish. A lot of muzzleloader builders still use this method although there are water stains and non grain raising stains out there that do a good job. Bob


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Walter Matera Ex Member	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #9 - Dec 20^th, 2013 at 10:34am	Print Post
	Getting maple to take a decent color is still hard. Dyes tend to blotch just like they do on beech. The best finish is time. It oxidizes quite well but you have to be ridiculously patient. Another choice, for the very careful, is sujii finishing. Darken the wood just before applying oil with a blowtorch . . . very carefully!


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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #10 - Dec 20^th, 2013 at 3:32pm	Print Post
	The best way to color maple is still with a tincture of nitric acid. The acid reacts with the sugars in the wood. You bring it out with heat. I use a heat gun the old timers used to pass it over a flame until they got the color they wanted. The hotter it gets the darker the stock will get. You stop the process with a bath of linseed oil. 40 Rod


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John in PA Oldtimer Offline Posts: 572 Location: Hollidaysburg, PA Joined: Nov 3^rd, 2009	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #11 - Dec 22^nd, 2013 at 8:57pm	Print Post
	The Maple stain used on the old Kentucky's was nitric acid with iron filings dissolved in it. Apply to the wood, then apply the heat till stock reaches a pleasing color. Kille with baking soda solution or your stock will attack inletted metal where ever it touches it. Then lightly sand or burnish to lay down the whiskers all the heat and water raised. Then start applying coat after coat of boiled linseed oil, or a faster filling hand rubbed finish. cut it back every several coats to fill the grain. LONG process, but I don't think anything else looks like it, or brings out the curl. I did it on my Gemmer years ago. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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Walter Matera Ex Member	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #12 - Dec 23^rd, 2013 at 12:23am	Print Post
	Well worth the effort you put into it. Beautiful!


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tbird1960 Senior Forum Member Offline He shoulda armed himself. Posts: 331 Location: Brazoria, Texas Joined: Aug 14^th, 2006	Re: Sharps Borschardt Reply #13 - Dec 23^rd, 2013 at 9:49am	Print Post
	After having the problem with the green tint I built this rifle about 20 years ago and used an Aniline water based dye and had real good luck with it. No green tint and I have used it several times since with good luck.

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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: Sharps Borschardt Reply #14 - Dec 23^rd, 2013 at 10:09pm	Print Post
	Crisp fresh and nice all over! Love the way you did that flinter! Joe.

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