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Wes Chaney · 08-19-2016, 05:09 PM

I decided to try and refinish the stock on my Hawkins rifle. I found this online

and really liked that look. I used leather dye and a customized paint brush

to make the stripes then stained it with antique maple colored stain

i still have to apply varnish and I'll post another picture after I finish it. I think it turned out ok but if I was to do it again I'd use black dye for the stripes and a darker stain to try and get it closer to the colors in the picture I used as a reference. What do y'all think?

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Buck-Chaser · 08-19-2016, 05:15 PM

Nice!!

Fla Hunter · 08-19-2016, 05:16 PM

Thus far looks really good. Can wait to see the finished product.

Bilbo · 08-19-2016, 10:02 PM

Looks good!

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Wes Chaney · 08-20-2016, 02:57 PM

Got the varnish on it and all the brass back on.

now I've decided I'm going to strip the bluing off of the barrel and brown it, something like this

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32drawlength · 08-20-2016, 03:39 PM

That's a great look to the wood stock

can't wait to see the finished gun!

meshmover67 · 08-25-2016, 10:09 AM

For not being curly maple you got pretty dang close. I think this is awesome. Well done!

froghunter · 08-25-2016, 10:31 AM

Beautiful!!!!!!!

That's an "east texas" paint brush!

jb5001 · 08-25-2016, 11:38 AM

That looks really good!

Buckwheat · 08-25-2016, 10:04 PM

I like it

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Bowtech38 · 08-25-2016, 10:10 PM

Looks really nice

Wes Chaney · 08-29-2016, 03:10 PM

Finally got it all back together, the barrel is darker than I wanted it but I'm happy with it. I still need to brown the sight and the piece under the barrel that holds the ramrod, I forgot all about them until I started putting it back together

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ahoracefield · 01-04-2021, 11:08 AM

It looks really good

TxHamJello · 01-08-2021, 04:18 PM

I like that finish!

3ChordTruth · 01-09-2021, 06:11 PM

That looks cool, really fits the look of the rifle.

Reaper · 01-09-2021, 08:48 PM

That's a cool project, the stock turned out great. What did you use to strip the blue and then "brown" it?

I used a Hoppes kit once to strip and then blue an old shot gun. It turned out OK after a lot of bluing.

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08-19-2016, 05:09 PM	#1
Wes Chaney Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lolita tx Hunt In: Victoria tx	Muzzle loader stock refinishing I decided to try and refinish the stock on my Hawkins rifle. I found this onlineand really liked that look. I used leather dye and a customized paint brushto make the stripes then stained it with antique maple colored staini still have to apply varnish and I'll post another picture after I finish it. I think it turned out ok but if I was to do it again I'd use black dye for the stripes and a darker stain to try and get it closer to the colors in the picture I used as a reference. What do y'all think? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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08-19-2016, 05:15 PM	#2
Buck-Chaser Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston Hunt In: Sam Houston NF	Nice!!

08-19-2016, 05:16 PM	#3
Fla Hunter Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Florida	Thus far looks really good. Can wait to see the finished product.

08-19-2016, 10:02 PM	#4
Bilbo Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ovalo Hunt In: Taylor County	Looks good! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-20-2016, 02:57 PM	#5
Wes Chaney Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lolita tx Hunt In: Victoria tx	Got the varnish on it and all the brass back on. now I've decided I'm going to strip the bluing off of the barrel and brown it, something like this Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-20-2016, 03:39 PM	#6
32drawlength Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Frisco Hunt In: Palo Pinto County	That's a great look to the wood stock can't wait to see the finished gun!

08-25-2016, 10:09 AM	#7
meshmover67 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Hunt In: Tilden, TX & Valley Bend, WV	For not being curly maple you got pretty dang close. I think this is awesome. Well done!

08-25-2016, 10:31 AM	#8
froghunter Pope & Young Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bryan Hunt In: anywhere	Beautiful!!!!!!! That's an "east texas" paint brush!

08-25-2016, 11:38 AM	#9
jb5001 Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Friendswood Hunt In: Polk County	That looks really good!

08-25-2016, 10:04 PM	#10
Buckwheat Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Clifton,Tx Hunt In: Bosque County	I like it Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

08-25-2016, 10:10 PM	#11
Bowtech38 Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Belton	Looks really nice

01-08-2021, 04:18 PM	#14
TxHamJello Four Point Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Frisco, TX Hunt In: Hill Country and East Texas	I like that finish!

08-29-2016, 03:10 PM	#12
Wes Chaney Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lolita tx Hunt In: Victoria tx	Finally got it all back together, the barrel is darker than I wanted it but I'm happy with it. I still need to brown the sight and the piece under the barrel that holds the ramrod, I forgot all about them until I started putting it back together Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-04-2021, 11:08 AM	#13
ahoracefield Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Oct 2011	It looks really good

01-09-2021, 06:11 PM	#15
3ChordTruth Ten Point Join Date: May 2020 Location: Grapevine	That looks cool, really fits the look of the rifle.

01-09-2021, 08:48 PM	#16
Reaper Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Hunt In: the woods and the mountains	That's a cool project, the stock turned out great. What did you use to strip the blue and then "brown" it? I used a Hoppes kit once to strip and then blue an old shot gun. It turned out OK after a lot of bluing. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk