Just found these pics in my photobucket album as I was trying to post those pics of that bad pinion gear. Some of my restoration/refinish/repair/custom work.....
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wow!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o
My guess is most of us that play with reels also play with guns. Nice Pics
that's probably true. we are having that discussion right now.
Beautiful work Joel - someone in France must be missing a walnut tree.
Joel
They are really sharp. Sorry not against guns but don't hunt or target shoot.
I do like nicely finished wood.
Very nice work Joel, yours or customers? That semi- automatic Browning in the case used to get on my nerves, I'm not crazy about that one.
Very nice.
Sal
Joel,
I have a model 24 Winchester that is dieing to be restocked, are you accepting work?
Ron
Joel: Good luck on the surgery. I have a Browning 30-06 Safari grade. Browning used to come with a high gloss finish. While I liked to look at the high gloss finish it reflected too much light for hunting. It was like shining a mirror in the woods. The wood was French walnut. I sanded off the finish. I carefully used some paint remover in the diamond pattern. Then I sat around in the evenings giving it a hand rubbed finish with linseed oil. It was beautiful. I love the look of hand rubbed oil finish on wood. Your work in the photos is primo. Dominick
Good work! Beautiful furniture. Bob
Joel,
Gorgeous Work! Only problem is you'll have to sell your reels to buy ammo ???
I have a close friend who does SWAT and other jobs for the DA's office, and he told me tonight that they may be cutting range time due to high ammo prices. He bought a case of .223's for 120% higher than last year for personal consumption. He said he'll be downsizing soon if this keeps up. Uggh! nothing like politicians >:(
Again, beautiful work and best of luck with the surgery!
Dom
SOME REAL NICE WORK YOU GOT THERE. I JUST BOUGHT ME AN OLDER REM 1100 20 GA LAST WEEK. I SHOOT SPORTING CLAYS WITH FRIENDS EVERY THURSDAY. I NORMALLY SHOOT MY BERETTA 3901 12 GA. I RELOAD THE SHELLS FOR THE 12 GA. I BOUGHT ENOUGH SUPPLIES LAST YEAR TO LAST FOR A COUPLE YEARS. THE RANGE GOT SOME 20 GA. IN LAST WEEK AND I BOUGHT COUPLE CASES FOR $65 EA. GOING TO SHOOT THE 1100 MOST OF THE TIME DOES'T BEAT THE SHOULDER UP AS BAD.
Very nice, Joel. In my circles I don't often see walnut, just mostly plastic and fiberglass. :-\
Quote from: broadway on February 06, 2013, 06:33:09 AM
Uggh! nothing like politicians >:(
Molon labe! (a phrase I stole from Lee ;) )
I'm wishing you well on the surgery. Take care, bud.
George
Like the custom Mauser 98, I used to have one in an Argentine 7x57. Also like the Rem Mohawk. Had one of them in a .222
Very interesting and beautiful wood work. Well done!
Joel: Where are you? How did the surgery come out? Are you okay? Dominick
What is the S X S,, It looks to have a Greener cross bolt, and some Nice wood!! With the bright receiver and nicely carved cheekpiece, it appears also to be Continental!
Joel,
Very nice work !!!
John
The 24 has a cracked butstock and no fore end. Numrich has the fore end parts and I have found people that sell the wood, but only in the standard plain Jane grade.
When my brothers and I hunted with my grandfather this was my gun, after he died it took me years to wrestle it out of the hands of family members and keep it from getting pawned. It came to me in rough shape. I would like it to have nice wood with a higher end style stock like a field grade 21 with a plain but functional checkering pattern and a beavertail fore end. If I gave a damn about resale value I shouldn't do half the things I talk about on this sight, I put enough money into two Penn 85s for the girls Christmas present to buy nice new reels that weren't USA made Penns. I have waited for some time to get the gun up and running, your work looks easily up to grade and I am willing to wait to give you the work. My and mine hopes and prayers on the success of your surgery.
Ron