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Frank Townsend
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Posted: Wed Apr 5th, 2006 05:57 pm |
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Has anyone had black & white work done by Keith Kearcher? I have a GH that is going to be a shooter,Barrels are at grey and the checking on the stock is worn flat. It's serial # is not in the book and it's got a big red recoil pad on it ,could that be stock? Photo to come!
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Wed Apr 5th, 2006 07:04 pm |
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| I had done business with him before so I sent a set of Parker Grade 2 Damascus to Keith for his "black&white" finishing. I paid him the 50% deposit and then paid the rest of the bill when he notified me they were done. They came back BROWN with a note saying,sorry that's they way they came out, I didn't charge you extra!. I sent a set of Grade 3 Damascus to Andy's Custom Shop in Utica,NY and they came back BLACK&WHITE for less money. I won't use KK again. I don't like his policies, his work or his attitude. Last edited on Wed Apr 5th, 2006 07:05 pm by Don Kaas
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Tom Flanigan
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Posted: Wed Apr 5th, 2006 08:09 pm |
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| Frank....the recoil pad and the stock finish dosen't look too good, but I like the AOPA hat in the background. Are you a pilot?
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Frank Townsend
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Posted: Wed Apr 5th, 2006 10:31 pm |
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| Tom, We fly alot but I let other people do the steering! The hat is in the gun shop photo. I am still awaiting the guns arrival! The stock looks like someone melted the finish,It's crazed .The checking needs re-cutting .It's a project( the engraving sold me on the gun) Attached Image (viewed 472 times):
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Frank Townsend
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Posted: Wed Apr 5th, 2006 10:38 pm |
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Bill Frech
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Posted: Wed Apr 5th, 2006 11:07 pm |
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| Does anyone know, will different barrels come out different colors using the same process? I have viewed Kearcher's website and one of his examples is his "black & white" job. He obviously knows how to do it. Hard to believe he just got lucky on one set of barrels. Has anyone ever seen an original Parker with brown damascus? Does the original black and white finish turn brown with time, depending on what elements it has been exposed to (water, salt water, high humidity, perspiration, different solvents or oils or even leather or lambskin case)? I've seen a lot of old damascus Parkers that were very brown and appeared to be original.
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Ron G Garrido
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Posted: Sat Apr 22nd, 2006 01:28 am |
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Hi Bill,
Totally unrelated, but I noticed you are in Red Bluff, if you are ever around Brentwood in Contra Costa County e-mail or call and we can go out and break a few clays.
neandertal@sbcglobal.net
925 766 4484
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GUNDOC
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Posted: Sat Apr 22nd, 2006 11:23 am |
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| Regarding the "black/white-brown" damascus question, suggest re-reading Oscar's articles on Damascus refinishing in DGJ. Briefly, he felt that the British guns started life "brown", but Parker's started as "black/white". Oscar felt the aging process turned the "black" to "brown" on Parker's. He backs his observations up with an original letter from a Parker official detailing the exact Parker process. It seems that the logberry dye is the cause of the "black" in Parker's. The exact Parker process is time and space consuming. Oscar's process which does give excellent "black/white" results is equally so. Best, Dr. BILL
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Bill Frech
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Posted: Sun Apr 23rd, 2006 02:39 am |
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| Ron - Don't get down that way often, but have saved your number. Would like to meet you and I can't turn down a chance to (try to) break some clays. Can I borrow your Invincible to shoot? Bill
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