Well ,here it is....

[chris dawe]

My 12 bore CH,I finally finished the stock ...the finish is'nt gloss ,it's my picture taking skill's that are to blame,I would love any constructive comment's (I wiped the gun down as well,that's what the streak's in the finish are:knowbetter:)

And thank-you to everyone who helped me out along the way:)http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad357/_heiko/th_winter2010054.jpg (http://s951.photobucket.com/albums/ad357/_heiko/?action=view&current=winter2010054.jpg)

[Ed Blake]

I only see one picture. Nice wood.

[chris dawe]

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I'm brutal at this ,sorry

[chris dawe]

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[chris dawe]

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My sincerest apology's,I hope they're not too much trouble to pick out ...the pic's I post on this site won't expand.

[Brent Francis]

Chris, I cant seem to get the picture to zoom with any resolution but what I can see looks great!

[Ed Blake]

Did you use a duplicator, or have someone like Wenigs send you a stock from one of their patterns?

[chris dawe]

No sir Mr.Blake,I cut it out straight from lumber,I'm not sure why they won't expand...

[chris dawe]

try again

[chris dawe]

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[Bob Jurewicz]

The woodwork looks outstanding to me! Did you do the checkering (which I also think is great)? What kind of wood? Great job!!!!! Oh, time those butt plate screws.
Bob Jurewicz

[Brent Francis]

Those pics came through this time. Really nice job! What kind of finish Is that shelac? really spectacular piece of wood.

[Jerry Andrews]

Nicely done! This guy has some pretty darn nifty skills eh? Jerry

[charlie cleveland]

very nice work..i wish i had you boys touch with the wood...charlie

[Gill Frye]

I've got a restocked DH, I'm happy with everything but the tear drop, your CH looks excellent ...very very nice!!!

[Dave Suponski]

Chris, Very nice..You wood guy's amaze me.....About as close to wood working I will get is putting it to my cheek...sometimes....

[chris dawe]

Jerry and Charlie ,thank-you fella's for the kind comment's,I was a little apprehensive about posting my work ...Whew!!!

Bob,the wood in fact is Black Walnut ,the crappy camera washed out the color ...(the screw's:eek: I missed em !!! I'll look after it )

Brent,the finish is in fact true oil ,many, many coat's and many 400 grit sanding's in between (sanded every ten coat's...I usually sand 4-5 time's on a worthwhile job)

The checkering is mine as well,it was my first Parker concave border....my first Parker stock actually....that border is the devil's own when a fella ain't accustomed to it !!!

The pic's also show a glossy streaking which in fact is not there,I wiped her down before I took the pic's with my oily gun rag.

The last one is of me working in my shop,my wife took it unbeknownst to me....I included it so you could see the stock in progress ,second from right

As you can see photography is not my forte;)

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Looks good Chris, that skeleton buttplate really dresses it up. I finished the book you gave me, it was excellent.

Destry

[chris dawe]

Looks good Chris, that skeleton buttplate really dresses it up. I finished the book you gave me, it was excellent.

Destry

Thank-you Destry ,it was the right way to go.

I'm so glad you enjoyed the book

All the best

[Dean Romig]

Exceptionally nice work Chris! Just wondering why you wouldn't have kept with the original Parker Bros. C-Grade checkering pattern?

[Mike Poindexter]

Nicely done Chris, especially the mullered borders which not many people do correctly. As for constructive comments, it looks like the SSBP needs to be engraved, and the screws should be indexed to 12 oclock position I believe. I think the originals were blued, not case colored, but I might be wrong on that.

Mike P.

[chris dawe]

Exceptionally nice work Chris! Just wondering why you wouldn't have kept with the original Parker Bros. C-Grade checkering pattern?

Hi Dean,as to the pattern,I had seen so many subtle variation's over the past year on the C grade's with point's and rounded border's that I used one which I thought would match the border on the forend

Hi Mike,the SSBP will be engraved when fund's allow,the screw's are indexed now ..that was a shag up on my part:banghead: they are blued as well ,the camera did some brightening of the color's as with the stock.

Thank-you fella's for the comment's

Chris

[Ed Blake]

Very nice work and hewn/rasped/chisled out of a blank to boot. Now to shoot it.

[chris dawe]

Very nice work and hewn/rasped/chisled out of a blank to boot. Now to shoot it.

Yes indeed...and thank-you

[chris dawe]

I would like to thank all the member's here who's kind /constructive comment's have given me a great boost of confidence in my work...I have picked a few job's because of this and I sincerly thank you all.

All the best
Chris