Craig, Chris. Thanks. I have the DB S-1. Also set to cut on pull. I find it to be a cranky little bugger. I will look into the metal engraver tool. Any suggestion as to source ) vendor?

Dixie Gun Works had some nice ones at a fair price a while ago. Try them

Parker mullered border progress. Center two short sections remain.

Left side, knuckle end. Original completely obliterated by wear.

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Cameron,
looking good, in areas where you have wood missing or a diamond breaks out, you can fix with a little acrylic gel and fine sawdust. I use a dental spatula (very small) to apply to the area. It drys quickly and you can recut the area.

Keavin, thank you. As I am refurbishing and not redoing, as in sanding and replacing, your advice is very useful. Can you be more specific as to the acrylic gel? Are you referencing something along the lines of a glue? Or AcraGlas? Or something from the art world? Again, thanks.

Checkering recut with mullered border. Work remains on relief around forend latch and finishing up lines along the inside border.

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With hardware
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Next up the checkering on the stock. Cleaning out many decades of grime in the checkering.

Cleaned using only alcohol and a suede brush. I can actually see the figure in the walnut visible in the pattern.
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Not cleaned. Figure is hidden by grime.
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Cleaned.
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Dean, I agree. After cleaning I will leave as is. Thanks.

I will add that close inspection shows the mullered border, along many curved sections, to be cut with a 'U' gouge as the start -stop cutting marks are plainly visible. Interesting.

Finished up, now the wait for LR's excellent barrel finishing. Thanks to all who helped with advice, comments and followed along. I will post again when the barrels are back home.

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I like it!!





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I use alkanat root oil that I made up years ago. I have a lifetime supply. I took alkanet roots from England and boiled them, on a stove, in linseed oil with Japan drier added. My method of finishing a stock using the alkanet oil is to fill all of the pores first and then wipe down with the alkanet oil and let dry for at least 24 hours. I do additional coats if necessary. I don't mix alkanet oil with the coats of final finish since, I believe, that it dulls the impact of the grain with multiple coats of finish. Putting alkanet oil on before the final finishing seems to work fine and the grain continues to stand out.

Outstanding Cameron!! This has been great. Thanks to all.

Really well thought out! Thank you for sharing this idea, love it.

I found that Gunline makes a cutter that was almost a perfect match for the mullered border on the last Parker I re-checkered.

acrylic ge;
 

I purchase it from Woodcraft store locally.

On the oil soaked stock, Whiting, mixed with just enough Acetone to make a thick slurry or paste, will draw it out. Acetone is not a solvent for shellac. Shellac has the ability to "layer" very well, so that any patching of thin or worn spots will adhere very well. Use the "De-waxed" flakes and mix in a glass screw-top jar. It can be mixed ahead and seems to keep for quite a while. Use an inexpensive pure bristle brush as the acetone WILL destroy almost any synthetic bristle throwaway brush. It doesn't seem to affect natural dye type stains that much, but try it in an out of the way place first.

Well, after a long, cold and snowy winter followed by a hot-cold-hot-wet spring then the same for summer here in central Ohio, my 1893 Parker GH project is now completed. The barrels are back home, looking top-shelf fantastic, reunited with the recheckered fore-end, mullered border, all lines recut with fresh shellac, and the cleaned stock/receiver. This was a fun project and now it's back in the safe until autumn.

Here are a few photos to close out this thread.

Pheasants starting in September and woodcock in November await. Quail to follow next April. To all who helped with advice and encouraging comments along the journey, my hearty thank you.

Nice looking gun

Nicely done - Bravo!





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