HW 35 Renovation

[chris barnes]

I was asked to have a look at a rather tired and tatty looking HW35.

Stock was stripped and re-finished. Internals stripped, cleaned, very lightly polished and re-lubed.

Shooting clover leaf groups @ 30yds and chrono'ed @10.5 ft/lb's

It's a simple beech stock I know but I was particularly pleased with the result. The owner was pretty chuffed getting it back too.

it should be here: - http://uk.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/...bum?.dir=/56e0


Cheers


Chris

[Martin]

cant see anything ?

Martin

[chris barnes]

.....Try again....... link works OK for me (first one didn't though )

Cheers

Chris

[draftsmann]

I'm guessing that maybe you have to be signed on to Yahoo as Chris to view the pics......

Adrian

[chris barnes]

.shouldn't have to. I have shared the photo album and I'm not logged on to yahoo.

Just tried again to re-save the link.

First time I've tried to get photo's uploaded. Not as simple as I expected.

Have edited the link after sharing the album ...again...

Cheers

Chris

[draftsmann]

Working fine now....nice job Chris. Older German rifles often used very nice beech, which sometimes puts "standard grade" walnut to shame.

Adrian

[Martin]

elegant looking springer that, do you have any before pics ?

Nice work.

Martin

[chris barnes]

Unfortunately not.

I don't have a digicam, so I have to wait for fuilm to be processed and then scan the photo's in. Didn't have a film in the camera when I started

I'll definately keep a full photo record of the next one I do.

Cheers

Chris

[HARDRAR]

Nice finish there. Good beech can look better than walnut if finished properly, but sadly like Walnut there is beech and beech. The Weihrauch stuff does re finish very well, but the stuff BSA use is a nightmare to stain. It usually goeas all blotchy and spotty as the Stain is absorbed at different rates.
What stain did you use on the '35?

[5thplaceron]

You can if you are carefull darken them down with a blowlamp,but try out on scrap wood to get the feel of it first,(I am not saying turning it to charcoal) believe me it does work if you are carefull,Ron.

[HARDRAR]

I have used a fine blow torch flame on Walnut shotgun stocks before, to good effect, but never on Beech.

[I. J.]

Excellent job on a classic German rifle.

[chris barnes]

Stain was Colron Indian Rosewood. I use a soft cloth to apply, and fetching rubber gloves , because that stuff does not wash off easily.

I tend to use a very small brush to do all the nooks and crannies first, (I hate to see "white" wood when the job is finished) and then stain the bulk quickly and without going over the same area because you can often see overlaps if you're not careful.

A small note of caution. First time I used the stain, I decanted it into an open plastic container for ease and speed of access. Halfway through the process, I was puzzled as to where the stain had gone... straight through the bottom of the plastic is where!!!!

I now use a glass dish for the job.

Cheers

Chris