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Posted: 6/7/2003 7:09:50 PM EDT
I have been working on a project for a friend....
 This is an Ironwood Designs set, with brass inserts, and lightening cuts, drilled for rod, with Mil. style buttplate. |
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Posted: 6/7/2003 7:26:13 PM EDT
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Verrry nice! What products & process did you use to get that look. I am curious because I have a laminate stockset that I will be working on soon.
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Posted: 6/7/2003 7:40:09 PM EDT
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This is tinted varnish, in the following method:
...........................Percent Spar Varnish...............98.920 Bayer Macrlolex Yellow 6G...0.800 Finos Red 693...............0.125 Finos Blue 1402.............0.155 Heat to 150-180F for 2 hours. Shake or shear contents for 10 minutes. Filter when cooled to room temp through 100 micron bag. There are 4 coats applied, with 000 steel wool, and thinner wash between coats(thinner is blown dry with compressed air) After the final coat 2 coats of a matte clear poly is applied, stirred not shaken(shaken produces air bubbles). There is at least a day inbetween coats. |
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Posted: 6/7/2003 8:30:23 PM EDT
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Wow quite the process! I have never heated a finish before, but the results speak for themselves.
Thanks for the receipe. |
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Posted: 6/7/2003 8:30:55 PM EDT
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Does the wood have the Chamelion (sp) effect like the original Russian sets?
Can you explain the measurements of the mix? Thanks |
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Posted: 6/7/2003 9:38:12 PM EDT
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Yes, it does. I am extremely pleased with the result.
The mixture was "designed" by a chemical engineer bud who creates pigments for different industries. I showed him what I wanted the end result to look like, and the type wood I would be using, and he developed the pigment for the varnish. The numbers given are pp/hundred. It sure beats the hell out of the ridiculous prices they are asking for Russian wood, not to mention not screwing up the parts count. |
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Posted: 6/8/2003 1:24:19 AM EDT
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Beautiful!!
Mike |
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Posted: 6/8/2003 7:04:37 AM EDT
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I love the look you have ther, sometimes this old monitor just does not do the pics justice--got to quite buying ammo and rifles and get one, well someday.
I hate to be annoying, but is the pp==parts per hundred? Also, where do you find the pigment and all? Thanks |
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Posted: 6/8/2003 7:10:02 AM EDT
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Looks great Rot, wish I could do something like that. At least my stock SAR1 wood is pretty good.
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Posted: 6/8/2003 8:18:48 AM EDT
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yes, parts per hundred. As far as the color pigments, you have me stumped. My friend created this in a lab, you might try an art supply house. Also Tantal uses rit dye, and is far less precise in his recipe. |
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Posted: 6/8/2003 8:59:14 AM EDT
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 NICE WOOD! I wish I had WOOD like that.  
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Posted: 6/8/2003 10:51:42 AM EDT
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Wow... that buttstock is awesome. Too bad the handguards are AKM style, or it would be perfect. The Ironwood designs guy told me he would be interested in doing correct Russian-type laminate AK-74 handguards if he could get the proper info on them, but nobody seemed really interested when I posted about it on this forum...
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Posted: 6/8/2003 11:21:27 AM EDT
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Well, well, well......aren't we just the "Martha Stewart" of AR15.COM......... Nice wood Rot. KF |
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Posted: 6/8/2003 11:40:47 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/8/2003 12:02:02 PM EDT
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OH, nevermind.........
I just saw this post after seeing the Bulletfest girl.. 
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Posted: 6/8/2003 12:09:34 PM EDT
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MAN!....who let the air out of your date! 
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Posted: 6/8/2003 2:52:16 PM EDT
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Rot that stock looks great. I agree with AJ add some Russian ak74 hand guards and someone would have an awesome set.
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Posted: 6/8/2003 8:16:37 PM EDT
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I got WOOD just looking at the pic!
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