Unlike some other types of wood, tiger maple can be tricky to finish if youre looking for those popout tiger stripes to show on your finished stock. Best source for a tiger stripe m1carbine stock page 2. Unlike some other types of wood, tiger maple can be tricky to finish if youre looking for those popout tiger stripes to. Geography tiger maple wood comes from the red maple tree, a temperate hardwood tree that grows in the eastern united states and canada. The difference between fancy and extra fancy grade curly maple is in the intensity of the curly. Tiger maple is also heavily used in the musical instrument industry.
If the supplied blank is undersized, flat spots can occur on the cheekpiece, forearm, etc. Our wood was selected for gun stocks, often before the tree was cut. Maple stocks, and i own a number of them are both attractive and durable. Go over to rflintlockrifle and look at some of the finished stocks. Our wood was selected for gun stocks, often before the tree. This is a discussion on one of the most beautiful tiger stripe stocks i have ever seen within the the m14 forums, part of the m14 m1a forum category. Fullstock blanks are 58 63 in length and halfstocks are 34 36 in length. Cutting 3 blanks with the grain oriented for a stock wastes at least 80% of the log. Its quite possible that mossberg used some wood on your gun that had a natural tiger stripe grain pattern to it without having to find a piece of select grade wood. Ive heard people speculate on how this is done with copper wire and a blow torch, to hemp rope lit on fire, but they are all rumors as far as i can tell. This rifle sat in a safe since 1963 and never been fired. I love this effect on the older rifles and want to know how you can go about doing this. This is especially helpful on a rifle with relief carving, if you get raised grain with the alcohol the best way to sand relief carving is to crumple up a brown paper bag and rub the stock down, some swear by burlap for this.
Know this, even within a species there are considerable variations in weight and hardness. How do i achieve that tiger striped finish on a rifle stock. This stock is custom made from american curly maple, it was stained black, then rubbed back to expose the fiddle back, and stained again, with a very diluted black stain, and then many coats of lacquer to give the effect shown. These are priced at plr prices as per grade ex exhibition grade. Here we present an antique henry leman full stock long rifle, made circa the mid19t. Gallery of photos, how fine gunstock blanks are made old. I have an old cva frontier rifle with a light blond stock i would like to practice on and then i have a great plains rifle in walnut, i have been thinking about putting a faux curly or flamed walnut finish on it and aging the finish like lance has shown elsware. The lighting for the images creates a bit of a wash out of the color, but you can see figure through out. Old tree gun blanks is dedicated to offering the finest gunstock wood in the world to the custom gun maker and firearm enthusiast. Gallery click on any picture to enlarge in its own window. Imitation tiger striped maple discussion forums banjo hangout.
Antique kentucky long rifle striped maple fullstock 41 caliber powder horn quintessential frontier rifle. Blank stocks, maple, curly stock blanks cured to 6% to 8% moisture are stable. Nov 20, 2008 how do i achieve that tiger striped finish on a rifle stock. We will gladly inlet the barrel, ramrod channel and drill the ramrod. Among the other horrors he shortened the action and bolt and magazine front to rear and set back the barrel and produced a pieced to tether shortened and sporterized. The timber was supplied by cousineau wood products of north anson me 04958 usa. Toughestvstocks we ever tested in the military were wood laminates, they are also heavy. Southern poor boy antique smoothbore long rifle tiger maple. Stocking a rifle with cheap wood can be discouraging. Decades ago there was an article in one of the annuals where a guy bubbaed the heck out of s k98 and one of the tortures was to tiger stripe the stock using a butane torch.
The term tiger maple is also given to a curly maple with exceptional or heavier than the normal figure. Here we present an antique kentucky long rifle, made circa the mid19th century. Sep 21, 2017 tiger maple is not a species of maple tree, but an abnormality in less than 5 percent of common maples that produces a wavy, striped pattern in the grain. Most of the stocks i carve are for either target, benchrest, or varmint rifles and laminates are much more stable than solid stocks. Wildcat style, electric blue, 1 flared pad, ruger m77v in. For the last while ive been building a late 17th century or early 18th century fowling piece stocked in burl maple. Its prone to having a lot of defects, voids etc, but its beauty is unmatched in my view. Kentucky rifle, long rifle, tiger maple, silver inlays. Stock, stripped, american maple hook breech gun parts. Bringing out tiger striping in a stock archive cmp forums. A guy contacted me about building his first rifle and sent pictures. Pistol blanks are large enough to make any normal pistol with up to 12 barrel. The election of french walnut for gun stocks, was based on long accrued impirical experience with the properties of various woods for various uses.
Flame maple tiger maple, also known as flamed maple, curly maple, ripple maple, fiddleback or tiger stripe, is a feature of maple in which the growth of the wood fibers is distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern, producing wavy lines known as flames. Anyway, i have been wondering how i might put faux tiger striping onto a stock. Customer photo gallery click on any photo for a larger image. Leman antique fullstock striped maple pa long rifle by leman. The only other stock ive finished was a new, dupage raw wood stock. I have my fair share of nice wood stocks with tiger stripes and good wood grain variations but some thing about this stock does it. Maple is a strong and durable wood, comparable in weight to walnut and is generally light in color and is highly prized for gun stocks due to its bright fiddleback and quilt figure. Tiger maple wood is also known as curly maple, flame maple and fiddleback maple.
Curly or tiger maple is highly prized for all forms of woodworking and can be purchased in 44 through 124 stock. Oct 14, 2014 for the last while ive been building a late 17th century or early 18th century fowling piece stocked in burl maple. One day, your grandkids may ask if gunstocks were actually made out of wood. He had taken a blow torch and striped his entire rifle stock with black, 2 wide stripes just like one would stripe a ramrod, it looked hideous.
Example it has been the goto wood for rifle stocks for centuries, and still is in some cases. Jan 11, 2016 gallery click on any picture to enlarge in its own window. All of the above blanks are normally 2 38 to slightly more than 2. I asked him why he would do such a thing to a flintlock, he said. The brands of vintage hunting black powder and guns available on ebay at least 50 brands provide black powder guns and accessories, some of which include the following. This brand is wellknown for all kinds of firearms, which include the 1851 navy colt black powder revolver. Kentucky rifle, long rifle, tiger maple, silver inlays, patchbox george kopp 1810 to 1890 franklin township, blair county, pennsylvania. After stripping my first two stocks with purple power, it looks like i lucked out ad one of the stocks appears to have 45 degree tiger striping from front to rear on both sides.
It has fiberglass bedded stock, nm stamped on the barrel. Best source for a tiger stripe m1carbine stock page 2 m14. Stocks are offered in select, semifancy, fancy, extra fancy, and exhibition grades. Tiger maple was commonly used in stockmaking for many of the elaborate pennsylvania and kentucky long rifles. The dupage m1 garand stock set comes with an antique reddish brown finish similar to a 60 year old original, handapplied by our armorers in arizona to ensure a matching color on all 3 pieces of the complete stock set. Assuming you are working with a new gun stock or have removed the old finish from an existing stock, consider these things when finishing a tiger maple gun stock. Here is my pennsylvania long rifle that was built with real tiger stripe maple in 1990, but with a 1790 flintlock. Machining of customer supplied wood blank should measure 32 to 34 long, 6 12 deep at butt, 2 12 wide please note. We have a large selection of preshaped stocks available. I have not really seen empirical evidence of that just random internet chatter, and furthermore, it would not have made much sense for our fore fathers to make all those black powder long rifles in the previous centuries with maple wood if this was an issue. Well talk more about the second part after the first week in november, but the.
Inquire for prices and availability of english and west coast walnut. How to finish tiger maple gun stocks gone outdoors your. One of the most beautiful tiger stripe stocks i have ever. No springfield 1855 rifle musket, singleshot muzzle loader chambered. Included with our finished stock set is a usgi rear handguard clip the most difficult part to assemble on a garand stock set. Generally, the right kind of walnut for stocks, is lighter, and more resilient or shock resistent and more dimensionally stable in various ambient humidity conditions, than the best maples. Originally posted by pupulepeter im a little curious now. This effect is often mistakenly said to be part of the grain of the wood.
Blanks, when cut, have enough width and drop to allow for almost any style stock. Curly hard maple tiger stripe can be very beautifully finished. Properly cutting and curing can minimize your risk. Jan 11, 2010 anyway, i have been wondering how i might put faux tiger striping onto a stock. Bastogne walnut black walnut bubinga rosewood english walnut maple royal walnut hybrid screwbean mesquite click on all pictures for larger versions. One of the most beautiful tiger stripe stocks i have ever seen. This is a discussion on best source for a tiger stripe m1carbine stock within the steel and wood forums, part of the rifle forum category. Curly maple will generally have a very very very light tan or honey color. If your wood twists, warps, cracks, checks, or splits after you begin work, your labor may be lost. Tiger maple is not a species of maple tree, but an abnormality in less than 5 percent of common maples that produces a wavy, striped pattern in the grain. How do i achieve that tiger striped finish on a rifle.
How to finish tiger maple gun stocks gone outdoors. I asked him why he would do such a thing to a flintlock, he said i like the way it looks, end of story. Get the best deals on maple stock when you shop the largest online selection at. This is a collectors piece and is a noncmp built garand from 1954 with all matching parts.
Specializing in tiger curly maple since 1983 box 379 beaverdale, pa 15921 8144725161. At least 50 brands provide black powder guns and accessories, some of which include the following. New listing quilted maple gunstock gun stock blank 2 piece aaaaa. Sep 25, 2012 most of the stocks i carve are for either target, benchrest, or varmint rifles and laminates are much more stable than solid stocks. Basically to make maple look like that you do two things, stain with both aqua fortis and lmf maple. For maple stocks, sugar maple will be provided upon request when available. These trees are highly valued by wood workers for their unusually patterned grain. The brands of vintage hunting black powder and guns available on ebay. All blanks are wet with isopropyl rubbing alcohol andor one coat of poyurethane before pictures are taken to show what the finish will look like. Burl maple was quite fashionable for gunstocks from around 1670 until 1710 or so.
The fellow yanked out bristles from a wide paint brush so that there were a few bristles, a space, a few birstles, etc. If you think tiger striped stocks are going out of fashion, guess again. A relative cut some blanks out of birdseye sugar maple in the u. Shop for your stock, stripped, american maple hook breech with numrich gun parts the worlds largest supplier of gun parts. It is fairly rare wood and somewhat difficult to work. Staining and finishing burl maple kiblers longrifles. Because of its hardness, durability and beauty, tiger maple is a frequent choice for custommade furniture, gun stocks, knife handles and musical instruments. I have not really seen empirical evidence of that just random internet chatter, and furthermore, it would not have made much sense for our fore fathers to make all those black powder long rifles. Imitation tiger striped maple discussion forums banjo. Johnson wood products click lower right corner of photo. Fancy grade will have broken and less pronounced curly whereas extra fancy will be more uniform with more intensity. Browse our english, black, bastogne, and royal walnut gun stock blanks. Maple is a strong and durable wood, comparable in weight to walnut and is generally light in color and is highly prized for gunstocks due to its bright fiddleback and quilt figure. We do our best to make your experience of acquiring a new custom stock for your firearm, as fun and hassle free as possible.
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