i'm done with the 98 mauser!!!!!!!

[todd]

after alot of sanding, wood filler, more sanding, OOOO steel wool,minwax antique oil, rottenstone with 3 in 1 oil and johnson's paste wax on a richard's black walnut grade fancy wolverine 98 mauser stock, it is finished!!!!!! i did ok, it was first time i ever had the un-sanded stock. i learned alot of NOT what to do!!!!! the next un-sanded stock will be a 93 spanish mauser Apache gold wolverine stock.

i know where the mishaps are, but all in all, i go from a bad stock(water damage, bent to the left on rifle channel...) to a good one.

you want to know somethin' funny? i have never shot it!!!!!! i have the reloading dies and the brass, but not the boolits!!!! go figure.............

 

[Bret4207]

I like the retro look.

 

[JWFilips]

Real Nice!

 

[Ben]

I'm with Jim,...........Looks real nice to me.

Ben

 

[JWFilips]

Love the forestock!

 

[Ian]

Sharp rifle. I see you use your 10" radial arm saw for exactly the same thing as mine.....a work table. Damned near cut my arm off first time I used it (and aware of the dangers) and immediately unplugged and cut the cord off after that.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

BEAUTIFUL WORK!!!

 

[waco]

Very nice work Todd!

 

[todd]

Sharp rifle. I see you use your 10" radial arm saw for exactly the same thing as mine.....a work table. Damned near cut my arm off first time I used it (and aware of the dangers) and immediately unplugged and cut the cord off after that.

ummmm........not me!!! nope!!!! no sireee!!!! i'd never had cut my arm off.............well.....alright, alright......i did almost!!!!! now i have plug it in.

 

[Spindrift]

Very nice rifle, good work!

 

[Bret4207]

What is it with people?!!! Radial arm saws, buzz saws and circle saw brush cutters get a terrible rap. A radial arm is no more dangerous than a table saw and significantly less so than a skilsaw. Must be being brought up where it was our main saw has insulated me from this disease. Is it a scary piece of equipment worthy of respect? Heck yeah! But I've been hurt a lot more with a table saw, power drill and skilsaw than any of the above. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Ian]

Circular saws are a lot more controllable when they kick than a radial arm saw. The main issue with the arm saw is the blade rotates the wrong way so is always climbing. One thing you NEVER want to do with wood is climb cut or climb mill it. Slide saws are a good alternative to the arm saw because they pivot up and over the board on the back stroke and cut on the forward stroke. Can't do that with an arm saw unless you start from the back and fight around the saw head getting your board in place and finding your mark.