Refinish a high grade Browning O/U Fore End

[Ben]

Here I am stripping the old epoxy off of the fore end :

Here are the " After Photos ", about 33 days between the before and after.......

 

[S Mac]

That's too pretty to shoot Ben. Super job.

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

Ben
When cleaning the checkered area. Do you use a toothbrush or burlap?

 

[Ben]

A VERY soft brass bristle tooth brush.

Ben

 

[Pistolero]

That beautiful finish sure shows of that superb wood, Ben. Amazing job. And with the checkering....
I have no idea how to deal with that without ruining it.

Is that a chemical stripper doing the first removal, or just scraping? Both?

 

[Ben]

Both?

The f/end had epoxy on it.
It takes a very powerful aerosol stripper to soften epoxy so it can be removed.
I HATE epoxy.

Ben

 

[Cherokee]

The results are great.

 

[Ben]

Thanks fellows !
A lot of time and sweat went into this one.

Ben

 

[Brad]

Amazing work Ben.

Is Trevor learning that too?

 

[Ben]

Right now, he would rather shoot than work and sweat on a project like this......

 

[Ian]

Who wouldn't? However, sweat that turns into a fist full of cash to spend on toys is worth every drop. Excellent work as usual, Ben!

 

[JWFilips]

Superb Work ...Ben!

 

[Ben]

Thanks fellows.
The fore end will go home on Monday.

Ben

 

[MikeN]

Beautiful work Ben on a great piece of wood. That looks like the fore end off of a Browning Broadway Trap if I'm not mistaken. I have one that I have used as my trap gun, although I haven't shot trap in a number of years. I thought this was going to be the year that I started back but haven't yet. Mine was made in 1970 I believe. A lot of people have suggested having it back bored and have it modified to accept choke tubes, but I really like the grand old shotgun the way it is.

 

[Ben]

Sometimes, things are best left " as is ".........................

 

[CZ93X62]

Ben--

More superb photography of your exquisite wood-working skills. I think a lot of us here view Ben's wood works as among the finest seen anywhere, I know that I do, and his photographic skills depict the work so beautifully. It is truly one of the big "draws" to this site.

 

[waco]

Wow is about all I can muster. Awesome work!

 

[Ben]

Ben--

More superb photography of your exquisite wood-working skills. I think a lot of us here view Ben's wood works as among the finest seen anywhere, I know that I do, and his photographic skills depict the work so beautifully. It is truly one of the big "draws" to this site.

Allen,

You are very kind and generous with your words.

Thanks,
Ben

 

[358156 hp]

It's beautiful, what finish do you use to replace the epoxy?

 

[Pistolero]

I'm pretty sure it is a mix with some unicorn horn dust in it.
Must be, to be that nice.