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If I ever get a tattoo it's going to be basket weave double checkering.
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If I ever get a tattoo it's going to be basket weave double checkering. I thought you were going to say if you ever got a tattoo you were going to have Roy do it!
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Looks good!
Did a similar job on a 1963 Remington 700 243 carbine stock with pressed checkering and their Dupont "bowling ball" epoxy finish.
Stripped it and used multiple coats of Tung oil to high light the grain. Prefer the look of a hand rubbed oil finish on that era of gun.
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Wow!!!!! Beautiful work. You've got me thinking about doing the same on the stock of my 1957 Winchester 88. The finish is peeling.
Thanks for the info and inspiration!
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Nice rifle and a heck of a deal. That rifle would be close to if not double the price here.I have always been a fan of the DL's
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I had a single shot 16 gauge that looked just like that. I was about 12 and stripped it to bare wood. Don't know what they had on it to make it look brown, but underneath was the most beautiful Birdseye Maple you had ever seen.I had never seen a Birdseye Maple stock until I saw Roger's and Don's, and that one of course.
I'm not greedy, I just want one of each.
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I have a 284 DL with that double diamond
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I have a 284 DL with that double diamond I found one of those a few years ago as well. I wondered if it might be the only one! I've since gotten a .243, 300, and 308 all double diamond. Not real common.
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I had never seen a double diamond until I got that 284
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Great job on that rifle Fireball. Looks a lot better than the flaking finish for sure and for me would increase it's value . I've never seen the "double diamond" checkering till this thread. I like it better than the basket weave design. Mom said I had to learn something new everyday, so I guess i'm done. 
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Nice work...any before pictures?
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No, didn't think to take any on that one. Just worked on it the last two weeks as the flu allowed so wasn't real sharp.
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U wanting any canned cervidae? FB2 heading your way some time next month I figure.
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U wanting any canned cervidae? FB2 heading your way some time next month I figure. You bet. Gunna be moving about the time you head this way.
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