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I enjoyed reading the older thread about project guns, so I thought I'd share one I'm working on. It's a svelte 12ga Husky model 50 (similar to the 51 except it lacks the dolls head and crossbolt). The gun was in great shape mechanically and the wood was in perfect shape, but it had spray painted metal, peeling finish, and very plain grain. So I cleaned the metal and added some grain to the wood. Guided by the existing horizontal grain in the wood, I wanted to try a dark steak look against a light honey stain. I finished with a checkering pattern I designed from scratch. I'm still not a great checkerer (still using Dembart hand tools), but I'm starting to get better. I sent the barrels off to open up to skeet/skeet, as it will be my dedicated skeet gun. Not bad for less than $200 and about 15 hrs. work. Here's some before/afters:    
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Wow!
The checkering looks pretty good from what I can see in the pictures. Howsomever, the stock graining is wonderful! I would never have guessed it was not real.
Really nice work. Congratulations!
Glenn
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Beautifully done! Can I ask what type of paint you used to enhance the grain. I have tried and have had good luck laying down the grain but I seem to whip off the grain when oil finishing the stock.
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Hi all, great job Mark!! BTW, I've used Mark's services here just recently. He did a stock enhancment on my Grulla 209H, what a great job! The stock prior to his work, was rather ho hum, some grain, but not a bunch. He really made the stock look like a much higher grade of wood.
He has another one of my stocks right now and I plan on sending him another soon.
His turn around time is fast and the work is top notch!! I'm happy.
If you have a plan stock that you want to look like a million bucks, try Mark.
All the best!
Greg
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My, My. What a great job! Bobby
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Jumbo shrimp? Svelte Husky!
Damn nice job, please share your technique?
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That is scary good !!
Man you could make a mint and put some high end blank sellers out of business if you bring the business model into to high volume.
Checkering looks pretty good to me I like the way you even have the enhanced grain in the checkering pattern.
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Hi all, here's the Grulla that Mark did for me (pardon the background, well, with 8 kids!!!!):   All the best! Greg
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Wow everyone, thanks for all the kind comments! At 6lbs 13 oz., it really is a pretty svelte gun, and of course those round body actions feel great in the hands. Stout barrels too. I think hey are a great value, but most of 'em are beat up pretty bad and need a good going over. Let's just say my art school degree was a good investment, in many ways 
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