Hi Gemmer, this thread is part of "my" learning experience in posting pictures. I figured I might as well put something that the membership enjoys. Thanks for your suggestion on the lighter background color. I agree. The photos were taken for free by the school's propaganda officer (media relations) in their photo lab.
I have to take pictures of my Ruger 10/22 next. It has a handmade brass trigger guard, a modified 1803 Harper's Ferry rifle buttplate, a home made patchbox and half-round barrel and the stock was designed & carved by me in the manner of a longrifle. Our department head laughed when he saw the relief carving. "All that for a 10/22." He's right. It was a lot of work, but the purpose was to learn how to make a stock pattern and then to make a stock from the pattern. Not wanting to run with the herd and having done the half round barrel as a machine shop project the previous semester, the 10/22 was decided upon to sporterize. I hope to put buckhorn ladder rear sights on the barrel as well as a long rifle style front sight blade. The barrel will be blued (maybe even express blued) and the receiver cerrosafe later.