Leman tiger stripes

I’ve seen several artificially striped guns in the fashion of Leman. I know these stripes are painted on or drawn on with ink or leather dye.

I think I’d like to try that with my CVA Mtn. Rifle. It’s a very plain piece of wood and I like the looks of the Leman tiger stripes.

My question to you gents more knowledgeable than myself is, once the old finish is removed, what is used to seal the wood, prior to striping ?

After striping, a coat of stain is applied then a finish coat, correct ?

I’ve considered burning a fake curl using wire wrapped around the stock and a torch. I recently did a hawk handle that way.

Minwax stain marker,

That turned out gorgeous!.

FrontierGander wrote:Minwax stain marker,
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Looks good, the stripes are not quite dark enough though.

Nice shot of the fly.

More trivia you probably don't want or need to know:

Years ago, in the Schiphol airport (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) they started etching a fly in the commodes. Men aim at the fly with the result that there is much less urine on the floor....

~Kees~

Let the stain set longer and they become darker.