NS Infantry discussion thread

[Spreewerke]

What wood is that?

Whatever the Bulgarians use with a very saturated red shellac applied over it. As far as I know, the Bulgarians are the only country to not laminate their AK furniture on stamped-receiver AKs.

[Inquilabstan]

What wood is that?

Whatever the Bulgarians use with a very saturated red shellac applied over it. As far as I know, the Bulgarians are the only country to not laminate their AK furniture on stamped-receiver AKs.

Goodness. It yields such sexy results!

[Purpelia]

What wood is that?

Whatever the Bulgarians use with a very saturated red shellac applied over it. As far as I know, the Bulgarians are the only country to not laminate their AK furniture on stamped-receiver AKs.

So it's not the natural color of the wood... I just want to find a really nice looking wood...

[Graditora]

http://i.imgur.com/VY3o1I9.png

Opinions?

[Spreewerke]

Whatever the Bulgarians use with a very saturated red shellac applied over it. As far as I know, the Bulgarians are the only country to not laminate their AK furniture on stamped-receiver AKs.

So it's not the natural color of the wood... I just want to find a really nice looking wood...

Go with walnut then. If you want to see what different wood types are like, check out the gallery at Ironwood Designs: http://www.ironwooddesigns.com/IWDGallery.html


As for what the stock on this AK-74 looked like pre-shellac, it would have looked like this at first: http://i.imgur.com/1zV5A89.jpg I imagine the manufacturer hand-picked the stock set pieces to get a uniform tone before undergoing the refinishing process (stripping, sanding, maybe stain/oiling, then shellacking).

Here's what the sanded stock would look like pre-refinish: http://i.imgur.com/gX6660d.jpg

[Fordorsia]

http://i.imgur.com/VY3o1I9.png

Opinions?

The art is good, but is everything to scale? If so, then no one is getting in those vehicles.

[DnalweN acilbupeR]

My favorite decorative veneer would probably be burr walnut or olive.

[Fordorsia]

My favorite decorative veneer would probably be burr walnut or olive.

Curly Maple master race.

[Purpelia]

My favorite decorative veneer would probably be burr walnut or olive.

Curly Maple master race.

How does that one look?

[Inquilabstan]

http://i.imgur.com/VY3o1I9.png

Opinions?

Quite good, though I don't think that you will be able to fit so many people in an APC of that size. I hope you don't mind if I modify this for my own purposes.

[Ardavia]

Curly Maple master race.

How does that one look?

Some kind of ridiculously hard wood that looks really good, dark-brown-ish, master race.

I spent 45 minutes of my day chipping away at a small block of it, trying to make a nicely-sized-hole for something I was making. I didn't actually get it finished today.

[Purpelia]

How does that one look?

Some kind of ridiculously hard wood that looks really good, dark-brown-ish, master race.

I spent 45 minutes of my day chipping away at a small block of it, trying to make a nicely-sized-hole for something I was making. I didn't actually get it finished today.

Hm... I wonder if there is an opposite. Like a really soft wood that's easy to work with but totally useless for firearms stocks because of it.

[Fordorsia]

Curly Maple master race.

How does that one look?

Like sex

I hear any kind of maple is not the most practical wood to use though. It's apparently more fragile.

[Ardavia]

How does that one look?

Like sex

I hear any kind of maple is not the most practical wood to use though. It's apparently more fragile.

I second that picture and the statement regarding it.

[Purpelia]

I don't like that wood. It looks like a mall ninja tried to draw cammo but only had one color of crayon.

[Crookfur]

Some kind of ridiculously hard wood that looks really good, dark-brown-ish, master race.

I spent 45 minutes of my day chipping away at a small block of it, trying to make a nicely-sized-hole for something I was making. I didn't actually get it finished today.

Hm... I wonder if there is an opposite. Like a really soft wood that's easy to work with but totally useless for firearms stocks because of it.

pine or balsa

plywood or MDF ( for the 90s home interior design show win!).

[Absurrania]

Would these designs work? I mean, everything except the magazine I know are correct. However, if these are wrong, which they most likely are, is there a way I could fix them? And what are your opinions on the new LSAT LMG? U.S army still has it in testing, but, what a your opinions?

[Spreewerke]

I don't like that wood. It looks like a mall ninja tried to draw cammo but only had one color of crayon.

Try this instead: http://i.imgur.com/iFUtfBnh.jpg?1

The Finnish-capture SVT-40 supposedly has a birch stock. I'm not that great at wood identification, so I'll take the owner's word over mine. I am quite certain the M1 Garand and M1A/M14 have a walnut stock.

[Purpelia]

I don't like that wood. It looks like a mall ninja tried to draw cammo but only had one color of crayon.

Try this instead: http://i.imgur.com/iFUtfBnh.jpg?1

The Finnish-capture SVT-40 supposedly has a birch stock. I'm not that great at wood identification, so I'll take the owner's word over mine. I am quite certain the M1 Garand and M1A/M14 have a walnut stock.

Those look nice but they are also the generic wood color that resembles mousins, mausers etc. Not avantguard enough...

[Fordorsia]

I don't like that wood. It looks like a mall ninja tried to draw cammo but only had one color of crayon.

Try this instead: http://i.imgur.com/iFUtfBnh.jpg?1

The Finnish-capture SVT-40 supposedly has a birch stock. I'm not that great at wood identification, so I'll take the owner's word over mine. I am quite certain the M1 Garand and M1A/M14 have a walnut stock.

That doesn't look like any Birch I've ever seen.

[Spreewerke]

Try this instead: http://i.imgur.com/iFUtfBnh.jpg?1

The Finnish-capture SVT-40 supposedly has a birch stock. I'm not that great at wood identification, so I'll take the owner's word over mine. I am quite certain the M1 Garand and M1A/M14 have a walnut stock.

Those look nice but they are also the generic wood color that resembles mousins, mausers etc. Not avantguard enough...

Wood is wood-colored. That is a fact of life. It stops being wood-colored when you stain/paint/shellac it.

[Purpelia]

Those look nice but they are also the generic wood color that resembles mousins, mausers etc. Not avantguard enough...

Wood is wood-colored. That is a fact of life. It stops being wood-colored when you stain/paint/shellac it.

Yea, but it comes in all sorts of natural colors. Like orange and yellow and white.

[Inquilabstan]

Were it not the cost, I would love to issue English walnut stocks. Quick question though. Would it be feasible to issue POSP 4x24 on a large scale, like Amreekis with their optics. I think not, and if so, what would be a good comblock alternative? PK-AS?

[Fordorsia]

Whatever wood this is master race. Finding the right balance between fanciness and silliness is the best way to go.

[Ardavia]

Try this instead: http://i.imgur.com/iFUtfBnh.jpg?1

The Finnish-capture SVT-40 supposedly has a birch stock. I'm not that great at wood identification, so I'll take the owner's word over mine. I am quite certain the M1 Garand and M1A/M14 have a walnut stock.

That doesn't look like any Birch I've ever seen.

I think it somewhat resembles curly birch, (betula pendula var. carelica), it's a mutation of silver birch that grows large bulbs where the year rings do not line up properly, giving it a distinct look. I'm not sure though. In fact, I'm far from sure.