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  1. J

    Rusty Barrel

    I agree that it is worth pursuing provided you can buy it right. I should probably be shot for doing so but neglected a CVA rifle and found the bore to be quite rusty when I reclaimed it from a corner of the shop. However with some serious cleaning including polishing with JB Bore paste the...
  2. J

    Thumbpiece Engraving Removal

    This may sound off the wall? But have you considered treating it like some do a bad Tattoo? By that I mean rather that remove it since it's so deep, layout a design over it that would disguise it?
  3. J

    Bench top surface

    I would not call it old timey but I wanted an inexpensive replaceable surface on my bench that would be ding resistant yet an easily replaceable surface. I put tempered masonite on the surface with double sided carpet tape after 3 years it's not close to needing replaced.
  4. J

    Would chestnut make a good gun stock?

    You may be overlooking a great opportunity. Though some larger that looks a bit like a picture of Hershel House's Rifle Shop.
  5. J

    TOW kit came today... mostly.

    Yep I learned that one on another guys gun a couple weeks ago. He brought a nicely polished butplate over to Bookies. and I saw him wince when Bookie peened it to fit. Decided right then I would not polish much till it fit.
  6. J

    half stock w/37 inch barrel

    I am curious since I have started a Southern Mountain with 7/8" 42" Green Mountain .45 CAL. Why would the halfstock be any heavier or more ungainly than a Typical Longrifle from Pensylvania,Kentucky or the Southern states
  7. J

    Blank to this in 4 days

    Chief I highly reccomend the book as well. I did layout on a cherry blank last night. This is my first(never built a kit) and it lays things out in a logical order I think anyone can follow. Written in simple straightforward style that does not require an engineering degree. Great...
  8. J

    Damaged Screw Head

    I can only think of a couple problems with jst leaving it. So long as the head is not damaged to the point it's holding power is not threatened it will function. Other than that, You will always know it's ugly(which may or may not bother you). If you ever do need to take it down you will be...
  9. J

    Damaged Screw Head

    Depends on how badly the slot is damaged. I have taked a screwdrideiver with an oversize bit and pounded it into the slot with a small ball peen hammer (the pounding helps to loosen the siezed threads). If I get int owhat apears to be a difficult screw I often start by tapping it before...
  10. J

    Scraping tools...

    There is a number of things in my shop that will be used for scrapers. One that I have found to provide excellent steel is an old Rusty handsaw (doubt it would have brought fifty cents at a garage sale)the previous owner left in my garage. And the rust adds patina :grin: I have never thrown out...
  11. J

    Work Bench

    Hey Guys! I never intended for my comments to stop the conversation! Just meant that I have accepted the fact That I will never likely find the bench that would fit all my needs.
  12. J

    Work Bench

    The perfect Bench is but an elusive dream(in my opinion). I have built several over the past 30 years and after having done so found things that I would do differently. So I"ve yet to have the perfect Bench. A big Bench holds lots of stuff and it can be hard to find room to work. A small bench...
  13. J

    drill press advice

    I don't have a high end press. I do have two Benchtop presses. One a 12 speed form OIT(Omaha Industrial Tools). This press has served me well for 15 yrs. The other a small 6 speed (El Cheapo GMC). This one was bought for $59 to make repairs to the first press. Both are adequate. One point...
  14. J

    maple sawdust

    We have a Radio Personality in the Des Moines area that has I think a very believable theory about fruit cakes. He beieves ther is only one fruit cake. And since no one likes it they keep shipping it off to someone else.
  15. J

    maple sawdust

    This is a good idea, but be careful. Pouring sawdust on a flame is much like throwing gasoline on a brushfire. It can be quite explosive. Don't ask me how I know about either.
  16. J

    maple sawdust

    Since no one else has mentioned it. I have worked with a lot of exotic woods in the past. I always keep a small portion of the sawdust to mix with wood glue to make same color wood fillers.
  17. J

    lettering on barrel

    Had never drawfiled a barrel so did it on an old barrel first. One thing I found was I had a problem with seeing where it might be high or low. I did two things that helped. 1) was a light low shining over the flat to give a shadow effect. 2) I used Sidewalk chalk and chalked down the flat, so I...
  18. J

    Filing round to octagon ramrod pipes

    A very nice demonstration in skill and paitence!
  19. J

    CVA Set trigger issue

    I have a CVA stripped down to restock. So went out and took a look at the Trigger to see if there was a way to adjust it. There are only two screws, 1 adjusts the rebound on the spring and the other I'm not sure about what it's doing(nothing that I could tell) had it all the way out and all the...
  20. J

    "Measure twice, work once"

    I remember ol Sammy Beals who would never admit to being a carpenter. He preferred to be known as a barn mechanic. What was good enough for a house would not cut it for a barn. He insisted the measure of a craftsman was"how big a mistake he could cover up for the least amount of money". Sure do...
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