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    screwdrivers

    I buy cheap wooden handled screwdrivers and hollow grind the tips....nearly all these screwdrivers are plenty hard and have never found a soft tipped one. Altogether, I've got approx. 50 reworked screwdrivers and at least one will be suitable for a proper slot fit. It amazes me that many...
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    Polishing metal…the final step?

    My tops as far as paper grits is 400 on some brass parts followed by 0000 steel wool and 220 grit on steel parts.
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    Shipping gunstock blanks....

    Have shipped many blanks via USPS and just use a felt tipped marking pen, writing the address on the wood. The USPS clerk told me to write the info as if I were using a paper envelope......Fred
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    Draw Filing

    I chalk the file so carding is eliminated......Fred
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    Frizzen Tempering?

    The section of pipe acted like an oven,,,,concentrates the heat. ....Fred
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    Frizzen Tempering?

    Have hardened and tempered a few frizzens and all sparked profusely . Took a section of pipe that a frizzen could fit in, attached an end cap that had 4-5 1/4 dia holes drilled through . The frizzen was wired through the pivot hole, stuck in the pipe, heated until orange red w/ a Mapp Gas...
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    Can't Remove Breech Plug!

    My Starrett toolmaker's vise w/ 1/8" thick copper jaw shims holds the bbl tightly and copper shims are used on the plug's bolster and a very large wrench is used along w/ 2' of pipe. The tightest fitting plug is no match for this setup. The question arises.....does the plug have to be removed...
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    Best way to go about it.

    If you start from a blank, a bandsaw makes the start a lot easier. I used a Skillsaw on my first blank build and then bought a bandsaw for the 2nd.....Fred
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    Home made scrapers

    I've always used single edge razor blades ground to the desired contour.,,,,Fred
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    Browning a barrel

    I've always used LMF and like the reddish brown color and what I call a medium texture. The browning process using LMF is easy if sparse applications are applied. It doesn't take much LMF to achieve the desired color and texture. I usually applied 3 or possibly 4 coats of LMF depending on the...
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    Jewelers saw blade

    During my tool and diemaking apprenticeship, I very rarely used a jeweler's saw...in the real world it's the slowest tool to use and time is money. A design that mandated the use of a jeweler's saw was changed so a faster tool could be used. Yes, the toolroom had jeweler's saws but they were...
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    Lock Bolts

    I've always used 2 lock bolts on PA LRs.....the rear is an #8-32 and the front is a #6-32. As an aside. the tang bolt is also an #8-32. Larger sized bolts aren't necessary. When building Bucks County LRs, the web at the breech was 1/16" and at the muzzle was 5/32". Because of the 1/16" web...
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    Glue advice

    Have 2 glues in the shop....the Elmers is for household items and the super glue is for cracks in gunstocks. The longest stock crack I've had was an 8"-9" long web crack that started at the muzzle end. First stained the crack , let dry and then w/ the bbl waxed applied the super glue , quickly...
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    MBS patchbox kit

    I've made mainly 2 styles of Pboxes.....normal 4 pc and the side opening. While the 4 pc boxes only have to have the finial and lid bent, the sideplates are flat w/ only a slight curve which is filed on. The side opening Pboxes naturally only have the lid bent but not always to the stock...
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    toe plate ... need advice

    Have installed metal toeplates on most of my builds. mostly brass but some steel {Hawkens}. The wood grain at the toe many times forms a triangle just waiting to be cracked off. So when installing toeplates, longer screws are used....short screws can be in the cracked off toe triangle and...
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    How to tap the breech for a plug?

    I'vr tapped breeches in my drill press w/ a special setup. Bought 2 tapered taps and ground one into a flat bottoming tap which is also used on new bbls to "clean up" the threads close to the shoulder......Fred
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    Stock refinishing. First coat...?

    As a beginning coat I've always used 2 wipe on/wipeoff coats of LMF Sealer w/ a complete dry between coats. Then 2 coats of a very different finish are applied and that's it. The resulting finish looks like there isn't any finish on the stock.....Fred
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    Nosecap for Kibler SMR

    I've always made Mcaps from .040 thick sheet brass or steel if iron mounted, w/ a separate. soldereed in 1/8" thick end plate which is installed inside the sleeve. The cast, purchased Mcaps have slightly over 1/16" thick walls which on a very petite LR leave very little wood to attach to...
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    Inlay black

    Started using Permatex Prussian Blue as a tool and diemaker so naturally used it when building LRs. If used sparingly, Permatex is not messy and cleanup is easy as shown in the....a light sanding does it.....Fred
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    Question on issues with breech plug fitting

    I have always made the bottoming taps and to ensure that the breech end of the bbl is square w/ the bore a " V" block is clamped on the bbl.....if the bbl is swamped, shims are used.....Fred
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