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My mistakes usually end up on video. But so do the repairs.

Web is too thick. Go with about 1/16 to 1/8 inch. You can notch the bottom of the barrel to make room for the front lock bolt.

Look up videos of "hammer and chisel engraving". It is very simple to do and requires hardly any tools. But it takes practice to do it well. So practice until you can get acceptable results before do any engraving on the gun. Paying someone to engrave for you is easy, but you will never get any...

Walnut is more expensive.

4 Bore Rifle Build #2 - Parts 43, 44, and 45 on the Rumble website show exactly how to fix it.

Easy fix. Don't need to re drill anything. I did a video showing exactly how it is done. Don't have a link right now. Go to Rumble and look up 4 Bore Rifle Build #2. Click on one of the more recent ones. Then click on Show More in the description. There will be table of contents. Find the one...

You will never be able to inlet a barrel or lock if never give it a try. Giving up is a sure way to fail. Inletting really is not very hard. Take your time and there is nothing to it.

I was shooting the 4 bore this weekend. 4 ounce balls with 450 grains of 2F powder. Recoil is way beyond the point where it breaks bones. But I have no bruise at all. It all comes down to practice. Especially so with the deep curved butt plate. Those have to be held different than what you are...

https://www.hand-stitched-rasp-riffler.com/en/ Several places in USA sell them with limited selection. Order direct from France and you get them custom made.

At least the Indians were nice enough to introduce Europeans to the joys of syphilis.😁

Disease killed about 90% to 95% of the Indians. Guns had little to do with their defeat. More Europeans were likely killed by tomahawks and ball clubs than by arrows.

Build from a blank and you get exactly what you want. Building from a blank is actually easier than building from a kit. Barrel inletting and ramrod hole and such is nothing to worry about.

Why not take a shot at doing it yourself? Hammer and chisel engraving is simple and requires very little for tools. Mediocre quality engraving that you do yourself is more impressive than excellent quality engraving that you paid for.