Building a Fusil de Chasse

[Rob M.]

Another problem child so ...trying to get the ramrod to pass the mainspring and the front lock screw . Ramrod drill drifted so ... " ya get what we have here ...." . If I cant get it to pass I'll put a false front screw in . Glue in a nut under the side plate and just use the middle screw for lock ...we'll see ....It IS getting past the mainspring now . I took out wood on the S.P. side inside the R.R. hole .....

 

[Rob M.]

Is that cut from the Ramrod Tree?

Actually ...it is !! I have quite a few shag bark hickory on the property . I have pics on FB of me cutting one down and splitting it into usable sizes .... Perhaps I'll look for those pics after dark when I'm in my lazy spot

 

[Rob M.]

Okay ... Got the ramrod to pass under the front lock bolt and past the main spring ...didn't think that would happen . Sheew !! Ok , finish up this R.R. and get on to the next thing ...perhaps start taking the front down ... We'll see .... Gotta get this thing done !! Should have been done two weeks ago !

 

[Rob M.]

Slimming and refining the forearm , fore stock , full length both sides ....you've got to be d@mn careful and not get those edges too thin or cut right through the edge , which unfortunately is darn easy to do ! Go slow ! Be careful ..... This site is not co operating with pics download ....

 

[Rob M.]

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[Rob M.]

...refining the forestock , thin those edges , gotta sink the S.P. and trigger plate down a bit since I took wood down .... Be so great to be refining and then final sanding tomorrow ... Gotta refine the extended wrist a bit more too ....

 

[Rob M.]

Make some colonial tooth pics and MiX up authentic colonial epoxy and tap em in there , fix that hole that went too high ...oops ! Let sit till tomorrow ....

 

[WALT53]

...refining the forestock , thin those edges , gotta sink the S.P. and trigger plate down a bit since I took wood down .... Be so great to be refining and then final sanding tomorrow ... Gotta refine the extended wrist a bit more too ....

Are you gonna shoot before you finish the stock or after,can’t wait .I still owe you video of my 28 gauge trade gun after fixing that pan up ,maybe tomorrow.

 

[Rob M.]

Are you gonna shoot before you finish the stock or after,can’t wait .I still owe you video of my 28 gauge trade gun after fixing that pan up ,maybe tomorrow.

I had to get a tumbler for it and have to fit the new frizzen to it so its gonna be....mmmmm...... probably mid week till its shootable . Gotta get the parts Sunday and finish sanding the stock probably Monday or Tuesday

 

[Rob M.]

Clip off toothpick , then in vice , saw close , then light filing until flush .... Screw up fixed .

 

[Rob M.]

Sanding off the rasp and file marks , be careful at the inlet edges ...

 

[Rob M.]

Is that cut from the Ramrod Tree?

Finally found the pics of me making a ramrod from a ramrod tree ....

 

[Rob M.]

When taking the fore stock down ...in the middle between the edges your trying to take down to darn thin , look for high spots and ridge lines ....knock them down and try to make the entire length of both sides as even as possible ....look down the length of it often ....

 

[Rob M.]

When filing then sanding to final , at tang ...make sure it is down and secured then file sand to finish the general area to final grit .... then remove barrel and finish rest of stock staying away from tang area as it is done ... Keel looking at it from the shooters position and make sure is even on both sides ....

 

[Rob M.]

As you sand the inlayed parts sometimes have to be sunk a bit ...sometimes a couple times ....

 

[Cayman like]

Nice! The inletting is great.

 

[Rob M.]

Nice! The inletting is great.

I certainly appreciate you saying that but the pics just make it look good .

 

[Rob M.]

She's officially on final sanding ....

 

[TDM]

It looks great @Rob M.

 

[Rob M.]

It looks great @Rob M.

Thanks bud ... Couple more hours of sanding and I should be brushing shellac on this Frenchy ....