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Howdy all,
This is a proof of concept project to see if I can get a barrel and lock together and get them to work. Today I cut my blank out for what I had planned to be a project using my India origin English lock. However somewhere along the way the shape just isn’t lending itself to the lock fitting in a way that I think will be aesthetically pleasing. However my Faux-quellet Portuguese lock does sit decently in the space I have for it.
Mistake 1 - didn’t leave initial blank large enough
Also there are some knots that showed up inside this wood (Ash) one where the thumb cutout will be and one behind the trigger - perhaps where the tang bolt might run.
I have plenty of room for a web and ramrod (the colored lines are just measurement at 1/4 below BOB and 3/8 below web and are just estimated lines). But now I have to get Faux-quellet back together and make sure it sparks since I haven’t tested it yet!!!
Anyway, I have read several books and watched many videos but actually doing it is another story. It’s just to entertain myself and apparently my cats and dogs who seem enthralled by the project.
BTW the woodshop we have in town is AMAZING.
This is a proof of concept project to see if I can get a barrel and lock together and get them to work. Today I cut my blank out for what I had planned to be a project using my India origin English lock. However somewhere along the way the shape just isn’t lending itself to the lock fitting in a way that I think will be aesthetically pleasing. However my Faux-quellet Portuguese lock does sit decently in the space I have for it.
Mistake 1 - didn’t leave initial blank large enough
Also there are some knots that showed up inside this wood (Ash) one where the thumb cutout will be and one behind the trigger - perhaps where the tang bolt might run.
I have plenty of room for a web and ramrod (the colored lines are just measurement at 1/4 below BOB and 3/8 below web and are just estimated lines). But now I have to get Faux-quellet back together and make sure it sparks since I haven’t tested it yet!!!
Anyway, I have read several books and watched many videos but actually doing it is another story. It’s just to entertain myself and apparently my cats and dogs who seem enthralled by the project.
BTW the woodshop we have in town is AMAZING.
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