Getting started

[PEARL DRUMS]

I’m ready to start building a rifle and have zero chisels or gouges. That being said. What do I truly need as for size and shape? I plan on buying a stock with a barrel channel cut in and RR hole drilled. I appreciate the help.

 

[reddogge]

I've used 1/2",1/4", and 1/8" flat chisels. The 1/8" I ground down from a 1/4" chisel. They are basic Stanley chisels. I have a variety of gouges 3/4" down to 1/8" with Swiss Pfeil being the best quality.

 

[Tom A Hawk]

TOW offers an 8 piece set that should get you started but I find there is always something different that I wish I had. Woodcraft.com has good quality but they are pricey.

https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/1030/3/chisel-set-8

 

[billraby]

Don't go cheap on chisels. If you are going to make a habit of building guns, get the Pfeil chisels. They are expensive and worth every penny.

 

[Phil Coffins]

Make them yourself, if you can’t make a chisel then you are in over your head.
IMG_0250 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

 

[akroguy]

A Japanese Shinto rasp is an amazing tool for removing large amounts of wood during rough shaping tasks.

9 Shinto Saw Rasp by Shinto​

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

I have a few Shinto’s. Can’t live without them. I build a lot of bows and archery related items. Pretty much everything I need to bow hunt.

What grade steel are those tools from, Mr coffins?

 

[Phil Coffins]

Mostly O1