Getting started

[mikesto44]

Pearl drum like others have said you don't need a lot.
I have a 1/4 inch, 1/8 gouge and the same in chisel s.
Plus a wood block hammer for lightly tapping a chisel when needed. Like you the Kiblers just don't leave me with enough challenge. But dang they sure do turn out nice.
After I built a couple of guns from scratch. I bought the late Hershel House gun building CD. It was an eye opener to how little tools you really need to build a gun. Cheers an have fun..!

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

I have two small chisels coming my way and I stopped at my buddies shop and grabbed some old walnut and maple stock pieces to practice on. I'm going to dismantle a TC lock and use it as template to start my inletting journey. Again, thanks for all the tips guys.

 

[longcruise]

Bought two of these chisels. You supply or make your own handles. So.far their only limitation is my poor sharpening skills.

https://www.muzzleloaderbuilderssupply.com/mbs3cart/agora.cgi?cart_id=7010909.12008&product=Tools

 

[Eric Krewson]

Don't know if you have a lathe, these carving mallets are easy to make out of any scrap wood, again addictive. They come in handy for precise wood removal from the bottom of inlets. I make big ones, little ones, heavy ones and light ones. I tried a piece of sweet gum fire wood for this one, very light and cracked as the wood dried, I filled the cracks with superglue and it works just fine.

Walnut from a long dead sapling I found in the woods.

Both of my granddaughters got into making them as well. This one is from curly maple scrap.

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

I have no lathe, Eric. Its one of the few power tools I don't have. I do have a few 4x36 belt sanders and can make round stuff on it. Not perfectly round. But, good enough for a mallet.

 

[waksupi]

Most anything will work for a mallet. Mine is more square, with rounded edges. These are all of the chisels and turn screws I use when building guns. If I need something different, I make it.