Getting the dog to fetch is not an issue. In the early morning, when he sees that I am awake, he brings me a toy or ball to throw
from my bed.
When I am working in the shop, he will "hide" a ball near me when I am not looking, and watch me expectantly until I stop what I am doing, find the ball, then throw it. At night, he does the same thing while we are winding down and watching a movie. When we are on the boat and the water is smooth, I can throw a bamboo stick, and he will jump in, retrieve it, then climb back into the boat, although he often needs help with climbing back on. If we are not throwing things for him, he searches for balls and toys in the fields. He comes back with baseballs I lost when I was a kid. He is either fetching, or asleep.
But anyway, here is where I am today-
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It is still super chunky. The next stage is just whittling away with finger planes, incrementally getting rid of the bits that don't look like a gun. It is never going to be spindly and delicate, because the lock has to be offset so far from the centerline. Also, it is heavy.
I did got an image today that does not show the gun very well, but does show my supervisor-
More later-