First step finished... inletted as close to the grease hole as possible.
Iron patchbox for Mt Rifle?
- Thread starter Liver eatin’ Johnson
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It's going to look GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!
At's what Ah says!
In fact,Ah will say it again! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!
At's what Ah says!
In fact,Ah will say it again! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!
Step two - hollowed out the compartment with 3/8" chisel...
Are you going to stain the inside of the patch box to match the stock's finish?
This way, when you open it, the light colored wood won't jump out at you...
How are you going to color the patch box itself, browned or blued?
This way, when you open it, the light colored wood won't jump out at you...
How are you going to color the patch box itself, browned or blued?
Yes - stained and finished inside to match the outside wood - patchbox will be browned and then "weathered" to match the rest of the furniture.
The remaining portion of the grease hole will have some of the wood curls glued in layers on the side and the rest of the hole overfilled with layers of shredded and compressed wood chips mixed with superglue and sanded flush with the bottom of the compartment - hopefully it will look like a knot in the wood when stained.
The remaining portion of the grease hole will have some of the wood curls glued in layers on the side and the rest of the hole overfilled with layers of shredded and compressed wood chips mixed with superglue and sanded flush with the bottom of the compartment - hopefully it will look like a knot in the wood when stained.
Step three - grease hole filled with wood from the stock and rough sanded.
Well I finished it today - tried to "age" it like the rest of the gun...
If there is not enough room in your gun rack, you are welcome to leave it at my house for a few years... ::
Nice job, it's not hard on the eyes like Zonie's silvered shootin' irons... (the inlay fairies came to his house a few times)
Nice job, it's not hard on the eyes like Zonie's silvered shootin' irons... (the inlay fairies came to his house a few times)
Good job. I think you ought to advertise in our classifieds as a "Patchbox Installer". Guys like me who know enough to know we'd only bugger our own guns up would beat a path to your door. I've been debating and trying to screw up my courage to add brass tacks to my Renegade and New Englander - going on 25 years now for the Renegade. Mebbe soon, mebbe soon . . .
Go get yourself a walnut sample in the hard wood section of one of those do-it-yo-own-self home stores...
Then practice installing inlays on the walnut sample, this will give you an idea on how to go about doing it before you try it for real on your muzzleloader's stock...
LEJ: It looks great, just like I knew it would.
As for you others, don't be afraid of doing it. 99 % of it is making up your mind that you want to do it and then taking your time with cutting it in and removing the chips.
As for you others, don't be afraid of doing it. 99 % of it is making up your mind that you want to do it and then taking your time with cutting it in and removing the chips.
If I were to do it over I would totally finish the patchbox before laying it out and cutting it in. As you can see from the photos, the smooting and browning process rounded the edges slightly creating a slight gap with the wood. On unfinished guns you can sand and file the inlay flush once it is installed - not an option on a finished gun... and as Zonie said, just do it!
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