Kibler Woodsrunner Assembly Progress

[jackpine54]

Looks like an awesome kit. I'm assuming that by the time I see yours and a few others completed my wallet will be a little lighter.

 

[Trapper Scott]

Looks like an awesome kit. I'm assuming that by the time I see yours and a few others completed my wallet will be a little lighter.

We may need to start a Flintlock savings and loan company to finance our hobbies.

 

[Newaygo77]

Thanks for posting these updates. Good closeup photos of the Woodsrunner model have been scarce, so it’s nice to see the detailed views of the tang, buttplate, etc. This is like the unveiling of the B-1 bomber.

 

[BillKilgore]

Congrats, Bnewberry. That is going to be a beautiful rifle. I am so impressed by the precision of Jim Kibler’s kits.

 

[Flintandsteel]

There is absolutely no reason to sand a maple stock finer than 220 or 320.
Especially after it has been sealed. These are guns, not jewelry.

 

[TDM]

The only draw back to Jim's kits is that if you mess up there is no one to blame but yourself!

 

[Bnewberry]

There is absolutely no reason to sand a maple stock finer than 220 or 320.
Especially after it has been sealed. These are guns, not jewelry.

I plan to scrape the stock and skip sandpaper completely.

 

[Shadowalker164]

I took my Kibler,s extra fancy curly maple down to 800 grit before dying and again afterwards to polish the grain. Followed by 5 coats of Truoil. It’s jewelry to me

 

[45man]

I have been waiting to see one and it looks mighty fine.

 

[S.Kenton]

That looks great so far! Looking forward to more pics! I want one so bad I can taste it…

 

[Bnewberry]

I mentioned that it di seem like much fitting had been needed to install the buttplate. Looks like a few strokes of a rasp were taken at the top to make clearance for the corner.

 

[Bnewberry]

I removed all the thimbles and the trigger to get ready for scraping. The trigger plate has a nifty hook to help retain it.

 

[Bnewberry]

The Woodsrunner stock came pretty smooth, not much sanding or scraping is needed. I tried to show the difference in a couple of side by side pictures. See if you can spot the scraped vs. unscraped sections.

 

[Bnewberry]

Here is a mistake. I let the drill chuck hit the stock. Fixed it with the scraper.

 

[Bnewberry]

Here is a long shot, hopefully shows the cast off.

 

[Bnewberry]

I gave in and used sandpaper in the ramrod groove.
Now the very scary part commences. Do I dare try any carving?

 

[Trapper Scott]

Here is a long shot, hopefully shows the cast off.

It shows the cast off fine.

 

[Trapper Scott]

I gave in and used sandpaper in the ramrod groove.
Now the very scary part commences. Do I dare try any carving?

If your a good hand at carving I would go for it. I have trouble drawing a stick figure.

 

[BillKilgore]

If you whisker the wood prior to using Aqua Fortis, it appears you would not need to prep much prior.

 

[Greg_E]

I took my Kibler,s extra fancy curly maple down to 800 grit before dying and again afterwards to polish the grain. Followed by 5 coats of Truoil. It’s jewelry to me

Yup, and it's your weapon to do with as you wish, I want mine to be as high gloss as I can make it. My build, my choice. May never take things this far again, but won't know until you do it. If it gets scratched, I'll fix it because I'll know how to bring it back!