Matchlock caliver/musket build

[TobJohn]

Tob.... You're really getting into this. You're welcome to come down and study mine if you like.

Showed that photo I took of your fire ball to guys at the club Saturday. They asked if you still have eyebrows

Did you take yours out? How'd your matchchord workout?

After seeing the burn marks on it, I think my hat may have protected them... probably need to bring one every time lol.

 

[Dryball]

Did you take yours out? How'd your matchchord workout?

After seeing the burn marks on it, I think my hat may have protected them... probably need to bring one every time lol.

The match cord from cotton cord worked fine. The match cord from the looser woven macrame cotton "rope" worked but not as well. It did hold better in the "cock" . Didn't try the cord I made of hemp.

 

[TobJohn]

I had an unusually busy couple weeks, so was only recently able to work on my caliver. Hand sawing hardwood was a rough reality check for my soft millennial hands lol.

I still need to properly saw the back foot or so of where the barrel goes (so ignore that), but do people have a preferred method for flattening the rest of that section of the stock? When sighting along the stock, the left side of the barrel section is slightly lower. There are also those little ski jumps from where I was getting the hang of positioning the saw and trying to straighten my cuts. I have a good quality plane that I can sharpen up and use.

 

[PhDBrewer]

Looking good TobJohn!
Will follow along with your build. Glad to see that you jumped right in! The only "true" way to learn is to do it.
William

 

[TobJohn]

Looking good TobJohn!
Will follow along with your build. Glad to see that you jumped right in! The only "true" way to learn is to do it.
William

Thanks! I figured I needed to start somewhere and even if this doesn’t turn out great, it will help make sure the following petronel (or whatever else I decide to make) will

 

[TobJohn]

I have some free time coming up, so I am going to practice wood working and start up this project again. I took some photos to help myself visualize the curved stock groove for the thumb:

(terrible glare)

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Need to borrow a barrel inletting tool???????????

 

[TobJohn]

Need to borrow a barrel inletting tool???????????

Actually yes. Otherwise I only have 1 wide gouge and a dream.

 

[TobJohn]

When I left off, the starboard side of the top of the stock, where the barrel will be inlet, was noticeably higher than the port side. Is this something that can just be planed flat, or is there a better way?

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

PM me your address, I have some tools I can 'loan' you ...

 

[TobJohn]

PM me your address, I have some tools I can 'loan' you ...

Will do! Thanks!