Hatchet-Jack
54 Cal.
Oh yes that Fowler finial! Jeff said "that's about as difficult as it gets". I never want to do one of those again lol!
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Thanks for that encouragement!!
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The next will be a lot easier
Hatchet-Jack
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Success! The triggers are in and functional. It's starting to look like a rifle.
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I love a good working trigger! ;-)
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Making progress on the butt plate.
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Looks great @Hatchet Jack !
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Hatchet-Jack
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Today we drilled and tapped the tang and lock bolts. Things couldn't have gone better. The front lock plate bolt lined up very nicely and didn't cut into the ramrod channel. Here's some pics thanks for looking.
DuncNZ
54 Cal.
Great going , engrave or stamp your name and the start and finish dates and any other relevant information inside the butt plate and it is there for ever for future members of this forum to argue over .
Hatchet-Jack
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Today I went to Jeff's shop to work on the butt plate. The first step was to mark the lines. Using a board as a guide we marked the inside line with a pencil.
Then cut it out on the bandsaw.
Here we're lining it up with the cast off marks.
And now the work begins...
We made quite a bit of progress today. I will finish the rest of the inletting in my shop. Not a very exciting post but it's an important and tricky part of the process. More to come. Thanks for looking.
Then cut it out on the bandsaw.
Here we're lining it up with the cast off marks.
And now the work begins...
We made quite a bit of progress today. I will finish the rest of the inletting in my shop. Not a very exciting post but it's an important and tricky part of the process. More to come. Thanks for looking.
Comfortably_Numb
The Evil Mike Brooks
Ask Jeff if he prefers the teeth on the front or the back side of the band saw blade .
Hatchet-Jack
54 Cal.
Will do Wayne. Inside joke I assume?
Comfortably_Numb
The Evil Mike Brooks
Yep. I'm Mike . We look like twins though .
Hatchet-Jack
54 Cal.
Yesterday we finished fitting the butt plate. With some final inletting we were satisfied with the fit. Next we drilled the holes for the screws and installed it. What might seem like an easy task of drilling two holes and turning a couple of screws in is actually a little more tricky than one might think. If the holes in the wood are not aligned just right the screw will pull the butt plate off center. Most people would probably think two guys spending an hour drilling two holes must have a couple of screws loose!
Making final adjustments to close the gaps. I used a piece of paper to check all around the edges for tiny gaps.
We used the golden mean standard 3/5 to mark the hole and punch it. On the drill press holding it with a block of wood we drilled a starter hole then drilled the clearance hole.
This part is tricky. There is a gap between the metal and the wood so getting a true center mark is crucial. We marked it slightly north of center so the screw will pull the butt plate tightly against the stock.
I didn't take a picture but we drilled the hole with the butt plate off using a cordless drill. Install the screw while you hold your breath. This one worked out great. A nice tight fit!
Next we marked the bottom hole making sure it is high enough that we won't risk chipping out a chunk of wood from the toe. Punch the mark, drill a starter hole, drill the clearance hole on the drill press.
Here I am drilling the hole in the wood for the screw slightly angling it down so the screw will pull the butt plate tight against the stock.
We installed the screw to check the fit, all was good. Counter sink the holes, install the screws done!
Thanks for looking!
Making final adjustments to close the gaps. I used a piece of paper to check all around the edges for tiny gaps.
We used the golden mean standard 3/5 to mark the hole and punch it. On the drill press holding it with a block of wood we drilled a starter hole then drilled the clearance hole.
This part is tricky. There is a gap between the metal and the wood so getting a true center mark is crucial. We marked it slightly north of center so the screw will pull the butt plate tightly against the stock.
I didn't take a picture but we drilled the hole with the butt plate off using a cordless drill. Install the screw while you hold your breath. This one worked out great. A nice tight fit!
Next we marked the bottom hole making sure it is high enough that we won't risk chipping out a chunk of wood from the toe. Punch the mark, drill a starter hole, drill the clearance hole on the drill press.
Here I am drilling the hole in the wood for the screw slightly angling it down so the screw will pull the butt plate tight against the stock.
We installed the screw to check the fit, all was good. Counter sink the holes, install the screws done!
Comfortably_Numb
The Evil Mike Brooks
Nifty. Is that one of my buttplates?
Hatchet-Jack
54 Cal.
Thanks Mike. No it's one of Allen's. Btw I asked Jeff about the bandsaw blade. Funny!
Hatchet-Jack
54 Cal.
Starting to shape the butt stock.
Hatchet-Jack
54 Cal.
It took some work bending the trigger guard using a wood mandrel and clamps my teacher lent me but I think I have it ready to start inletting it into the stock.
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Looks good from here!!
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