my pistol barrel

[Gustavo Hoefs]

Thought I would post pics of the smooth bore pistol barrel I made last week. It is 14" long 15/16" across the flats muzzle end flares out from 0.50" to 0.625
http://s410.photobucket.com/user/gustavohoefs/media/IMG_0403_zpsjnz10u1s.jpg.html?o=2
http://s410.photobucket.com/user/gustavohoefs/media/IMG_0405_zpspv0v0ske.jpg.html?o=0

 

[eggwelder]

very nice!! what calibre is it?

 

[M. De Land]

Nicely done!

 

[Obi-Wan Cannoli]

nice work :hatsoff:

 

[Gustavo Hoefs]

My bad I should have said the " bore " flares from 0.50 to 0.625

 

[Dane]

Just wondering........why would you flare the bore?

 

[Gustavo Hoefs]

Makes it easier to load when the ocean is 6-8 feet

 

[Gustavo Hoefs]

I got the stock cut for this one from quarter sawn Cuban Mahogany ( very hard to cut ) I started by layout with straight edge compass etc. transferring from drawing to the wood then band saw + angle grinding sanding disc, file and sandpaper. I inlet the barrel using a method where I made a trough that was close to the size of the barrel. I then mixed up some bondo put it in the trough and wrapped the barrel with a plastic bag specifically the type of grocery bag they give you to carry your stuff home because they dont stick to the bondo. I then placed the trough with the exact negative of my barrel next to the stock in the vise and using it as a pattern I was able to measure with depth gauges and dividers. I believe I significantly reduced my working time. One mishap did occur when the chisel slipped cutting for the tang so I will be thinking up a creative design element for that area of the build. http://s410.photobucket.com/user/gustavohoefs/media/IMG_0422_zpsrw8py0za.jpg.html

 

[Gustavo Hoefs]

I have the pistol finnished up and I apologize for the photos not being top notch . Just to recap barrel is 13 3/4 inches stocked in cuban mahonhagany from Palm Beach County Florida. The metal is red bronze with a shibuichi ram entry pipe , miquelete casting set from E.J. Blackley. the side plate was taken from a photo of a pistol out of the Dean collection housed at the huntington gallery. The side plate the panel on the bottom and the butt cap are laid under with tortise shell celluloid along with the ram rod being wrapped in celluloid with a bone tip. These features were inspired by an example from 1692 made in Mexico and having been listed in a sotheby`s catologe. http://s410.photobucket.com/user/gustavohoefs/media/P1030740_zpsvd2b1xy4.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

 

[Commodore Swab]

Looks nice, do you ever make it down to the keys?

 

[Gustavo Hoefs]

I suppose I could come up with an excuse to head down there. A trip out for cubera might make it a have to go :grin: