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stock plank starting thickness??
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Have built a few "early Lancasters" w/ 2" wide buttplates and start w/ 2-1/2" wide blanks and incorporate 3/16" castoff. Not much room for error and a fairly precise bbl layout is req'd.
Lately have been using blanks from Dunlaps and his blanks are usually 2-1/2" thick and more thickness is more expensive.
The other "style" of LR that I build is the Bucks County using a 1-3/4" wide buttplate.....again the 2-1/2" wide stock blank is used because that's what I order, but a 2-1/4" thick blank width could be used. Dunlaps blanks accommodate a bbl length of 46" and that's what I'm more concerned with.
For a "first attempt" of a LR using a blank, a thickness of 2-3/4" would ensure "success" even w/ a 2" plus wide buttplate and some dim of castoff. Why skimp w/ a minimum width blank and end up w/ "scrap"?.....Fred
Lately have been using blanks from Dunlaps and his blanks are usually 2-1/2" thick and more thickness is more expensive.
The other "style" of LR that I build is the Bucks County using a 1-3/4" wide buttplate.....again the 2-1/2" wide stock blank is used because that's what I order, but a 2-1/4" thick blank width could be used. Dunlaps blanks accommodate a bbl length of 46" and that's what I'm more concerned with.
For a "first attempt" of a LR using a blank, a thickness of 2-3/4" would ensure "success" even w/ a 2" plus wide buttplate and some dim of castoff. Why skimp w/ a minimum width blank and end up w/ "scrap"?.....Fred
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GUYS!!!! I must opologize!!!!!
I said 1-1/4". but what I meant was 2-1/4"+.
So sorry, feel like an idiot. Of course 1-1/4" is wayyyyy toooo thin.
Thanks guys for not ridiculing me for even stating that. That was just me bing in a hurry I guess.
What I have are two walnut planks that measure a hair over 2-1/4"
I have a 58 cal smoothbore Oct/Rd barrel, 44" long that measures 7/8" at the widest part at the breech.
Wanting to use a Chambers English lock, or an L&R Queen Anne at the least, do you think this is wide enough wood??
My Butt Plate will be close to 2", but not quite.
Thanks guys
I said 1-1/4". but what I meant was 2-1/4"+.
So sorry, feel like an idiot. Of course 1-1/4" is wayyyyy toooo thin.
Thanks guys for not ridiculing me for even stating that. That was just me bing in a hurry I guess.
What I have are two walnut planks that measure a hair over 2-1/4"
I have a 58 cal smoothbore Oct/Rd barrel, 44" long that measures 7/8" at the widest part at the breech.
Wanting to use a Chambers English lock, or an L&R Queen Anne at the least, do you think this is wide enough wood??
My Butt Plate will be close to 2", but not quite.
Thanks guys
Keb
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My experience tells me 2" will work for a fowler gun if you aren't planning on any cast off. 2 1/2" is better & 3" will make almost any gun you can think of. I cut all my planks to 3" x 10" x 72". & I have a lot of waste.
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Thanks guys,
Got a Oct / Rd 44" 58 cal smooth from Greg Christian.
It is a nice slim barrel. Sweet.
He did a great job with it.
Thanks again all.
Got a Oct / Rd 44" 58 cal smooth from Greg Christian.
It is a nice slim barrel. Sweet.
He did a great job with it.
Thanks again all.
