Tool choice advice wanted.

[swampyankee]

I'm working on my first kit and am inletting the breech area. I'm using a small chisel at the moment but the area is getting pretty tight now that it's near done. I was wondering what others use to finish up this area. TIA.

 

[MSW]

you may want to take a look at these bent chisels .... pretty simple in design, but the ones i own are of pretty good quality and they make getting into those little nooks and crannies much easier. This link is to Track of the Wolf.

The chisels come in 1/8, 3/16/, 1/4 and 3/8 if i remember correctly. They're not very expensive.
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/445/1/CHISEL-BC-14

good luck with your build!

 

[Vaino]

I use a 5/16" wide straight chisel...works well on vertical end grain cuts if very sharp. When "seating" the breech end of the bbl, the "open" breechplug "circle" tends to "hump" and this must be taken down to properly chisel the perimeter contact areas. Most of this "circle" will be chiseled out when the tang bolster is inletted, so a little deeper doesn't hurt. When 90% of the octagon shows transfer, a few good hits w/ a heavy mallet completes the contact. I clamp the breech end of the bbl for this. Patience is req'd for this important operation.....Fred

 

[longrifle78]

I do the same, a 5/16 flat chisel is all you need for the breech.

 

[Old40Rod]

For the small nooks and crannies, I make my own make-shift chisels from old wood handle screw drivers I pick up every now and then from junk stores. Usually they are about 25 cents a piece or less. Grind them how you want and sharpen them up. Not much for large area chiseling, but they are handy for cleaning up smaller areas.