Traditions Kentucky rifle kit

[FrontierMuzzleloading]

I personally wouldnt glue them. I've had my kentucky for over 10 years now and that spacer is no trouble at all. If anything, glue the guide pins into the wood to prevent loss while taking the rifle apart for cleaning.

 

[jaybird14]

I had a little time this weekend and fit the little "under barrel" lugs to the barrel. now i have some refinishing to do. That was a little puttsy but they fit snug.

Have you guys secured those in the dove tail slots in any way?

I did glue the stock joining pins into the rear half of the stock. I'm still contemplating fully gluing the stock together.

 

[Pete G]

If the underlugs are tight in the dovetail they are fine as is. If they are a little loose you can use a center punch on the corners to snug them up a bit.

 

[jaybird14]

I decided to glue the two piece stock completely together. I used gorilla wood glue.

My "brass sandwich" fit pretty good, but there was a hairline gap. I sanded it after the glue got tacky hoping the dust/glue combo would act as the tiny bit of filler I needed.

We will see in the morning.

Jay

 

[coloradoclyde]

Hope the rest of your screw holes line up!....like the nose cap... and tennon pins.

 

[jaybird14]

Oh ya they do.
I have the lock, barrel and nose cap on to keep everything in line. I lined the glue area with a thin piece of paper as to not glue the barrel to that spot.
I'll check it this evening.

Thanks for the concerns.
Jay

 

[MSW]

Jaybird, I would have used Titebond, but now that you've made the joint, don't bust it up on m say-so.

I've never cared for the look of the brass joint, so I think that, visually, you made a good call.

 

[Zonie]

IMO, the presence of the brass plate helps, rather than hurts the appearance of the stock.

It is one way to deal with the joint between two different pieces of wood.

Faced with something like this joint or areas where things don't line up quite like they should or a new piece of wood is inserted to replace a damaged area, the builder has several choices.

He can ignore the mismatch. (Of course no one else will ignore it so most will think it looks bad.)

He can try to obtain a piece of wood that is an exact match (or nearly so) and make the joint as fine (small) as possible so the joint disappears.

He can try to hide the mismatch.
This is often done with dark stains. This can work if it is well done but the whole area must be stained to match.

He can "celebrate" the difference.

This method draws the viewers eye to the area to highlight the difference rather than try to hide it.

This can be done by installing inlaying wire, different wood or other types of inlays or adding a metal plate to the joint like the brass plate Ardesa uses on this kit.

 

[jaybird14]

I wish my pics would post so I could show you the joint.

Its not all that badI am planning on a darker stain so the hairline imperfection might not be very noticeable, especially to the deer at 40 or so yards when I knock him off his hooves. :O