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I was happily carving moldings along the Ram Rod channel of the walnut stocked Kentucky when Lurch (my wife's Brother, 6' 8", what else would he be called?) came stumbling in and asked me to teach him to draw file. then he produces the GM swamped barrel from his Kiblers woodsrunner.
at first glance it looked like just sanding would get it done. Then i hit it a lick with some 320 and the milling marks really stood out. the breech to muzzle pass was very smooth but the return pass was a little chattery. will draw file out quickly. showed the technique to Lurch and he thanked me, took the barrel out of the vice and left with the parting comment, "i don't do much after noon". never saw him do anything before noon so i guess he is consistent.
Went back to cutting Mouldings and fitting the nose cap. discovered my epoxy had jellied so i can't affix the cap.
I could go out and rough polish the butt plate and inlet it, or make a trigger, or prep the trigger guard, or inlet the RR thimbles, or clean up the barrel for browning, or take a nap.
maybe i will shoot my Colonial. haven't shot it since I finished it and proofed it. or take a nap.
PS. found some Acraglass so back to the nosecap. no rest for the wicked.
at first glance it looked like just sanding would get it done. Then i hit it a lick with some 320 and the milling marks really stood out. the breech to muzzle pass was very smooth but the return pass was a little chattery. will draw file out quickly. showed the technique to Lurch and he thanked me, took the barrel out of the vice and left with the parting comment, "i don't do much after noon". never saw him do anything before noon so i guess he is consistent.
Went back to cutting Mouldings and fitting the nose cap. discovered my epoxy had jellied so i can't affix the cap.
I could go out and rough polish the butt plate and inlet it, or make a trigger, or prep the trigger guard, or inlet the RR thimbles, or clean up the barrel for browning, or take a nap.
maybe i will shoot my Colonial. haven't shot it since I finished it and proofed it. or take a nap.
PS. found some Acraglass so back to the nosecap. no rest for the wicked.