Wheel-lock pistol build

[bioprof]

Finally got a chance to work on the wheellock again this week. I had the lock plate inletted almost a month ago, but still had to inlet the internal parts. I added one part at a time and used plenty of inletting black. It's not smoothed out yet, but I got it all in, leaving as much wood as possible. Tomorrow I'll be ready to button it up.

 

[Bob Riegl]

:v To Bio Prof from ret.Chem Prof---man you do beautiful work----that inletting rivals the best of some of the masters. That is the finest example of hand & tool skills it has been my privilege to ever view----Outstanding !! :thumbsup: "Doc"

 

[Leonredbeard]

Bio,
I am green with envy. Just a half hour ago I was showing a friend who came from Kansas my pics and videos of my wheellock firing.
Sometimes I do miss all the smell and the firing mechanisms.
volatpluvia

 

[bioprof]

Thanks for the kind comments Ezekial, but I am but a hack compared to the Brescian gunmakers of the 16th and 17th century. Photos have a way of making average work look excellent.

I still have a long way to go. If I'm lucky, I'll have it done by next fall.

 

[MSW]

looks great! wish i had your skill!