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JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: Parnell on February 04, 2021, 01:58:17 pm ---Looking good, Eric. Having finished some housework projects, I am back on my .45 Lancaster. I’ll have to post up...
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I see the addiction took root.
Eric Krewson:
I suddenly got the urge to resume work on my Haines project, I decided to start with some decorative moldings on the forestock. The first one came out really nice.
I am in the process in cutting the second side and in spite measuring carefully, I cut my trench too narrow. What I did on the first side was cut the incised molding first and sandwiched the trench between the incised line and the ramrod channel. What I should have done on the second side was cut the trench first to closely match the first one then cut the incised line at the top for a perfect match side to side. I cut my incised line first and it was a little off
Fortunately you can only look at one side at a time and the slight difference side to side won't be all that noticeable.
Eric Krewson:
I am working the forestock down to the final dimensions being sure I don't end up with the dreaded slab sided effect that indicates a rookies job of stock shaping.
I actually use a piece of long sandpaper like shoe shine rag to round off the forestock but needed one hand to hold the camera so I improvised.
That sand paper deal you directed me to J W has been great.
I check my shaping with a contour gage to make sure it is properly rounded.
Of course removing wood down to the entry pipe edges exposed some gaps I had forgotten about, time to add superglue and shims to close them up.
Parnell:
Really like the look of the molding work, Eric. Got my bearings with that double set trigger. Hope to get that functioning right this weekend.
Eric Krewson:
I am bringing the side rails on the forestock down to the middle of the side barrel flat and thinning them to a knife edge where they meet the barrel. The more barrel you have showing the more slender your gun will look, I like to remove wood down to slightly below the mid point on the side flat. I draw a line down the side flat with a sharpie to work towards.
Getting the wood on the sides rounded off evenly from the entry pipe to the muzzle is a chore. I will think I have it just right and come back the next day and see humps and bumps that I didn't see the day before.
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