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Offline Mike Yancey

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62 caliber Smooth Bore
« on: March 03, 2019, 01:37:09 pm »
Started on a new one for me this weekend. Its a 20 gauge smooth bore stocked in cherry. I cut and milled the wood off of a friends place in the mountains a few years ago and its finally dry and ready to work.




Got the barrel inlet and ready to put the breech plug back on and inlet it.








Here's one of the profile before I started inletting the barrel and after I got it all squared up.

« Last Edit: March 03, 2019, 01:42:50 pm by Mike Yancey »

Offline Parnell

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2019, 03:24:32 pm »
I’m looking forward to seeing this.  Will it be a Fusil?
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Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2019, 04:43:05 pm »
No it will be in the Kentucky Fowler style. A basic smooth rifle.

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2019, 07:10:17 pm »


Barrel is inlet!



Finished the ramrod channel and thinned the front end down some. Ready to drill the forearm for the ramrod hole.

« Last Edit: March 04, 2019, 07:13:59 pm by Mike Yancey »

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2019, 08:21:18 am »
This will sound simple but I’m not familiar with that type of lamp.  What is it called?  What is it burning?

You have any sage advice on proper chisel sharpening?  Especially those curved ones...I need to improve my skills.
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Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2019, 08:35:13 am »
The lamp is a plain old, what we always called a coal oil lamp without the globe. It gets black smoke all over the metal parts and when you tap it with a wooden mallet it leaves a black mark so you know where you need to remove wood.

As far a chisel sharpening, follow the angle on the tool and use a very fine stone with oil. The curved blades require a little eye balling and rocking them back and forth on the stone to sharpen.

Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2019, 08:37:23 am »


Ramrod hole is drilled and a success!

Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2019, 06:40:51 pm »
Another interesting build Mike.  :OK

That's a nice looking piece of cherry. How thick a slab did you need to start with for that stock blank?

Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2019, 09:25:33 am »
That piece was almost too thin by the time I cut all the heart and checks out. It was around 2.50 when I started and ended up a little over 2. The only problem is its a little thin on the side plate side, its ok on the lock side and plenty everywhere else.

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2019, 09:40:31 am »
That piece was almost too thin by the time I cut all the heart and checks out. It was around 2.50 when I started and ended up a little over 2. The only problem is its a little thin on the side plate side, its ok on the lock side and plenty everywhere else.

So a minimum 2 1/2" thick would work for cutting out and making a stock then?
Depending on the style of course...

Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2019, 01:11:57 pm »
More if you want much of a cheek piece. Thus gun won't have one since it's a Fowler style.

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2019, 07:17:33 pm »


Put the breech plug back on and inlet it and the tang. Ready to pin the barrel and inlet the lock.
This lock is a Chambers Golden Age lock and it fits this layout perfectly.

Offline Mike Yancey

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2019, 01:32:11 pm »


Got the lock in yesterday and pinned the barrel. Then I shaped the lock side of the gun that was way thicker than the other to make it look right. Also thinned down the front of the stock.





Drilled and tapped for the lock bolts. Made perfect hits, just under the barrel on the front bolt missing the ramrod hole!

« Last Edit: March 30, 2019, 03:22:23 pm by Mike Yancey »

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2019, 09:15:09 am »




Made the side plate today and got it ready to inlet. I also got the trigger in last night and working great with the lock and cut the butt of the stock to length and inlet the butt plate.Now on to the trigger guard and more panel shaping.
« Last Edit: April 02, 2019, 09:18:29 am by Mike Yancey »

Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: 62 caliber Smooth Bore
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2019, 02:44:46 pm »
Looking real good!  That will be a fine weapon when it is finished!  Ready for quail, rabbits, or whatever!
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