Author Topic: Current project by Smart Dog FINISHED (Read 10518 times)

smart dog · « **on:** May 20, 2016, 11:21:13 PM »

The post below was originally part of Davebozell's "Show us your current project" thread. The moderators have split the many projects in the original thread out into individual threads so the members can more easily ask questions and the builders can more easily answer.

Hi,
Bright sun is not good for photos but is good for curing the finish so I can rub back the gloss and clean up the corners.

dave

P.W.Berkuta · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2016, 12:30:14 AM »

Nice work Dave

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oldtravler61 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2016, 05:02:39 AM »

Yes Dave. Very nice work as always!!

smart dog · « **Reply #3 on:** May 29, 2016, 04:02:27 AM »

Hi,
Thanks for the comments. The rifle will be done soon and I will post it. it is sort of a John Noll inspired piece.

dave

smart dog · « **Reply #4 on:** June 02, 2016, 02:27:20 AM »

Hi,
I engraved the side plate in a style inspired by John Noll. It came out OK.

dave

Tony N · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2016, 02:57:49 AM »

A lot better than ok in my opinion! You do beautiful work!

~Tony

bama · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2016, 05:06:37 PM »

I love the cross and the engraving is well executed, great job on the rifle overall. That should make the new owner very happy.

smart dog · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2016, 08:41:08 PM »

Hi Tony and Bama,
Thanks. I personally am not very religious but the owner is devout and donated many years of his life to missionary work. He and I are good friends and I thought John Noll's typical cross hatching behind the cheek piece would be a very nice spot to design a space to inlet a cross and surprise my friend. I put the cross on the gun and when my friend saw it, he was so happy that tears came to his eyes. It made my day.

dave

Boatman53 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2016, 05:45:00 AM »

Very nice Dave. Among all the details I really like the color.
Jim

J. Talbert · « **Reply #9 on:** June 04, 2016, 03:37:46 AM »

Dave,

I love John Noll's patchbox engraving. Is there anything similar on the other side?

Jeff

smart dog · « **Reply #10 on:** June 04, 2016, 04:13:02 AM »

Hi Jeff,
Oh, you bring up a sore point. I was aching to do a full John Noll engraved patch box but my friend and client did not want a brass box. I made a wooden one modeled after the early Noll shown in Kindig's book. The other major deviation from typical Noll guns was the butt plate. My client is an accomplished target shooter and wants to use the gun during competition. He likes the toe of the butt plate to have a crescent that extends out a little so it can tuck under his arm pit and he doesn't like an extended heel. So I used a typical Lancaster butt plate not the style usually used by Noll. Regardless, I got to try my hand at Noll's carving and the profile of the gun looks a lot like the third Noll rifle shown in Dave Hansen's book. I will eventually do a full on John Noll with all the bells and whistles. Thanks for looking and asking, Jeff.

dave

oldtravler61 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2016, 04:25:15 AM »

Very nice work Dave. If your engraving is ok. Then mines pathetic at best. Hope to meet you at Dixon's.

J. Talbert · « **Reply #12 on:** June 04, 2016, 05:58:06 AM »

Well darn!

That's too bad Dave, but I look forward to seeing it when you do get around to doing the full blown Noll.

I hope to do one myself eventually.

Jeff

smart dog · « **Reply #13 on:** June 09, 2016, 04:34:46 PM »

Hi,
Done! It is kind of a John Noll inspired sort of thing. The butt plate is not correct but that is what the owner wanted. He likes the toe to hook a little under his arm pit. It has a worked over Durs Egg lock, Rice 50 cal 44" B" weight barrel, cast thimbles and a modified John Armstrong trigger guard. The finish is scraped and burnished, ferric nitrate, polymerized tung oil. It is a bit heavy to my liking but the owner is an accomplished target shooter and he likes the weight. I can see some tiny rain drops in the photos. It must have misted while I was photographing and I did not even notice. Either i am good at concentration or I am getting old, or both. Enjoy and thanks for looking,

dave

Rolf · « **Reply #14 on:** June 09, 2016, 04:39:44 PM »

Beautiful rifle. Love the cross. Great personel touch.

Best regards

Rolf

oldtravler61 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 09, 2016, 04:42:38 PM »

Excellent work Dave. Your skill keeps getting more impressive with each project.

davec2 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 09, 2016, 07:42:20 PM »

David,

Beautiful work (as usual !)....I particularly like the diaper work background on the butt carving and the inlaid cross. And don't worry about getting old and not noticing the rain. When it rains hard enough, you'll notice.

Lovely rifle.

Dave C

Boatman53 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 09, 2016, 08:15:31 PM »

Beautiful, Dave. Just beautiful.
Jim

Mike Brooks · « **Reply #18 on:** June 09, 2016, 08:45:23 PM »

Nicely done!

wattlebuster · « **Reply #19 on:** June 09, 2016, 09:41:16 PM »

Sharp. I like it

thimble rig · « **Reply #20 on:** June 10, 2016, 12:10:34 AM »

Excellent work.Thanks for sharing.

J. Talbert · « **Reply #21 on:** June 10, 2016, 02:04:42 AM »

Dave,

Great result, even the sliding wood box. Just can't imagine passing up a chance for John Noll style patch box.

.

Jeff

Joe S. · « **Reply #22 on:** June 10, 2016, 02:18:42 AM »

you did some nice work there,Like the cross detail also

smart dog · « **Reply #23 on:** June 11, 2016, 12:16:40 AM »

Thanks for looking everyone,
Jeff, I'll get to a full blown Noll in the next few years. I intend to do a Noll, an Eister, a Berry Sr, and either a western PA rifle or a John Fleeger. The Berry Sr is next after I get done building a few guns for others and my English rifle. I wish I had more hours in the day.

dave

Dr. Tim-Boone · « **Reply #24 on:** June 11, 2016, 12:28:05 AM »

At'll do Dave!! Very nice work!

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