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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: bowkill on December 31, 2020, 04:38:29 AM

Title: forestock patch pictures (wear plate)
Post by: bowkill on December 31, 2020, 04:38:29 AM

Looking for pictures of guns with patches on the forestock. Like they have been cracked or broke above the ramrod hole.  Seen a gun josh wrightsman done not too long ago , but cant seem to find no pictures now. thanks

Title: Re: forestock patch pictures
Post by: utseabee on December 31, 2020, 05:06:57 AM

(https://i.ibb.co/6HXJLvb/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GWH3Nsk)
Here is one on an origonal

Title: Re: forestock patch pictures (wear plate)
Post by: smokinbuck on December 31, 2020, 06:57:36 PM

J Roney, Miamisburg, Ohio.(https://i.ibb.co/gF3VNqh/1109201707-HDR.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gF3VNqh)

Title: Re: forestock patch pictures (wear plate)
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on December 31, 2020, 08:21:09 PM

On a Isaac Haines styled rifle I built a few years ago, I got the forestock too thin along the bottom, and consequently pierced the stock when I did some relief carving behind the endry pipe.  The fix was to cut away the thin fragile wood, and cover it with a 'wear plate' of brass, to match the rest of the rifles furniture. 


(https://i.ibb.co/cynFbyW/100-8183.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vcnPscN)

(https://i.ibb.co/sV0C1YF/100-8187.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vj7hdnJ)

Title: Re: forestock patch pictures (wear plate)
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on December 31, 2020, 08:24:17 PM

Here's another one, on a Hawken rifle.


(https://i.ibb.co/xmRgJ7H/DSCN1395.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3fLFBCz)

Title: Re: forestock patch pictures (wear plate)
Post by: T*O*F on December 31, 2020, 08:53:08 PM

New York rifle.  I think it's for decoration, as the gun has 14 silver and brass inlays.


(https://i.ibb.co/P6XrTXq/Dsc01233.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Kr45N4T)

Title: Re: forestock patch pictures (wear plate)
Post by: far55 on December 31, 2020, 09:07:13 PM

Check out the Upper Susquehanna section of the library, wear plates seem to be pretty standard on a lot of them, Roland

Title: Re: forestock patch pictures (wear plate)
Post by: Robin Henderson on December 31, 2020, 11:50:11 PM

I haven't built a ton of guns but most have been started from a blank. This little smr was the only one where the drill wandered out of the bottom of the fore arm. Since I was already planning on using some brass escutcheons I used sheet brass for the wear plate as well.
(https://i.ibb.co/HDc7KBH/20201231-143810.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XZnXWjC)

Title: Re: forestock patch pictures (wear plate)
Post by: sdilts on January 01, 2021, 04:19:34 AM

Here's one I did several years ago. The drill bit took a wrong turn on me.

(https://i.ibb.co/vPr2Bzw/100-0154.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QNqscmb)

Title: Re: forestock patch pictures (wear plate)
Post by: Herb on January 01, 2021, 08:35:11 AM

Here are four I did.  Top is a .45 Leman Trade rifle I built in the Green River Rifle Works shop in a class taught by Greg Roberts in 1978.  He drilled the ramrod hole and the bit came out the bottom of the stock.  So that is a repair I did.  Next a .54 Lancaster, no cover-up.  Then a Jacob Wigle copy, Westmoreland  County, PA.  Some of those rifles had wear plates added as a design feature.  Then my copy of a Thomas Oldham, Bedford County.  Again, a design feature. 
(https://i.ibb.co/x3bSk1p/4wearplates.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wYqNkS9)

Title: Re: forestock patch pictures (wear plate)
Post by: bowkill on January 01, 2021, 10:09:30 PM

Quote from: Herb on January 01, 2021, 08:35:11 AM

Here are four I did.  Top is a .45 Leman Trade rifle I built in the Green River Rifle Works shop in a class taught by Greg Roberts in 1978.  He drilled the ramrod hole and the bit came out the bottom of the stock.  So that is a repair I did.  Next a .54 Lancaster, no cover-up.  Then a Jacob Wigle copy, Westmoreland  County, PA.  Some of those rifles had wear plates added as a design feature.  Then my copy of a Thomas Oldham, Bedford County.  Again, a design feature. 
(https://i.ibb.co/x3bSk1p/4wearplates.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wYqNkS9)

Done found these pictures and had saved for reference..