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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Mike Lyons on October 01, 2022, 02:37:15 AM

Title: My current build
Post by: Mike Lyons on October 01, 2022, 02:37:15 AM
I’m finally starting to see some life in this one.  I’m getting a lot of practice on the parting tool. 

(https://i.ibb.co/Jq01nn7/6037-E341-7784-4421-B864-2-D9-F95-C8-F627.jpg) (https://ibb.co/T1pfcc8)

(https://i.ibb.co/JdPHnJL/75-D2-D270-6188-4635-8-A25-CE23-C113208-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/X4TtXRB)



(https://i.ibb.co/vmpv49x/88-AAE6-E7-4-CAE-4707-A2-D2-AF2-EC598-A545.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZK51z96)
Title: Re: My current build
Post by: Longknife on October 01, 2022, 03:30:36 PM
Wow, Lion and the Lamb rifle, you picked a tough one but its looking good! I wish you luck, LK
Title: Re: My current build
Post by: yip on October 01, 2022, 03:33:38 PM
  i wish my new build looks that nice !
Title: Re: My current build
Post by: t.caster on October 01, 2022, 07:25:44 PM
That's a GREAT rifle and a FUN build!!! Keep posting with your progress!
Title: Re: My current build
Post by: Mike Lyons on October 01, 2022, 08:50:50 PM
This is the first time I’ve tried a relief carved rifle and there’s a lot of it.  It’s been a very fun project so far. I made 5 checkering tools for the long strait lines.  If you need one for your build,  let me know. They make life a little easier once you get the hang of it. Slow and very light pulling strokes for the first couple passes seem to be what works best for me. 

(https://i.ibb.co/vqnz4k1/BCA94104-C5-AA-4-AF9-BD42-660-F1-E375-C26.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F3T74z6)

(https://i.ibb.co/4ZWd66T/B8-C3-AB8-E-6755-41-DF-A5-A0-A480-C3-BDD1-B4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Kj6wMMq)
Title: Re: My current build
Post by: mountainman70 on October 01, 2022, 11:26:40 PM
Ye have come far,Pilgrim!! Looking great Mike. What number is thisn ?
Best regards,Dave F 8) 8)
Title: Re: My current build
Post by: Mike Lyons on October 02, 2022, 12:30:46 AM
Hey Dave.  This is my 5th from a plank.  My first two were kit rifles.  I’m getting quite the collection of my own builds. Haha.  I repurposed a 20 ga barrel from a previous build for this one. 
Title: Re: My current build
Post by: rich pierce on October 02, 2022, 12:53:32 AM
Coming along really nicely. Have you thought about countersinking the holes in the cheekpiece inlay and peening in the nails to file smooth?
Title: Re: My current build
Post by: Mike Lyons on October 02, 2022, 03:03:56 AM
Quote from: rich pierce on October 02, 2022, 12:53:32 AM
Coming along really nicely. Have you thought about countersinking the holes in the cheekpiece inlay and peening in the nails to file smooth?

Thanks Rich.  I appreciate any advice I can get.  I'll have to refer back to the KRA disk Monday.  I left it at work.  I think I got the star from the Griffin rifle but I'm not positive.  It's actually a combo from the H. Rupp rifle and one of the Christian Springs guns off the disk. 
Title: Re: My current build
Post by: rich pierce on October 02, 2022, 04:28:49 AM
Mike, it’s a brave undertaking. Those inlays that flow over the edge of the cheekpiece give me the heebie-jeebies. Plus the lion carving! Luckily you’ve got great builders here who have done these big Moravian guns. Hopefully they will chime in.