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Offline Keb

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NW Trade Gun
« on: February 03, 2012, 02:55:16 PM »
I'm building a NW Trade gun and am wondering if the side plate was inlet on these. I've looked at google images and found them both ways.

Here's some pictures of my progress. Advice or critiques welcomed.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: NW Trade Gun
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2012, 03:00:55 PM »
You are right Keb Mo, they were made both ways but the serpants that I have seen inleted down into the wood were a real shallow inlet. Your gun your call. Your gun looks nice so far.   Smylee
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Re: NW Trade Gun
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2012, 05:00:27 PM »
Of the hundreds of originals that I have looked at/studied only one or two were left proud.  Usually Belgian.  Your gun will look a lot slimmer and better finished if you take the time to inlet the serpent sideplate 1/3 (plus or minus) its thickness.
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Offline Randall Steffy

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Re: NW Trade Gun
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2012, 08:31:40 PM »
Mounted flush always shows that smallish radius around the back edge of the sideplate as well as the inevitable crack between brass and wood. The shallow inlet removes this detraction. To my eye they always look best  inlet, carefully of course. Granted, they were done both ways. Nice work you are doing there!
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Offline LynnC

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Re: NW Trade Gun
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2012, 10:39:36 PM »
Inlet no more than the thickness of the three tabs that the lock screws pass through ought to look good.
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Re: NW Trade Gun
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2012, 12:45:20 AM »
partial inlet looks best--1/3 to 1/2 thickness,  A surface mounted sideplate makes an inexpensive trade gun look cheap, even on the originals.
  Remember to file an draught angle on the brass before sinking it into the wood, It takes a little time and effort, but makes it a lot easier to inlet and gives a much better looking final result
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Offline Keb

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Re: NW Trade Gun
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2012, 07:02:05 PM »
It's finished. I can't say I like working with cherry. It is redder than I would like but maybe it'll darken in time.






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Offline Dr. Tim-Boone

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Re: NW Trade Gun
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2012, 07:06:10 PM »
What did you stain and finish it with??
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Re: NW Trade Gun
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2012, 07:56:32 PM »
Looks good and looks as if it won't smack your cheek like the commercial NWTrade gun I had years ago.

I was wondering about the brass butt plate nails, though, thought they were iron on the originals - don't know for sure, but just a thought. 
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Offline Keb

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Re: NW Trade Gun
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2012, 08:21:45 PM »
It's stained with some unknown stuff JR Salvo had in an old Instant Maxwell House Coffee jar. I smeared old "Antiquing Oil" (like tru-oil) on it & steel wooled  it 4 times.

I only used the copper nails cause I had them. I'm sure they are as HC as the cherry wood is.
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