Fore arm thickness

[smylee grouch]

I know this topic has been discussed here before but I'm working on an English style half stock flinter and am wondering if 3/16 or 1/8 th inch thickness along side of the barrel would be close to what the originals were. Asking for opinions.

[greybeard]

I would not go any more than 1/8th or a bit less.   Bob

[smylee grouch]

Thanks Bob. It is around 1/4 inch now and I plan to thin it down but was wondering about how much. I had planed on going to about 3/16 and looking it over to see how it looked and felt. It has a tapered barrel so I plan on putting some taper in the forestock bottom and sides too.

[rich pierce]

The lock bolster and plate thickness determine the width of the wood on the lock side of the stock.  Then the lock panels taper down to the forearm.  A lot of the stock dimensions are determined by the parts and this is one of them.