Tool List needed

[Panther Creek]

What are the basic tools needed for beginners? Aside from a good vise etc, what are the first tools I should purchase for stock work and what type files for the metal work and metal inlay/engraving?

I have a lot of tools for hammer and dolly type metal work but new to the wood scraping, inlays, metal engraving stuf.

ken

[tallbear]

Here's a link to a basic list .Linkhttp://www.americanlongrifles.org/WorkShop_frame.htmclick on tool list on the left of the page.

Mitch

[Panther Creek]

MOST deffinitley will be buying books. Any others you would reccomend? I have been collecting pics from the web of rifles to look at as well. I have some stuff on the way from R.E. Davis.

I will start out with a simpler rifle such as a North Carolina/Tennessee mountain type first.

Ken

[angus]

Good man. That is a fine choice. You just can't beat a Tenn. hog rifle.

[eagle24]

I bought two books to start out.  "The Gunsmith of Grenville County" & "Recreating the American Longrifle".  Spend a couple of weeks reading and studying them.  Buy tools as you need them.  Hard to know what tools you will find most valuable, but I'd go ahead and get a good 1/8" and 1/4" wood chisel and a #49 & #50 nicholsen cabinet makers rasps.  Don't be shocked, but those four tools will set you back a few pennys.  They were the workhorses of the stock work for me.

[Dennis Glazener]

Panther Creek,
Take a look at this link which is accessed either directly at:
http://americanlongrifles.org/WorkShop_frame.htm (note the Tool List there)

Or you can go to the ALR welcome page www.AmericanLongRifles.com then click on the "Gun Building" tab. There is some good info there.

Dennis