My current build

[Mike Lyons]

I’m finally starting to see some life in this one.  I’m getting a lot of practice on the parting tool. 

[Longknife]

Wow, Lion and the Lamb rifle, you picked a tough one but its looking good! I wish you luck, LK

[yip]

  i wish my new build looks that nice !

[t.caster]

That's a GREAT rifle and a FUN build!!! Keep posting with your progress!

[Mike Lyons]

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. 

[mountainman70]

Ye have come far,Pilgrim!! Looking great Mike. What number is thisn ?
Best regards,Dave F

[Mike Lyons]

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. 

[rich pierce]

Coming along really nicely. Have you thought about countersinking the holes in the cheekpiece inlay and peening in the nails to file smooth?

[Mike Lyons]

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. 

[rich pierce]

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.