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That's sweet! I have some small punches and chisels that are spring driven like this tool. Very easy to vary the amount of force required.Check this out: (Recently this guy has come out with an improved version with interchangeable striker surfaces.)
George sells 90% finished stocks. You just do the final fitting, or you hire someone to do it. A spare butt stock for my rolling block in standard grade, quarter sawn walnut at 90% finished was about $250. A few hours of fine tuning and it was near perfect. But yeah, money was not a consideration in my project so I hired the best there was at the time. Jim Dubell was a master gun maker and a member of the American Custom Gunmakers Guild. He did most of the metal work. Since Jim passed away a few years back there aren't many examples of his work available. He did send my rifle off the Jim Turnbull for color case hardening. Here are some samples of Turnbull's work:SpitPatch - ok. Ok, you convinced me you're no expert.
So you're not a 10, more like a five or six - I get it. Well, consider where I'm at - 0 working up to a full 1. It'd be nice to have a real person to talk to. And besides, with a classy name like SpitPatch, I've gotta assume you're also into BP guns. I'm also just getting into those as well - and I don't have anyone to show me the ropes or give me a pat on the head. Nothing
Cool story, Zeke. The gun has some history (don't they all? - but this one's history is known) and that makes it even more special. But even without all that it's a really pretty piece.
I'm kind of afraid to talk to George at Treebone. I can see myself sliding down that slippery chute into a 400 dollar chunk of wood with a stock somewhere inside of it. I'm not sure I can afford two or three weeks solid cutting and filing and chiseling the stock out of it, because that's what happens when I get going on a project like that. Obsessed and that's all I'd do till it's done. It's bad enough bringing a 'new' gun home and messing with it for the next couple days getting everything right.
That Treebone site is a bad influence - it's already gotten me yearning for a Sharps - or possibly a cheaper alternative - a Whitworth. But then again, I've wanted a Whitworth ever since finding out about them in the late 80s. George suggests getting a Sharps action and getting one of his stocks to go with it. Of course I checked out the Sharps shop in MT, but didn't find the cost of the actions. Kinda scared to find out...
what works for sight driftng is plastic handle screw driver,if it is a good one. hold plastic head on sight and hammer on the pointed end of screw driver. wont mark or damage the sight.The sight drifter looks like a handy tool. What I like about it is the control of where the force is applied. When using a drift, there are many more variables, plus when holding the drift it's not held right up against the metal. I'm pretty good at doing things solo that normally require 3.5 hands, so I'll try it the hard way before springing for this cool gadget. It does look like it would work well for those pins that need to come out to disassemble the gun.
Yeah, Mike I know - and I apologize. I'll study up and try to correct this horrible outness asap. It aint no fun wifout fotos. I know...