Amazing! Always enjoy the updates here. It is very satisfying to see it going back to the original configuration.
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Amazing! Always enjoy the updates here. It is very satisfying to see it going back to the original configuration.
Well my doubts about how solid the splice and the glue were have been relieved....
It took me 4-5 hours to remove the dowel holding the splice in place.
So i guess it was solid.
The two parts are now cleaned and ready to start over again.
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Stunning work, Tatou! I dont venture over to this forum too often, but I will now.
Nice work!
Got a bit more done.
In these pictures i glued a new dowel in the fore end and mated both sections.
The dowel also had to be shaped to the barrel channel so the barrel wouldn't touch the wood.
The numbers of hours to fit everything nicely equal to a good day of work...
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Things are now glued back together... hopefully this time is the right one...
A bit of a mess but it should clean up nicely.
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Yes, should be almost seamless. Looking forward.Quote:
Originally Posted by tatou
Success ... other than some tiny chippings the splice is now pretty much straight and centered to the barrel.
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The sanding and staining should take care of the chiplets...
Indeed, i'm not worried about them but none the less they are there.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
Made a bit more of progress again... the ''rear'' portion of the splice, the rear handguard and the nosecap fitting are 95% done i would say.
A lot of time is spent measuring and drawing lines to help with the shaping process
The last 5% will be slow and time consuming too as it is done mostly with sandpaper and is fine tweaking and finishing work.
More pics.
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As we know though, when you're finished it will be perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by tatou