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$30 Project shotgun
Powder Keg:
I started carving the stock a little. I think I need some practice. I'll smooth it up some and use a wood burner to darken it a little. But I like it.
I drew the pattern free hand on both sides. They aren't perfect. But to quote a pinstriper that I knew. "You can't see both sides at the same time anyways"
Wes :wave:
Powder Keg:
Tonight I finished up the bolt that holds the stock on. Now I can start mounting the brass Butt plate\o/ It's coming along.....
Powder Keg:
I got the brass Butt plate bent and drilled and mounted. I roughed it to shape with my belt sander then filed it to final size. I used a couple of hammers and a block of wood to bend the butt plate. A little more carving and I can start laying down my finish. I also chucked the barrel up in the lathe and trimmed the hack saw marks off the end of the barrel.
:wave:
Powder Keg:
I just like the way it looks. I think all my guns might get brass butt plates :lol: :lol: I don't know how to engrave. But I would love to learn. But I think It would take a long time to learn and be decent at it. I do have an etch-o-matic. I could etch something on there. Maybe on the next one.
Bernd:
--- Quote from: Da_Kengineer_Meister on March 18, 2011, 12:14:04 PM ---
Why brass for the butt plate? Is it to leave an easier material for a later engraving projects, or is there some other decision that drives the choice of brass?
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I believe a lot of the older guns have brass or steel butt plates. I think the main reason was to keep the wood from getting frayed out or banged up when the gun was set down on the stock and proped up against the wall. Kind of makes sense I would say.
Bernd
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