In the white (almost)!

I worked on my matchlock scratch build today off and on because of the heat (close to 90 degrees - we have had snow earlier than this). I managed to get the butt and lower forestock shaped, but still have to clean up some lines and do some scraping. I've had to guess on some of details of the architechure because I haven't seen very many good views of the underside or top. The bottom of the stock under the lock area and butt is completely flat. I don't know if I screwed up or not. I also bent the tang down too far, so it has kind of a hump back. I think I'll call it Quasimodo. I plan on doing some incised lines like the matchlock that I am copying this one from. What do you think so far?

Looks great. Can't wait to see it finished. How are you going to stain the stock and finish the metal?

HD

She`s a beauty. :thumbsup:

Fine Job!
You're too hard on yourself.
Keep up the great work, looking forward to seeing the fisished rifle.
Old Ford

way cool. i'd probably succumb to common sense and rust blue the metal, but the wood wouldn't get too dark.

in any event- a really neat looking piece. where do you get the matches?

WOW,
That is beautiful.

:hatsoff: to you bioprof , nice. :thumbsup:

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Thats Looks Good!!!! :thumbsup:

Are you using plans or are you just doing it from seeing others??

RetiredMedic said:

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Thats Looks Good!!!! :thumbsup:

Are you using plans or are you just doing it from seeing others??

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I was trying to copy the second one from the top on the right-hand row:
[url] http://raabs.homepage.t-online.de/inhalt.htm[/url]

The match cord is just 1/4" hemp twine that I found in the craft section at Walmart. I plan on soaking it in saltpeter in the near future.

You might be able to file down the tang and stock together to work the hump out.

I added some incised lines around the butt and along the top of the forestock. I think it really sets off the lines of the stock:

That I like! You did a fine job of adorning the stock with great lines- I really like that thumb notch- while allowing the large angles you cut the stock shape to be the primary focus of the eye. Great choice of artistry, and those border lines really make the stock's shape stand out. Id the other side of the stock the same? How about the forestock? I can't wait to see your pictures of the whole thing.

When I have seen these European style match locks in museums, the stocks have been almost black with aged varnish, so you can't see the wood, or determine what the wood is, or if it has any grain. Your stock began without any indication of remarkable grain, so you have used design angles to please both the shoulder and cheek( functional art) and the eye. Kudos to you. :thumbsup:

I wish that I could take credit for the design, but I can't. It is based on a picture (presumably from an original) on another website. I assumed the pictures were of original matchlocks, but I don't really know enough German to tell. :surrender:

bioprof said:

I wish that I could take credit for the design, but I can't. It is based on a picture (presumably from an original) on another website. I assumed the pictures were of original matchlocks, but I don't really know enough German to tell. :surrender:

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From which German website?
Btw, it looks great. :bow:

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Gets better every time i see it, that`s nice. :bow: :thumbsup:

bioprof said:

I wish that I could take credit for the design, but I can't. It is based on a picture (presumably from an original) on another website. I assumed the pictures were of original matchlocks, but I don't really know enough German to tell. :surrender:

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Firearms and Equipment from late Renaissance to Thirty Years War,
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and your Matchlock Caliver
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undertaker said:

From which German website?
Btw, it looks great. :bow:

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I was trying to copy the 2nd matchlock down in the right-hand column of this website:
[url] http://raabs.homepage.t-online.de/inhalt.htm[/url]