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    minimum size of blanks

    For an early rifle I like at least 2 1/2" thick.. gives a bit to play with and cast .. most fowler butt plates are around 2" wide.. :thumbsup:
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    minimum size of blanks

    Typically.. take length of barrel + length of pull+ 2" for "normal" locks.. most fowlers you can get away with 2" wide..I tend to like a touch more. All really depends on what you want to build.
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    Goofed Inlet fix?

    I would at that point make a new sideplate.. keep the old one for a future build
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    using guides to inlett a barrel

    :thumbsup: More than one way to skin a cat.. :shocked2: :headslap: just kidding :blah: nice pictorial :hatsoff:
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    1 week to Africa

    Congrats! :thumbsup:
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    checkering ebony

    That is how my father taught me how to do it.. :thumbsup:
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    checkering ebony

    Use either a needle (small awl) and stab your initial line in.. or use a sharp pointy exacto blade.. dragging it backwards.. do not want the knife edge to follow the grain. Then use talcum powder or any other fine white dust to go over your layout lines.. :thumbsup: Normally I stab in my...
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    Dovetail Jigs.......

    All I use is a hacksaw and file.. :thumbsup:
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    Next Build - Lancaster

    I did a pictorial on inletting a octagon to round barrel.. just scroll down the Builders bench a bit. Shows you the same technique that I use for inletting oct. swamped.. its really not that difficult. :v
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    Next Build - Lancaster

    :thumbsup: Nice. I normally use a 3/4" square bit to go down to the line where you cut with a band saw.. if that makes any sense :haha: Anyway it leaves less work for the 3/8" round bit to work, and you get to keep your profile to cut the ramrod groove the entire length. :v
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    Swapping out flint hammer

    I have switched hammers before.. I just silver soldered key stock in the square hole and re-drilled and filed it back in.. The joint is invisible when the screw is in place. :v
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    A little too much off the top...

    um.. setting fire with a candle or a lamp? maybe I should avoid heating the house with a wood stove?.. I wasn't saying my method of blackening was better.. just mentioning how I do it.. all in all its all about getting the same result. I have seen people paint too much lamp black on.. and was...
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    A little too much off the top...

    I tend to use a candle or lamp for blacking.. Usually one blackening will do the entire inlet by using a soft bristle tooth brush and a few drops of 3in1 oil. I have had people in my shop that think they have to dip back in the lamp black or hold over the lamp every time instead of...
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    A little too much off the top...

    :thumbsup:
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    A little too much off the top...

    Well that area is always a pain, don't feel too bad about it .. I would continue building, then make the repair after you have it closer to final finished shape.. I think it will tell you more about how to go about fixing it a little farther down the road. And it does look like you might be...
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