Hello, I’m working on my first plank build (modeled after an H Rupp) and have a couple of questions.
The first question I have is, does my touch hole position look acceptable from an ignition standpoint? It’s .235 from plug face, centered on top of bolster line, but slightly above barrel center line?
My next question is, what I should do with the .466 length of remaining wood that the back of the bolster is currently resting on (from the barrel meets tang line to back of bolster). It looks to me that Rupp would have gone with a straight vertical edge from the tang line? My bolster, what I’ll call “wall,” appears to be rather tall (Siler). I could file this down?
Not to scale diagrams attached. I should have written “gently remove” instead of SAW!
Thanks!
The first question I have is, does my touch hole position look acceptable from an ignition standpoint? It’s .235 from plug face, centered on top of bolster line, but slightly above barrel center line?
My next question is, what I should do with the .466 length of remaining wood that the back of the bolster is currently resting on (from the barrel meets tang line to back of bolster). It looks to me that Rupp would have gone with a straight vertical edge from the tang line? My bolster, what I’ll call “wall,” appears to be rather tall (Siler). I could file this down?
Not to scale diagrams attached. I should have written “gently remove” instead of SAW!
Thanks!