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Drilled and installed the barrel pins today. Started inletting the trigger plate.
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Hatchet Jack - we are living vicariously through your build!!!! We need more pics and update on your progress....LOL
I am enjoying your journey building this rifle.
 
I received some supplies from TOTW. Cards, Wads, a .600 Lee double cavity ball mold, ramrod tip, cleaning jag, and ball puller. I'm a long ways off from shooting this smoothbore but I'll be ready when she's done!

Anyway finally getting back to the build after being down with a cold I'm working on inletting the trigger plate.

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It took some cold smithing to widen it out and shape it to cover the routed area but I'm please with the tight fit.

Alright now I need to make a drill press jig and drill the tang bolt and tap the trigger plate. Then pin the trigger.
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Drilled the Tang Bolt and tapped the Trigger Plate. The head on the tang bolt was too big in my opinion so I turned it down to make it smaller. My guide worked very well.

I've been practicing some carving and engraving between working on the Fowler as plan to do a little on this piece. I spoke to Mike Miller out at the Fall Nationals last week. He's a really nice guy and a master builder. He's agreed to help me with my carving skills once I get the Fowler assembled. This will be a great opportunity to learn from such a master artist.

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Call me jealous! I've been waiting for my Chamber English Fowler since September, I guess a fancy chunk of walnut is hard to come by... Not a big deal, I told Barbie that since it didn't come last winter that I wouldn't get to it until next. She assured me that it would be a very nice representative of the species when I do get it...

Looks good so far, keep up with the pics!



I ordered the new england Fowler in March. I ordered the extra fancy Maple. Guess I'm in for a wait.
 
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