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...Is gonna be a muzzleloader rifle kit I bought a couple years back. Traditions long rifle pattern.

Knowing what I know now about finishes and finishing (as in oxidizing the barrel to protect it) a firearm, and having more appropriate tools and understanding, I feel much more comfortable going about do it "right".

For the barrel, I'm going to brown it with salt water and I'll polish all the brass and maybe even the screws. Gonna sketch out a design and carve it into the maple stock and try to do an inlay of sorts. I'm thinking brass wire.

This is something I've been ITCHING to do and again, I want to do it "right".

My intention is to do it all by hand and hand tools. No modern machines. And yes I do have vintage drills and files.
 
Wannabewoodsman said:
...Is gonna be a muzzleloader rifle kit I bought a couple years back. Traditions long rifle pattern.

Knowing what I know now about finishes and finishing (as in oxidizing the barrel to protect it) a firearm, and having more appropriate tools and understanding, I feel much more comfortable going about do it "right".

For the barrel, I'm going to brown it with salt water and I'll polish all the brass and maybe even the screws. Gonna sketch out a design and carve it into the maple stock and try to do an inlay of sorts. I'm thinking brass wire.

This is something I've been ITCHING to do and again, I want to do it "right".

My intention is to do it all by hand and hand tools. No modern machines. And yes I do have vintage drills and files.
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Percussion or flintlock ?
I’ve wanted a flintlock kit for a long time. Researched ‘em but never bought 🤔🙄
 
Wannabewoodsman said:
...Is gonna be a muzzleloader rifle kit I bought a couple years back. Traditions long rifle pattern.

Knowing what I know now about finishes and finishing (as in oxidizing the barrel to protect it) a firearm, and having more appropriate tools and understanding, I feel much more comfortable going about do it "right".

For the barrel, I'm going to brown it with salt water and I'll polish all the brass and maybe even the screws. Gonna sketch out a design and carve it into the maple stock and try to do an inlay of sorts. I'm thinking brass wire.

This is something I've been ITCHING to do and again, I want to do it "right".

My intention is to do it all by hand and hand tools. No modern machines. And yes I do have vintage drills and files.
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Beware... it's something that can get in your blood. Have not quite finished this one yet, all by hand from a rough blank.

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Wannabewoodsman said:
...Is gonna be a muzzleloader rifle kit I bought a couple years back. Traditions long rifle pattern.

Knowing what I know now about finishes and finishing (as in oxidizing the barrel to protect it) a firearm, and having more appropriate tools and understanding, I feel much more comfortable going about do it "right".

For the barrel, I'm going to brown it with salt water and I'll polish all the brass and maybe even the screws. Gonna sketch out a design and carve it into the maple stock and try to do an inlay of sorts. I'm thinking brass wire.

This is something I've been ITCHING to do and again, I want to do it "right".

My intention is to do it all by hand and hand tools. No modern machines. And yes I do have vintage drills and files.
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Sounds like a good idea and project!
Is on to do list here too.
 
Wannabewoodsman said:
My god! That's beautiful!
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Thank you. One word of caution, less, is more. Inlays and wire are wonderful, if used sparingly. Do not over do things, old rifles were normally simple tools with an understated elegance. Depending upon the person who ordered them, very ornate were saved for the upper classes, who showed them off but used them little.

The hardest thing to get right with longrifles, and knife handles is the elegant lines. I fell into this trap when I first started and made big clunky rifle and more than one ugly thick knife handle.lol
 
Wannabewoodsman said:
Percussion cap. Wanted a rock lock but couldn't afford it at the time. Happy to help with questions as I researched heavily
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So it's 1:15 AM... I started on my rifle at 9:00PM.. I thought it had only been maybe 2 hours.. in that time I've polished the butt stock pieces, fixed two boogers screws and polished the heads and worked the stock down with a rasp and sandpaper going from rasp to 80 grit to 120 to 220 to 320.
I had to soak the brass pieces in hot soapy water because masking tape was sticking and the glue wasn't coming off after years. The sponge with a brillo side slightly polished it so I decided to go further with it. Going to pick up some brasso tomorrow.

In that leather (picture 2), you can see all the brass that got removed in the jeweler's rouge.
Time FLEW by. This was so much fun! I am going to incorporate this professionally somehow. Period.
 

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Wannabewoodsman said:
So it's 1:15 AM... I started on my rifle at 9:00PM.. I thought it had only been maybe 2 hours.. in that time I've polished the butt stock pieces, fixed two boogers screws and polished the heads and worked the stock down with a rasp and sandpaper going from rasp to 80 grit to 120 to 220 to 320.
I had to soak the brass pieces in hot soapy water because masking tape was sticking and the glue wasn't coming off after years. The sponge with a brillo side slightly polished it so I decided to go further with it. Going to pick up some brasso tomorrow.

In that leather (picture 2), you can see all the brass that got removed in the jeweler's rouge.
Time FLEW by. This was so much fun! I am going to incorporate this professionally somehow. Period.
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Well done, like I said, it can become an obsession lol
 
Sld1959 said:
I really think that is the only way with these old time pieces, it just feels, Right..
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Couldn't agree more. I mentioned that very same thing in class. We're discussing cerakote and other types of coatings and one of the questions for a discussion was "Are spray on coatings the finish of the future".

I can't picture the man or woman who builds their percussion or rock lock gun wanting to cerakote it.
 
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