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Step 6The butt
The barrel of the gun needed a butt. This was made from a table leg that seemed to be the right shape. I stained it darker and drilled it, put in a couple of dowels and using some brass tinplate brackets, screwed in some extra support before I glued the dowels.
I put the "hard to screw in" part of the bracket (screw #1) before gluing, think about angles while assembling stuff.
It holds quite well.
I used Gorilla glue, which foams after an hour or so, and you have to wipe off, but it makes up for the messiness of my drilling. (Always use small drills and then a few larger sizes when drilling oak or metal).
The tinplate things were very small so I held them with vicegrips while drilling into an old phonebook (to protect the finish). I work outside on a cinderblock because I don't have a workshop, the cinderblock and phonebook work well for supports.
(drill then holes for the butt finial from step 12 now too)
I put the "hard to screw in" part of the bracket (screw #1) before gluing, think about angles while assembling stuff.
It holds quite well.
I used Gorilla glue, which foams after an hour or so, and you have to wipe off, but it makes up for the messiness of my drilling. (Always use small drills and then a few larger sizes when drilling oak or metal).
The tinplate things were very small so I held them with vicegrips while drilling into an old phonebook (to protect the finish). I work outside on a cinderblock because I don't have a workshop, the cinderblock and phonebook work well for supports.
(drill then holes for the butt finial from step 12 now too)
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