My latest build

Archie Otto · July 19, 2014, 08:59 AM

1884 Trapdoor in a Hawken stock.

**4V50 Gary** · July 19, 2014, 09:01 AM

Looks nice. May we have another shot of the poured pewter nose?

Pahoo · July 19, 2014, 12:49 PM

Nice work and my compliments. .....

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May we have another shot of the poured pewter nose?

Same here and even the cheek area. ....

Be Safe !!!

Archie Otto · July 19, 2014, 03:17 PM

Here ya go

aarondhgraham · July 19, 2014, 03:35 PM

That's just pretty,,,
Nice job my friend.

Aarond

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Hawg · July 19, 2014, 03:50 PM

Looks good. I always have liked those Gemmer Hawken's.

**4V50 Gary** · July 19, 2014, 11:01 PM

But for the recessed angle, it's very much like a rifle carried by an Indian in The Outlaw Josie Wales. Look for it over the left shoulder of Ten Bears. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWCvi-XvQuo Well done.

gyvel · July 20, 2014, 03:08 AM

Here's a dumb question for ya:

I assume pewter has a melting point of at least several hundred degrees or more; How do you keep it from charring the wood when you pour it?

**4V50 Gary** · July 20, 2014, 06:45 AM

Pewter has a low melting point and its heat won't harm the wood. In fact, you're supposed to heat the barrel where it'll contact the pewter to improve the flow.

Hawg · July 20, 2014, 08:13 AM

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But for the recessed angle, it's very much like a rifle carried by an Indian in The Outlaw Josie Wales. Look for it over the left shoulder of Ten Bears.

The nose cap is kinda similar in that it was poured but the Indians rifle is a muzzle loader.

JWT · July 20, 2014, 09:02 AM

Beautiful piece of craftsmanship indeed!

Tidewater_Kid · July 20, 2014, 09:15 AM

I really like it! nice job!

**4V50 Gary** · July 20, 2014, 09:58 AM

Hawg Haggen. Yep, you're right. The movie had a muzzle loader and you can see the ramrod. My point of interest though is poured pewter noses. I did two last semester and it's the first time in years that it was done at that school. Sorta-kinda remembered what Hershel taught and besides drilling some holes into the stock to help the pour hold, heavily graphited it to facilitate the pour. Used a pencil and drew all over it and later learned that we had graphite in the tool room. Because of the stock (ramrod channel begins after the cap), I couldn't duplicate that widow's peak as was done in the movie gun or in Archie Otto's gun.

Tidewater_Kid · July 20, 2014, 02:39 PM

Here's a bit better picture of the end...

TK

Hawg · July 20, 2014, 03:54 PM

I've never poured a nose cap but I've poured a few knife butts and bolsters.

Archie Otto · July 20, 2014, 07:38 PM

The pewter will get hot enough to char the wood if you let it. I use a toothpick to test the heat of the pewter. Dip the toothpick in and if it comes out burned it's too hot, wait a hew seconds and try again.

July 19, 2014, 08:59 AM	#1
Archie Otto Member Join Date: January 7, 2013 Posts: 18	My latest build 1884 Trapdoor in a Hawken stock.

July 19, 2014, 09:01 AM	#2
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,872	Looks nice. May we have another shot of the poured pewter nose? __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

July 19, 2014, 03:35 PM	#5
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	That's just pretty,,, That's just pretty,,, Nice job my friend. Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

July 19, 2014, 11:01 PM	#7
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,872	But for the recessed angle, it's very much like a rifle carried by an Indian in The Outlaw Josie Wales. Look for it over the left shoulder of Ten Bears. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWCvi-XvQuo Well done. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

July 20, 2014, 06:45 AM	#9
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,872	Pewter has a low melting point and its heat won't harm the wood. In fact, you're supposed to heat the barrel where it'll contact the pewter to improve the flow. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

July 19, 2014, 03:17 PM	#4
Archie Otto Member Join Date: January 7, 2013 Posts: 18	Here ya go

July 19, 2014, 03:50 PM	#6
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,210	Looks good. I always have liked those Gemmer Hawken's.

July 20, 2014, 03:08 AM	#8
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	Here's a dumb question for ya: I assume pewter has a melting point of at least several hundred degrees or more; How do you keep it from charring the wood when you pour it?

July 20, 2014, 09:02 AM	#11
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	Beautiful piece of craftsmanship indeed!

July 20, 2014, 09:15 AM	#12
Tidewater_Kid Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 925	I really like it! nice job!

July 20, 2014, 09:58 AM	#13
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,872	Hawg Haggen. Yep, you're right. The movie had a muzzle loader and you can see the ramrod. My point of interest though is poured pewter noses. I did two last semester and it's the first time in years that it was done at that school. Sorta-kinda remembered what Hershel taught and besides drilling some holes into the stock to help the pour hold, heavily graphited it to facilitate the pour. Used a pencil and drew all over it and later learned that we had graphite in the tool room. Because of the stock (ramrod channel begins after the cap), I couldn't duplicate that widow's peak as was done in the movie gun or in Archie Otto's gun. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

July 20, 2014, 02:39 PM	#14
Tidewater_Kid Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 925	Here's a bit better picture of the end... TK

July 20, 2014, 03:54 PM	#15
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,210	I've never poured a nose cap but I've poured a few knife butts and bolsters.

July 20, 2014, 07:38 PM	#16
Archie Otto Member Join Date: January 7, 2013 Posts: 18	The pewter will get hot enough to char the wood if you let it. I use a toothpick to test the heat of the pewter. Dip the toothpick in and if it comes out burned it's too hot, wait a hew seconds and try again.