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Craftsmanship => Gun Building and Repair => Topic started by: Tom Sawyer on June 07, 2014, 07:39:51 PM

Title: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Tom Sawyer on June 07, 2014, 07:39:51 PM
UPS man dropped off my Fowler Stock Blank yesterday, Cherry.
Can't wait to get started on this
From Pecatonica Long Rifle supplys
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: huntinguy on June 08, 2014, 11:28:08 AM
ya wouldn't be interested in posting some details about the build now would ya  :P

Ain't much can compare in beauty to a nice fowler.
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Tom Sawyer on June 09, 2014, 08:11:34 PM
My New England Fowler build with a Cherry Stock.
the barrel is a Rice , 46 inches long , oct to round, 12 gauge from Buckeye Barrels
the Lock is a Round Face English Lock from Jim Chambers
I'm going to Friendship this weekend and hope to pick up a trigger guard and butt plate
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: huntinguy on June 11, 2014, 02:26:48 PM
yep, sounds like it is going to be nice  :hairy
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: gunmaker on June 11, 2014, 03:23:37 PM
Watch out you don't set fire to your hand---those things really spark !  Great choice of parts....
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Tom Sawyer on June 23, 2014, 05:49:02 PM
Went to NMLRA at Friendship and got a Butt Plate and Trigger Guard from Reeves Goering
Nice castings
Made a couple of rough cuts on the stock
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: huntinguy on June 24, 2014, 01:14:29 AM
This is looking good. :toast
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Tom Sawyer on July 13, 2014, 08:49:27 PM
I spent about 40 hours inletting  the Barrel and Tang  and I have the Ramrod groove and hole drilled.
Ready to start the lock inletting next
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Tom Sawyer on August 23, 2014, 07:41:59 PM
I installed the barrel lugs and pinned the barrel to the stock, Inlayed the lock, butt plate.
Shaved the wood down alittle.
I made the trigger and installed it, working on the ram rod pipes now.
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: huntinguy on August 24, 2014, 12:35:32 AM
You are making very nice progress. I like the lines of her.

You inlet the butt plate? That must have been a tricky job.

Did you build the wooden chest in the background? That looks like some mighty fine work too.
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Tom Sawyer on August 24, 2014, 09:23:44 PM
You are right, the butt plate was little tricky, It took me a couple times to get it right.
My next door neighbor built that box for me, holds my shooting stuff,
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Tom Sawyer on September 15, 2014, 06:35:23 PM
I cut the Trigger from this plate, did a little polishing
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Tom Sawyer on October 05, 2014, 07:00:35 PM
Well I have all the inletting done, down to sanding and final shaping, Cherry is a different wood to work with than the maple, learned a lot from this build
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Bigsmoke on October 05, 2014, 07:14:41 PM
What a joy to watch this materialize.
Great job so far.
John
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: huntinguy on October 07, 2014, 02:31:42 PM
:hairy
looks very nice.
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Tom Sawyer on October 26, 2014, 05:05:07 PM
Finished the Fowler Last night , shot it today
I used Easy-Off Oven Cleaner for a stain, came out real nice, hand rubbed 8 coats of Tru- Coat.
Polished the lock and Barrel
I made a frt. sight from sheet brass in a heart shape, It's a little high for now, I'll trim it when sighting in.
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Tom Sawyer on October 26, 2014, 05:07:55 PM
A couple more pics
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: snake eyes on October 26, 2014, 08:08:02 PM
Tom,
         :bow  :th up

snake-eyes  :shake
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: huntinguy on October 27, 2014, 12:34:32 AM
Nice job.
Oven cleaner for staining the stock????? New one on me. Got some details on that?
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Tom Sawyer on October 27, 2014, 06:43:20 AM
I used Easy Off oven cleaner, contains lye, chemical reacts with the cherry wood and turns brown, much like Aqua Fortis and Maple.
Spray on , wipe off, neutralize using vinegar, water.
my 1st time trying it, worked great.
Title: Re: My New Fowler Project
Post by: Hanshi on October 27, 2014, 03:26:19 PM
Never heard of the oven cleaner stain before but it sure did work.  That is certainly one nice, graceful fowler you built, Tom.