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Offline Adam Wetherington

Naive question for those more experienced than I....
« on: March 26, 2012, 08:26:32 AM »
Ok, so how do you guys tackle the task of taking a squared tang and turning it into a graceful rounded one like I see on French guns?

Adam
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Offline pathfinder

Re: Naive question for those more experienced than I....
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2012, 08:45:33 AM »
I inlet it with @ 1/8" showing above the line of the wrist,absolutly flat on the bottom of the tang,a sacrificial screw to hold it down,then file away. The higher the tang,the rounder it could be. Kinda easy when ya do it. I'm gonna brag a little,Kit Ravensher showed me how to bo that.
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Offline Adam Wetherington

Re: Naive question for those more experienced than I....
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2012, 09:14:48 AM »
10-4. And what about the outside shape looking down? File it before hand?
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Re: Naive question for those more experienced than I....
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2012, 10:03:07 AM »
i leave it high like pathfinder stated .  but i dont bring it down tell  i start shaping  the mortices .  once they are done , the finish shaping is done with a flile . thus rounding the wood and tang as one
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Offline Adam Wetherington

Re: Naive question for those more experienced than I....
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2012, 07:06:28 AM »
10-4. Thanks for the advice guys.
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