I appreciate you putting out these videos. I think they're really good. I was wondering how you go about keeping the breech wall straight as you go down with your chisel especially one so small?
It looks like an incannel (the type of bevel grind on the edge) gouge with a cranked neck. The cranked neck helps paring (slicing cut) along the surface without the handle getting in the way. Most gouges that you will find for sale, today, are outcannel gouges with the bevel on the “outside” of the blade. Pattern-makers had a diverse assortment of chisels and gouges to make a wood pattern of a part that would be used to make a sand mould. Cast steel would then be poured in the mould to make the metal part. Pattern makers used to use gouges like these. You could very likely use a more common outcannel gouge but you would need to change the angle in which you hold the tool to the wood; likely riding the bevel along the wood surface so that you make thin, paring cuts. I would probably take a card scraper with a radius that is close to the barrel’s radius and scrape out the final shape after roughing out the general dimensions with the gouge.
Damn man you well and truly know what you're doing you have me feeling i can actually tackle a project like this.
You can do it!!!
The sheetmetal pad to pry against is a great trick.
I appreciate you putting out these videos. I think they're really good. I was wondering how you go about keeping the breech wall straight as you go down with your chisel especially one so small?
Can you do a video on your tools you use building the rifles ?
That's a great idea!
Plzz tell me this tool name plzz sir
It looks like an incannel (the type of bevel grind on the edge) gouge with a cranked neck. The cranked neck helps paring (slicing cut) along the surface without the handle getting in the way. Most gouges that you will find for sale, today, are outcannel gouges with the bevel on the “outside” of the blade. Pattern-makers had a diverse assortment of chisels and gouges to make a wood pattern of a part that would be used to make a sand mould. Cast steel would then be poured in the mould to make the metal part. Pattern makers used to use gouges like these. You could very likely use a more common outcannel gouge but you would need to change the angle in which you hold the tool to the wood; likely riding the bevel along the wood surface so that you make thin, paring cuts. I would probably take a card scraper with a radius that is close to the barrel’s radius and scrape out the final shape after roughing out the general dimensions with the gouge.