Pewter nose cap pour

[Archie Otto]

This is a previous trapdoor stock I did. It is really ugly IMNSHO so re-stocked with that hawken stock in the black powder section. Anyway, poured a nose cap on it. Give you guys an idea of how I did it just for the un-indoctinated. In this one I incorporated the sling mount into the stock due to lack of wedge keys or other devices to attach the fore arm to barrel.

 

[Archie Otto]

Everyone gets to build an ugly gun. This is the completed first stock in case your interested (or not). I whittled it by hand and it was my first attempt at that frustrating little adventure. The butt extension is goncalo alves (Jobillo) wood added cuz I cut it too short and the buttplate is buffalo horn.

 

[barnbwt]

Awesome! What's it like to shape that pewter? I will be working on a composite (as in "composed of pieces", not plastic) stock, and pewter might be a great material to use for part of it.

TCB

 

[Archie Otto]

Pewter is pretty soft and easy to file and sand to shape. It does tend to clog files and sand paper quickly. Polishing is quick wit a buffing wheel.