Pistol/dagger project

when u say seal the back of the ivory....do u mean seal in the way of moisture getting absorbed by it or?.....thanks for th info bruce....ryan
 
Sam Salvati said:
OH BOY IT'S GETTIN THERE! This is amazing Bruce thank you very much for sharing the most awesome process. Like any true master, you know what you are doing and make it look easy :) .
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Maybe I shouldnt tell ya that I made two left sided scales the first time :eek:
 
ryan9977 said:
when u say seal the back of the ivory....do u mean seal in the way of moisture getting absorbed by it or?.....thanks for th info bruce....ryan
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Yea, the back side can absorb moisture and lead to warpage later. I believe it helps stability too. The bolsters are slightly dovetailed to also help capture the scales and keep them straight.
 
Continuing on the scales.
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Are you making this for sale to anyone (no, I can't afford it) or did somebody commission this piece? Those scales are amazing, BTW! What will you fasten them with?
 
I have been watching this thread since the inception. WOW what a great piece. Every post is a leap in craftsmanship. So well executed words cannot describe. VERY COOL Bruce.
 
Edro20 said:
Are you making this for sale to anyone (no, I can't afford it) or did somebody commission this piece? Those scales are amazing, BTW! What will you fasten them with?
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My customer ordered a pistol/folder but I made this instead. If he doesnt buy it I will place it for sale and make him the folder. Ive had this one rattling in my head too long and just had to do it.
I drilled and counterbored the scales for 2-56 screws to match all the other screws.
Thanks for the kind words.
 
Let's see....x=y so a=b and f is a constant....so the delta of the cosign is equal to.....ah, hell, I think he's saying it's great, Bruce!
 
bruce...i know you are going to have this engraved....r u gonna do anything else to the ivory except the radius that you carved....like scrimshaw or anything else.....do you do any engraving yourself or do you have engravers that you work with.....ryan
 
I decided the main spring and the trigger return spring needed to be replaced. Dan Gray sent me some 1095 for the new one. I cut them out and heat treated them. They needed some grinding to reduce the hammer pressure. Here is the results.
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This is what it looks like in the "cocked" position
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The final test is to fire caps. Remember I switched to a "muskett" nipple and cap. The caps are much bigger and easy to use compared to the tiny #11 caps. Another advantage of the musket caps is they stay in one piece when fired unlike the small #11 caps that scatter shrapnel and sometimes draw blood.
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I shot about 15 or so and only had one missfire so I think my hammer spring and contact area for the cap is very good. After the hammer and trigger are heat treated they will be smoother with virtually no drag resulting in even better striking speed.
 
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