New Gun from Wood Guy

Luv2fdive · 10-30-2009, 08:00 PM

Enjoy , and thank you Wood Guy

Luv2fdive · 10-30-2009, 08:03 PM

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Dan · 10-30-2009, 09:09 PM

Wow! That looks very nice. Where did the handle come from? What are the stock dimensions?

Luv2fdive · 10-30-2009, 09:34 PM

Wood Guy made the handle, as soon as I receive it the shape lock project begins.

Length of the blank is 50", the butt end of the shaft is approx 6" from the back of the blank, or 44" from the nose. So the shaft will have to be 44" plus whatever overhang you want in front of the gun after talking with Dan and other info gather via here I decided to go with around a 13" overhang.

The exact measurement of the stock we will have to ask Wood guy to post or wait untill I receive it.

Wood Guy · 10-30-2009, 09:51 PM

The gun is 1-3/4" wide x 1-1/2" high at the butt, tapering to 1-1/2" wide x 1-3/8" high at the muzzle. Luv 2 Dive wanted it as streamlined as possible so I tapered it and rounded the corners so as not to require any ballast for floatation. It sinks by the nose with the 9/32" shaft and floats level with enough buoyancy without the shaft to add a camera mount or reel (hopefully!!) and still have positive buoyancy without the shaft.

I made the handle frame out of 3/16" ( Tin Mans design), but made it about 1/4" longer and a smidge wider to give me a little more room to weld around the front of the trigger guard. Tin Man's welding skills make my stuff look like a blind monkey did it- except for the wood part!

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This is the first gun I sanded using the mop sander I made awhile back- awesome smoothness with the 320 grit.

Dan · 10-30-2009, 10:06 PM

Is this a mop sander?

Tin Man · 10-30-2009, 10:06 PM

Nice! I like the dark color. Was the wood especially dark, or is that just a zillion coats of teak oil?

You really should start a thread and post some pictures of your mop sander. Seeing this gun, I need to take a serious look at building a smaller version.

psychobilly · 10-30-2009, 10:24 PM

Beautiful gun! Love the simple no nosense lines and the finish is awesome.

Wood Guy · 10-30-2009, 10:28 PM

Right, Dan. That's the drill press version. I'll start a thread tomorrow on the one I built. It has the arbor under a table and cranks up to the height you want. A drum sander is also built into the table, and there are drawers in the cabinet.

Jeff, the richness of the color is from the 320 grit sanding. With the mop sander it's easy so you don't cut it short. Lots of coats of oil helps too!

LOMartin · 10-30-2009, 11:50 PM

great work .. .