Padauk Super Euro build

    So this is my third gun build, and I think I've learned enough from my mistakes that I'm willing to show the build in the progress.


    This is a four piece, vertical lam build out of Padauk. The blank is 1.6" X 2" by ~63". The intended result is a high power rear handle gun with an open track and shooting a 5/16" shaft. I'll be using a Neptonics reverse trigger, and I plan on incorporating my muzzle idea from this thread:


    http://spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=124135


    If you look Tin Man's post #8 in that thread, I've decided to go with the top sketch as far as how the metal or CF tubing will interact with the end of the gun.


    I've only gotten one work session in so far, once I finish up grad school finals and get my work schedule finalized for the summer I'll be able to get more done. So far I've routed the open track, the trigger pocket, and a recess to bring the handle inline with the shaft. I am thinking of extending the recess to include the reel.


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    Alex

    Cant wait to see how that muzzle comes out!.. btw how much does a mill like that go for these days?? is it a bridgeport?

    Haha I can't wait to make my super hole gun at Dean's shop. You're gun looks sweet, but mine is going to be a one of a kind~

    It might be nice to extend that recess to include the Reel. You could also think about including some kind of "Ramp" into the center of the bevel to allow the Line to peel off unobstructed.


    Looks good so far, interested to see what the Muzzle looks like. I still can't figure out what you and Tin Man are talking about, so I'll wait and see.

    [quote='behslayer','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=53039#post53039']It might be nice to extend that recess to include the Reel. You could also think about including some kind of "Ramp" into the center of the bevel to allow the Line to peel off unobstructed.


    Here is a primitive one made from White Sea Bass Otolith bridging a tapered ramp on my old Tiputa gun. The ear bone bridge prevents line from finding it's way under the wood and 6061T6 spool, which would be '' Bad to the Bone'':D


    Cheers, Don

    Thanks for the feedback guys.


    Here are the latest pics from when I last got some work done on it (a few weeks ago).






    Alex

    Quote from monster slayer

    Super nice, is padauk a good wood to work with? Is it easy to drill and carve? Congratulations


    So far it's pretty easy to mill and chisel, though it probably dulls tools quickly since it's harder than teak. The sawdust has stained my clothes too.

    Alex

    Quote from Don Paul

    [quote='behslayer','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=53039#post53039']It might be nice to extend that recess to include the Reel. You could also think about including some kind of "Ramp" into the center of the bevel to allow the Line to peel off unobstructed.


    Here is a primitive one made from White Sea Bass Otolith bridging a tapered ramp on my old Tiputa gun. The ear bone bridge prevents line from finding it's way under the wood and 6061T6 spool, which would be '' Bad to the Bone'':D


    Cheers, Don


    Thanks for cool suggestions guys.


    Jon/Behslayer- Look at Gikas' page, my muzzle idea is sort of similar to one of his, except a little less intricate.

    Alex

    I laminated it to be on the safe safe with a longer, bigger blank that I'm investing a lot of thought and time into.


    I made a solid blank for a shorter gun out of the same piece that I bought. It was all pretty cheap at $50 shipped for two guns' worth.

    Alex

    hey maybe you missed my post is which reel is being modeled on the gun? it looks alot like an RA but with a different spool in-out knob

    Don,
    You're awesome.
    When I said Ramp in this case, I meant for the line coming off the reel in a forward position. Like a Recessed bevel into that Chunk of wood infront of the Reel so the line would have a place to sit.

    Quote from behslayer

    Don,
    You're awesome.
    When I said Ramp in this case, I meant for the line coming off the reel in a forward position. Like a Recessed bevel into that Chunk of wood infront of the Reel so the line would have a place to sit.


    I know;) just showing the flip-side.My reel's beveled front edge is flush with the barrel, by winding the last turns to the top of the spool my line is ''tight for the bite''.


    Cheers, Don

    "Great mother ocean brought forth all life, it is my eternal home'' Don Berry from Blue Water Hunters.


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