New Build Newbie

    Hi all,
    I'm new to this site and I must say there is a lot of info on here to keep you busy for hours/days. I love to fish and I love to swim... so why not combine the love of two into one... so I decided to build me a speargun... I have the tools and a little bit of skill so I'll put them to use and build me a SG... I started off with the wood next I'll be buying the trigger mech and shaft I think that they are the next important parts for this build. I would need your help and guide to complete this buid, it will be like it's OUR gun...I plan on tapering the gun, I don't know if there is a "standard" size for SG... but after finial thickness my plans for the gun is to be 2" wide... taper down... height will be about 1-5/8" or 1-12/16" ...this thread will be more like a pictorial...because I have no idea what I'll be doing enjoy and your inputs are welcome
    Specs:
    Padauk 60" don't know what the complete size will be...meaning length
    handle will be laminated:: wenge, purple heart veneer and hard ash
    Titebond III
    handle frame
    Tuna or reef mech: if I go with the tuna, it's because I will not have to sq the edges
    Shaft: don't know what size yet..???
    line anchor
    line guide
    Muzzle bungie
    rubber bands: 2 or 3..???
    Epoxy....



    Started with the beautiful piece of padauk





    on this pic I plan the two middle blanks to 1/2", that way when I plan it sq... I can have my lams the same dem...



    here is a pic of the new handle woods




    Blank being glued up, I had to take it inside to use a longer table....



    Edited 4 times, last by blacqfins ().

    G'day Blacqy


    All sounds good but a bit of a friendly warning, Titebond 3 is not suitable for full submersion so please make sure that the epoxy coating is thorough and well maintained.


    If anyone is making a timber laminated gun and epoxy coating them, I would recommend gluing the laminates with epoxy too. (Just my 2 cents)


    I am looking forward to more photos of your progress.


    Kind regards


    Darren

    Just a suggestion, but if Dan's store is not far from you I would recommend based on what many have said on this forum a walk down to his store and a chat with him... He has built a few guns and seems very willing to help new builders.
    Speargun Trigger Mechanism

    A bad day at sea is better than a good day in the boatyard
    George Steele


    Thanks for your 2cent

    To straighten and square my blanks I first run them through one of my table saws with an extended fence. (2.4m long clamped into position, see the tool on the right of this picture)



    I then put them through one of my thickness planners.


    You can also use a jointer:


    Alternatively you can do it manually with a plan, straight edge and square. I used to do it this way and you can achieve perfect results. Please season your blanks and once made close to the dimensions required, I season them again. (Some of the timbers I use are unstable but they are just so pretty).


    Best of luck and ask as many questions as you like.:thumbsup2:


    ..Thanks

    Thanks Dan. Not perfect but ever evolving into what I always dreamed about.


    Should post the back deck? When you are designing sometimes you need a little break.




    No the beer fridge does not always look like this, just special occasions. ;)


    Sorry for the off topic post.:nono:

    I have another Q?? about hard ash, how will is hold up as a speargun?.. reasons I wanted to use it because of the color of the would.... that way I'll be able to dye it a blue/green color and of course completely seal it with epoxy.. it's not as hard a teak or padauk... bit it is hard ash...:D

    [quote='blacqfins','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=85521#post85521']I have another Q?? about hard ash, how will is hold up as a speargun?.. reasons I wanted to use it because of the color of the would.... that way I'll be able to dye it a blue/green color and of course completely seal it with epoxy.. it's not as hard a teak or padauk... bit it is hard ash.





    Ive used white ash for structural wood in old airplanes and boats, but I have never made a gun from it. They do use it for snowshoe frames after steaming and bending the wood. It is in the olive wood family


    Cheers, Don

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


    Spearfishing Store the freediving and spearfishing equipment specialists.

    Quote from blacqfins

    I have another Q?? about hard ash, how will is hold up as a speargun?.. reasons I wanted to use it because of the color of the would.... that way I'll be able to dye it a blue/green color and of course completely seal it with epoxy.. it's not as hard a teak or padauk... bit it is hard ash...:D


    Can you post the scientific name? In Australia we get so many timbers with the same common names or names like Oak which are not Oaks at all.:confused1:

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