Posts by Don Paul

After Irish beat USC.. I Sawed off and filed the stock handle loop from the bottom and added a old school green tuna cord loop.I do not trust the stock plastic loop for any fish over 10 lbs if the gun is rigged inline to a drag line. The tuna cord came from a roll I got from Charlie Sturgill before he passed away. I lashed the line with Dacron the way he taught me .... can still see his machinist's hands, twinkling eyes and big smile from the last day in his garage above PV.

I cut the the abb shell disks for inlay from my first Cali abb taken in the mid 70's when I moved here.
The cutting tool is made from a Ti tube the same size as the handle pin. A drill press and water spray keep the dust and heat down. ( Always wear a mask as abb dust is very bad for your lungs).

Cheers, Don

Quote from Klebersonws

Yes Dan! you are right ! unfortunately I didn't read your old post. But I yet have hope! I'm doing some thing here that I believe this will works! I'll contact you later and I'll send pictures.
Regards,
Kleberson

Are you cutting them 2 inchs and installing laces? Terry Maas used to do that with his old Cressi Rondels to fit his foot. He would burn the lace holes with a hot nail.Once the laces were tied to fit loosely he did not not have to retie each time he wore the fin. Sorry I have no images.

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Splendid!! That is the nicest handle I have ever seen. What a great touch on any gun

Thanks but I have been doing a poor job of getting the digital camera to show the curves. I may have to go natural light and B+W exposure....back to making the pin and the Notre Dame ...go Irish.

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After sanding with 220 the forth coat is a charm....still wet, will check for flaws in the AM, maybe the last coat.The tiger stripe pattern changes as the handle moves. I may use this wood for the handle of a gun I will build next year from a older gun drawing I made in 1985.

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Nice Tuna ....he was nice and calm until the diver left the snorkel in his month on the head shot....;)

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Great story mate, just wait till you see Huka Falls and Bay of Islands I love NZ. You may want to hook a dragline
to the gun soon before you meet a 50 kilo kingie.

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I love this section of the forum. Thanks for displaying some of your fine work Phil. I'm a big fan of your work and commitment to fine quality on your many projects, a true craftsmen and artist who shares with the brotherhood of the sea.

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Nice Daniel, you must have been freezing your butt off.

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I don't know if this will work ?

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Happy Thanksgiving Guys.

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Welcome mate, several of our guys speak Spanish here as well.

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Quote from luxemburg

I will see if I can get a sample sent over.
Your epoxy seems to have a nicer and brighter finish than the west systems.

How does it buff and whats the consistancy compared to wests 105/207

I have Phil's epoxy on two guns, the finish is more clear then 105/207. I cut one gun with 1000 and buffed
with some old Liquid Ebony ( fine polish compound) after 60 days to a mirror finish. (This was due to road rash from a bicycle crash). I put some left over resin in a cup on the roof of my carport for 9 months of Cali summer sun, it is as clear as water. I used to be in love with a product called Sterling (LP) twenty years ago, it was very expensive but the gloss was nice. I feel Phil's product has a much better price point, is easier to work with and produces a finer finish.

Cheers, Don Paul

I really love this Phil Herrannen resin system, if you use it by the book it produces smooth bubble free and fish eye free glass like finish. I'm happy to say my burnish spots are gone and I'm only 2 coats away from completion. Tonight I'm drilling some abb shell disks to plug my Titanium tube with. ( Wear a charcoal mask when making any abb shell dust, bad for the lungs) Here is a pattern of my fish sight that I will be cutting from thin Ti sheet and bluing with a mini torch.Its bound to make the shaft go faster. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

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PS that's a reflection in the first image not a fish-eye.

Quote from Marco

Hi Don,

I know you already used it. At what pressure? How many shoots?

I shot it first with 30 bar of Nitrogen about a dozen times, then found a leak in the piston seal.
Then I converted it to Tomba vacuum barrel, and shot it about ten times @ 20 bar.

Back after work.

Cheers, Don

Going to re-sand the rear of the handle to see if I failed to remove the two dark spots that might be burnish marks from the belt sander..... or knots.

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Update before I leave for work.
After a light sanding with 220 my burnish blemishes are gone. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Do to the pressure I would look for a used muzzle, when the sun bake on it the plastic may fail. E-bay is another good place, I'll have a look and come back.

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Quote from psychobilly

Don't worry about the glue line. Those little imperfections just tell you the product is hand made and it gives the gun some character. Just like when some music artists recorded some background static noise along with their music when cd's came out because digital music sounded too ''clean''.

Awesome work BTW!

Thanks it was a real back yard project, except for the G10 core I milled at a friends. I wanted to see what I could do with a belt sander, a hack saw and hand drill and cheep kid labor.

Cheers, Don

tulocote is there a dive shop nearby, lots of shop old air gun parts laying around cheap, Cyrano have been around for a while. could you run 400 lb mono through the hole some one drilled and loop around the barrel and crimp?

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Great great stuff

Just for you LunkerBuster the good the bad and the ugly, here is 1st thin coat of Phil's resin. I flamed out 3 small bubbles that came out of the open grain. Tomorrow I'll sand with 220 and foam brush on the next coat, 4 to six should really do it. My glue line is wider than I like but I'll have to live with it.me and the kid had fun.
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More images..

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