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need help on building a CVA Jukar Kentucky

Started by Ringo, July 11, 2012

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cornfed

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July 12, 2012 Last Edit: July 12, 2012 by cornfed
Ringo, I did alot of studying , online and in books, about the architechure and dimensioning of rifles. Still studying. in fact I took the forestock down so far the supplied nose cap could not be used so I poured a pewter nose cap with the help of a good frend and building mentor. more pix to come.Look at the 2nd pix in my first post and I actually took the wood smaller than that brass nose cap.

cornfed

cornfed

#16
July 12, 2012
lock panel reshaping

cornfed

#17
July 12, 2012
other side and nose cap set up for pouring pewter. Some of these are out of order because of file size.

cornfed

#18
July 12, 2012
here is other side

cornfed

#19
July 12, 2012
nose work before shaping pewter with files.

cornfed

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July 12, 2012 Last Edit: July 12, 2012 by cornfed
and after,more pix after work of in my A.M. tomarrow when I stop today.

cornfed

#21
July 12, 2012
 more pre-fitting, I hand made the lock screw  bolt "washers". There is no real school depicted by this rifle as it was a total experiment of trying different things I had read about. I even broke the original trigger guard so the same friend and I sand cast a brass replacement.

Ringo

#22
July 12, 2012
That's a hell of a job you did there, Cornfed !
I wish I was able to do as well... I also wish I had someone near me who could give me advice.
Sometimes, one can feel lonely staring at a piece of wood in his hands...

cornfed

#23
July 12, 2012
I even tried my hand at relief carving after taking a carving class at the local woodcraft store. The flower is off of a southern bohemian flag where my ancestors came from. The flower is about 1/4 the flag.

cornfed

#24
July 12, 2012
You have the net at yer finger tips and many people who are more than willing to help with questions. Just take yer time.

cornfed

#25
July 12, 2012
more

cornfed

#26
July 12, 2012
and more

Ringo

#27
July 12, 2012
Quote from: cornfed on July 12, 2012
You have the net at yer finger tips and many people who are more than willing to help with questions. Just take yer time.

I only have 2 problems to solve : I am gifted with two left hands, and I am shy of the mistakes I might do.
I am a white collar, quite efficient with a computer, but completely helpless when it comes to handcraft.  rdfce

mongrel

#28
July 12, 2012
One of the most important things to remember as a novice builder is to take your time, and don't bite off more than you can chew. Sounds like you're already going to have both your left hands full ROFL, just assembling this kit into something shootable -- don't worry about excess wood removal or carving, this time. Your kit will assemble into a perfectly functional firearm for you to enjoy and learn from. If you're motivated to try something more complex, by successfully completing this gun, time enough then to decide to try to achieve something more than a simple assembly.

When I started building, I built entirely from scratch, mainly for financial reasons but also because I simply love to make things. My first rifle was quite possibly the most hideous shooting tool ever devised by man (I have yet to see one uglier). However, it worked. I tore it apart and built a second one from the same components and a new slab of wood. It was a LITTLE better. Thereafter I bought barrels and locks and bits of hardware whenever I had the money, and built more rifles, and on each new project I assigned myself a new technique to try and learn. Like you, Ringo, I had no mentor to show me the way -- I looked at pictures and read articles and applied what I saw and learned to my own work. Be patient with yourself and, if a mistake is made, remember that even the most masterful of the old masters made mistakes -- the reference books are full of pictured proof, if you look closely. One thing that made a master was the ability to transform the mistake into something that appeared to have been intended to be that way, all along, or at least to acceptably conceal the error.

I will make your life a bit easier with the promise that, if you stick around this forum and participate, and seek guidance when you come up against a puzzle or a problem, and in spite of that you bugger up your stock -- I will make you a new stock and install however many of the parts you need me to, if you will send them for me to fit to the wood. I'll leave the last shaping, sanding, and finishing to you, so you still have a learning experience, but your rifle won't be a complete loss if something goes terribly wrong with the stock you now have.

And, by the way, since there are already holes drilled for the steel joining pins, but the holes are undersized -- go to your nearest hardware store and buy an inexpensive electric drill and set of drill bits. These are the proper tools for enlargement of holes in wood, and a drill is a very versatile tool for any person to own. Determine the correct-sized drill bit to match to your pins. You will find that if you start slow and let the drill bit guide itself, it will follow the path of least resistance through the wood, meaning it will center itself in the existing pin holes and do a perfect job of enlarging them on center IF YOU ALLOW IT TO. I know people with such control issues that they would turn to the right on a straight road simply because they're incapable of going the way the road takes them. This will get you nowhere but a lot of grief in your project. Let the drill bit follow the existing path of the pin holes and all should be well.

Having accomplished that, come back to us with your next question or questions, and we'll be standing by to answer. Good luck.
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