How to Install an Ebony Forend Tip on a Rifle Stock | MidwayUSA Gunsmithing
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- An ebony forend tip is an elegant addition to any custom rifle stock. Watch along as Larry Potterfield, Founder of MidwayUSA, installs an ebony forend tip on the stock for his Nearly Perfect Safari Rifle. Using a block of ebony obtained on a previous safari, Larry shows how to rough shape the tip, permanently attach it to the forend, and finish shape it for a pleasing appearance. This is a straightforward stock making process that anyone can perform.
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My first instinct is to defensively say that I could do this if I had all the right tools all the time, but then I realize that the guy is such a master that he makes everything look easy. Dude is legit.
The lesser the skill you have the slower you must go.
Only fools and experienced people go quick and its easy to tell which is which based on the quality of their work
Nice job. The one thing that I might have done different is to use a high quality epoxy instead of the standard wood glue due to the oil in ebony. As a woodworker, I really enjoyed the video.
Just watched 2 hours of Larry Potterfield manhandle all things firearms. Yeah, this channel is good stuff.
I counted no fewer than 331 ways that I could screw this project up quickly.
Jokes on you I would screw this up 365 ways
I lost count at 433
Knowledge and skill, patience, and attention to detail! Few have it all together. Such fun to watch Larry attack a project!
hello,
my name is Larry potterfield and you are are hearing African public Radio
now playing afropop
More like Mugumbo's Greatest hits.
God! I love this music.
Although this music is not indigenous to West Africa it does invoke memories of the summer of '82 I spent there.
Love it Larry. Beautiful,custom handmade job. That is a beautiful piece of Black Ebony too. It's getting really hard to find pieces that uniformly jet black where I live. A little additional tip for people using Black Ebony. If you can't find a piece without lighter colours in it & you want that jet black look use a little alcohol based black leather dye & let it dry.It looks funky before a clear coat but goes jet black when you apply clear. It really makes a less than ideal piece of Ebony pop.
Larry has every tool under the sun.
Man, that ebony looks like an amazing material to work with. It's very attractive.
This is like one of those "things you didn't know" type videos.
I'll never look at a long gun the same again, knowing the potential process!
I was looking for the Gunline Bedding tool shown in the video and seen that it's no longer available through Midway. It seems all of Gunline's checkering tools and W.E. Brownell tools are gone as well. I'm bummed to say the least. By the way, I love the music. It leaves me feeling excited as I watch the videos and imagine the incredible lands this rifle and it's owner are off to in the the future.
I love the guys videos don't get me wrong but he makes it look so easy but in reality its hard
Yep.larry is a. True gun smitty
Your music for these shows are beautiful
This whole project is true artistry. I wish I had the time a materials to do something like this.
He is the CEO of an Nationwide Operating Companie... And he has the time to do stuff like this!
Damn ebony is such a gorgeous wood.
Yep, goes perfect with some ivory.
Once again Larry does not disappoint
Wow! You made that look so easy. And step by step it sure is. Working from a flat to a curve.
I use radius gage to check my radii when doing this type of work. It makes the work more accurate and quick to completion.
Could always just turn it
Ebony is about 4 times as dense as walnut. Adding 2 inches ebony to the forend is a similar weight to adding 8 inches walnut. Not sure if this is strictly cosmetic- it has to affect the dynamics of recoil, no?
What a fantastic point. Im holding some ebony now this stuff is dense
Watching these videos over and over
I can only imagine how botched it would look if I tried this. It's always nice to see a skilled craftsman at work.
Reeeeee
You sir are a true craftman.thank you for your videos.
Not how I expected, but it works. Love Midway, but make some house branded checkering tools that are as good as the old W.E.B. and G'line...
People are running out of options as MMC is fading away and Dem-Bart cutters Ned wider teeth that are more easily sharpened.
It's time for the "Midway - Battle Checkering Set."
Maybe this'll help: www.gunline.com/products.html
Black Ebony is difficult to turn. It is possible,actually,I do it regularly but,unless you are going to do large numbers this is probably the easiest way.I see what you are saying though,cut down on the hand labour & I totally agree.I would have cut the block down more.Get it closer to the finished shape.He seems to enjoy working with the wood though. lol Both of us are coming at it with the idea of getting the job done faster but,if you are doing it for the enjoyment,faster isn't always better
Much thanks to Larry , I use to just eat applesauce and bananas until Larry made me a set of Ebony false teeth , bless you Larry
Great video.learning this in my gunsmithing class..wish I would of started gunsmith school about 30 years ago,ha...
Gives me amazing calmness
I’ve never specifically done this, but I gotta think that instead of immediately glueing the block on, it would be much easier to do a dry fit with the dowels, mark the contours on the ebony, take it to that belt sander and knock down 95% of the material, then glue and finish. Saves from accidentally marring the stock as well.
All that does is add an extra unnecessary step. Larry did it correctly.
Thanks for all these tips and how to’s I have enjoyed every one of them!! Thanks again!!
I don't think you used enough wood glue.
+s0nnyburnett Elmer's must be a sponsor.
It was kind of erotic.
Just me...
he uses titebond glue
Bigger the glob, the better the job.
He did say to *fill* the dowel holes.
the amount of craftmanshift is strong in this one
This dude is the Bob Ross of guns.
I guess I never thought about how one could make round things in wood. Now I need to find a project to try this.
wow I never thought that it would be shaped by hand great video as always
I used a sharpie. Way easier bro
Problem with a sharpie is the ink can bleed into the wood
@@kylesellers3826 my exact thought, messed me up repairing rifle stocks
Guys it was a joke he just turned the forend black with a sharpie rather than making one put of ebony
Did you get the sharpie in Africa?
lol I understand the shaky hand thing. It is a very neat wood.I can see why you thought it was resin.Even in person you have to look close to see the grain. It's very hard & strong but it is brittle. My problem turning it is chunks break out. High speed,really sharp tools & go really slow & it can be turned.I am far from an expert in wood & I learned so it can be done but it does take a learning curve & that is really expensive wood to be breaking a few pieces getting the technique down
Try the carbide tools for turning. I've found they work quite well with the harder woods.
the stockmusic is strong with this one
He's like my Bob Ross
Jeff Nardi AMEN!
you mean Rick Ross ,
amiright ?
Happy little stock 😌
Really nice work I would have also wanted some spacers in
Impressive. Larry makes it look easy.
Wow now I just need to book my usual trip to Africa to get the ebony. I wish I'd thought about it the last time I was there 😔
I wish I knew where I could get that, as well as those cross bolt inlays and a grip cap all done to my Kimber stock
beutiful wood work. Quick question: why use "standard" wood glue vs. epoxy which I think has greater holding power in all times of environmental conditions?
i live by epoxy. stuffs like liquid steel.
I'm quite sure that wood glue has actually been shown to hold better than epoxy in a wider range of conditions.
I don't know if you have ever used West System, but would bet a dime to a dollar on the holding power of that vs wood glue any day of the week. Wood fails before bond does.
Jim Massey epoxy glue is not good when working with rifle stocks as when you come to finishing sometimes on oiled stocks it shows up more where the joint is and the finishing oils don't penetrate as good as it does into wood glue also it's stronger with wood and not as brittle as epoxy when fully dry and hardened, I know this as I use this in my rifle stock work
"That looks pretty good." (perfect)
Belo trabalho qual o nome dessa ferramenta q você usa para fazer o entalho onde vai o cano ?
brought back from Africa really
I don't get to Africa much anymore. Well, never actually.
Needs oiling but not as often as others. You use lemon oil if you don't mind the smell. You can find oil formulated for ebony at your local guitar stores such as Guitar Honey or Fret Doctor! There's others. How often depends on were you live, how it's stored, as well as the quality of the ebony. Keep in mind some ebony is actually dyed to make darker. This often the case on ebony used for instruments. If it starts turning colors (usual brown) and the grains start to show up its probably dyed.
i'm from Brazil, and this are awesome !!! wants to live there
i would have liked to see it finished ,,,, your a better man than me , id have had it on that belt sander ages ago ,,, but im not the gunsmith lol
wonderful craftsmanship
did you go to school for any of your mastered skills or was it something that was passed down from generation to generation? I would really like to know.
Great job , you sound a little like Marlin Perkins
I listen to this video for the music
man with lathe in background makes round shape by hand
Are there any other types of wood that people use for tips? And can someone add a tip to their stock without doing over the stock?
If you can mathematically explain how you can create a shape and then demonstrate to completion, master gunsmith 👍
Wow man I love you video
I learned a lot from you 👍
Thanks
Amazing work
Honestly love these videos.
Like a BOSS, as usual! Thanks for the video.
could you guys do a 10/22 trigger job video for those people who can't afford a timothy or volquartsen custom trigger pack
thanks and keep up the videos
If I were to put the rifle stock and ebony tip in a vacuum chamber during the glue up stage, would that result in a better glue up?
+WarBerJr02 I believe it would be a little better using a heavy plastic vacuum bag chamber, it would ensure there is no chance of the clamp damaging the trigger cut-out from over-tightening it too.
Herb your skills are incredible! How can one practice these techniques without messing up a nice stock? How did you hone your skills?
I guess he did it the way all artisans did. By messing up a lot during his career.
Practicing on scrap.
I love your videos, they make me question my decision not to become a gunsmith when i was 15 years old haha.
But please... Would you ever consider unsing the metric system? This measuring turns me crazy :D
Wow thats art at its finest.
Wow, impressive!
Greet
Gun inginiar
I like your all video
Gun docter
It has made me very creative
I came for the knowledge, I stayed for the music..
Larry you are the nuts my friend
Nice to see ur not cutting corners...
I think Larry might have violated the Federal Lacey Act.
Why? And what is the Federal Lacey Act?
+Sphere723 African ebony is not covered under the Lacey Act because it is not a protected wood in that country. if it was from India or Madagascar, then yes, importing it would be illegal.
+Andrew B (IrishRebel92) Well yeah, but what about the prostitutes?
Sphere723 touche sir, touche...
That's nice wood work on a gun stock.
05:57 could you please share the „bit more math“ you are using to calculate the lines. Or does anyone know a source where to find a detailed description. Thank you
beautiful work as this tool calls you open the pipe channel?
It a barrel bedding scraper.
Looks great
That's art!
I want to see the finished stock.
Would love to have you as a gun smithing instructor
Excellent info. for a guy about to do this himself. You better not let Mr. Wesson ( my high school shop teacher) see this. He’s be all over you for the amount of glue you used.
That ebony saw dust looked like coffee grounds!
Good method for rounding it out but a but time consuming and complicated. Why not just eyeball it?
Because it won't look as good. Always better to plan and take your time, why rush for a sloppy rifle?
An ebony forend tip isn't really that time consuming. Now jeweling a bolt body, THAT is time consuming as all hell.
Because he’s building an heirloom quality custom sporting rifle, not an ikea coffee table in a college apartment. Also because he’s a consummate professional and not a hack.
I would like to do this to a Pedersoli Scout carbine
So much skill!
NAKASSA NA NA NA NAKASSA NANA NANA NAKASA
Verry good
I like it
what kind wood is new part? what the name?
does ebony need a superficial treatment or not?
Is that a Peruvian panflute I hear in the background? Now I can’t stop thinking about South Park.
Qual nome dessa ferramenta pra abrir a canaleta
What about an oak forehand ?
Nice video!!!
interesting, i searched ebony foreskin tips and ended up here. At least i learned a thing or two.
Amazing Mr.
qual e essa madeira escura que voce usou?
Such amazing work!
I like u man so so so much u r an artist.
say anyone know what they usually use for the white spacer in between the ebony and the stock?
BloodTheif its just for looks but played off as shock absorption
Ivory
Or White Vulcanized paper. (also known as Fishpaper)
It used to be ivory but now it's just white polycarbonate
Does anyone know the name of this ebony wood on the tip?
looks to be Macassar or Gabon ebony, both can be very pricey.
Kunta Kintay