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Hmmmm let's see --- I have had problems with one barrel maker and I am sure that Frank will appreciate you bringing that up but I will not comment on it! lol Please find a post where I have "trashed" a Smith? Put up or STFU you made the allegation now back it up!! Jim does nice work my post was just a retort to the remark about "firewood" on the English being cut into slabs for curing on a different post. In this instance your hummingbird butt has overloaded your alligator mouth  . | |||
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Let's please try not to trash this post. Thanks, Steve ACGG Life Member, since 1985 | |||
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Keep looking---he is not a Smith and there is a lot more to that than meets the eye!!! Look real hard because it does not exist!! Will look at this later--leaving for a hunt tomorrow at 3am. | |||
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No need explaining Hoss, I don't really care what this exchange is about. It just shows others on this forum that don't already know, jusy what they are really dealing with. | |||
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SDH, you are absolutely right. I have deleted my posts and won't engage with BH again. | |||
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Jim, Your work looks great! Screw the detractors. Interesting grip cap. I hope you show a picture of that thing when it is installed. Keep the pictures coming, you have a lot of talent. | |||
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Yes Jim, please continue. They are invigorating, to say the least! | |||
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Anyone else think that cats is back? 577NitroExpress Double Rifle Shooters Society Francotte .470 Nitro Express  If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming... | |||
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Well back again. I got a bit caught up so I got back to the Rigby The following pictures show how I take the majority of the extra wood off and at the same time I establish the flat surfaces where I want them. I use a combination of an end mill for pofiling and a fly cutter to establish the flats.          ket.com/albums/g83/Jkob60/416Rigby014.jpg[/IMG]Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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Awesome work Jim, this is killing me! Rod -------------------------------- "A hunter should not choose the cal, cartridge, and bullet that will kill an animal when everything is right; rather, he should choose ones that will kill the most efficiently when everything goes wrong" Bob Hagel | |||
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Really neat watching a high grade rifle being born! Thanks for the peek into how your mind (and tools) work.  | |||
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Nothin to it. Just take away everything that doesn't look like a gun stock. Huh Jim?   Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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I'm impressed, Jim- flaco | |||
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Hellish interesting- the photo of the "stepped" cuts on the buttstock and the following one showing the next phase of the wood removal is fascinating. I too really like the photo of the initial cut for the distinctive grip cap. I guy has to be pretty secure in his abilities and methods to share them with us like this. | |||
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Jim, I love the work inprogress photo's. Pictures of the bulk material removal always make my stomach turn. One wrong move and you have a live time supply of knife hands. | |||
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Finished and checkered coming up shortly Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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This is a great thread. The photo journal of this rifle being created is really amazing. Jim, you've got some amazing skills. I can't wait for the next series of pix. _____________________________________________________ No safe queens! | |||
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Mr. Kobe; I may be seeing more fiddleback than what might be tool marks. A picture is worth a thousand words... but, the finial shaping I would think was done by hand? The picture of the grip cap and buttplate look to be flush. Does raising the grain and sanding in the stock keep you flush with the cap and buttplate? Is there more wood there than what I'm seeing? Thanks, I'm here to learn and thanks to this forum and thoes that will show there work...it's a gift to all of us! _____________________ Steve Traxson | |||
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The final sanding is done with the grip cap and buttplate in place. I do not raise the grain per se, I fill and then sand in the finish. the wood is brought flush with the metal parts with sanding after filing it down. Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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Good show....would you care to submit it for ACGG membership? You're way ahead of the curve anyway... | |||
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Thank you for answering my questions. I have used the mill for small wood work on a mill but even seeing you do this I dont think i would attempt it myself, to much clean up...  A true pro with a diffrent way of doing this! It's not finished, so keep the pictures coming, I like that stock. _____________________ Steve Traxson | |||
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Jim, thanks for taking the time to stop and take pictures and post them! I really enjoy and appreciate seeing how it's done and then seeing the final results. It's really interesting to see some of the little thing like fitting the grip cap with the points. When I see the finished work, I look at it and think how in the dickens did they ever do that? Thanks again, Allen It's a Mauser thing, you wouldn't understand. | |||
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the following pictures are of the checkering; how I lay it out and the finished product at 24 LPI.         Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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Fantastic!! How's the lucky recipient doing? Man to commission a rifle like that! Dare to dream! | |||
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Old Minnesota boy is doing good. Butch | |||
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Very nice work indeed Jim. :::SIGH::: where were you when I was ordering my custom rifle...Life's not fair  jorgeUSN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Very nice pictoral Jim, the rifle looks great. Shane Thompson | |||
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Beautiful! | |||
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Very nice to see these great photos Jim. Thanks. Please keep them coming. Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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Just found this thread; glad it got back on track, and not mired down in a bunch of nonsense, as happens too many times. Beautiful work, Jim! Look forward to seeing more. Thank you for taking the time to share it with us. Jeff | |||
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Jim: I haven't seen that grip cap before. It appears to be two inter-connected pieces with no screws left visible. How do the 2 pieces interlock to allow removal for blueing, engraving etc. and still maintain positive lock-up? Appears to be a very tidy touch. I can see by what you accomplish with the mill that I am still doing it the hard way. Thank you. stocker | |||
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That is one hell of a nice rifle you have there Kobe! I mean it an-wow, good job! And thanks for taking and posting the pics. I know that was a good deal of extra work for you, but I am sure I speak for most on this board that your extra work has now been enjoyed by many. WIthout the pics just the rifle owner would enjoy it. This way, we all get to enjoy it along with him. Can't wait to see the finished product. | |||
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That is the first one of those I did. The grip cap was brought to me by the owner, and engraver. The cap is dovetailed to the inside piece somewhat like the dovetail on the Leupold front scope rings. It is held in place by a spring loaded pin that slips into a detent in the outside/bottom part. I don't know where he gets them. Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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Ahhhh; logical and clever. When the first picture appeared that showed the large hole for the dovetail but not the top piece I thought it was a dummy with provision for cast alignment. Then the hole disappeared and it took a while for my pea brain to grasp there was a second component. I like the idea that the engraver can work on that part with no disruption to the fitting of the base to the stock. Very neat. Thanks for the explanation. stocker | |||
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Jim, I really appreciate your taking the time and sharing this photo tutorial with us. We do have one thing in common when working with wood. You know that pile that was under the stock, the chips and shavings? Well I am just as good as anyone at making those. Only problem is that when I have created them I can't find anything that resembles a stock left!! I wish I had 2% of the talent you and the other artists exhibit here. Really a beautiful job. Please keep the instalments coming so that we can see the finished product. Really great work. Thaine "Begging hands and bleeding hearts will always cry out for more..." Ayn Rand "Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here, we might as well dance" Jeanne C. Stein | |||
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Here is an update to a really old thread. This rifle is being engraved by one of the local engravers and was displayed at the ACGG expo in Reno last year. It will be displayed again this year along with another project that I have done if it warrants approval by the members to gain full membership in the guild for me. Wish me luck. Jim Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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Great thread. I had no idea the sling swivels, grip cap and butt plate were fitted when the stock was still basically in the raw state. | ||
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Very nice work. I too love these work-in-progress pics. Break a leg Rich | |||
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Jim, you and Duane are to be applauded for doing the progress photos. They are a great way to see how things are done and appreciate the level of work and craftsmanship that goes into a full custom job. Very nice work. Mike | |||
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Good luck Jim. Do you have pic(s) of the finished Rigby, as well as the other one your taking to the ACGG Expo? Rod -------------------------------- "A hunter should not choose the cal, cartridge, and bullet that will kill an animal when everything is right; rather, he should choose ones that will kill the most efficiently when everything goes wrong" Bob Hagel | |||
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