Gorgeous grips. I like the dimes idea.

This rifle is going to be two barrel set in .500NE and .450-400. Still a lot of work to do but it is coming along nicely. Ive done a lot of the work on this one including but not limited to the stock making.

last one for now. This is a single shot falling block we made. It is a .45-70 w. 35" octagonal barrel. It will be used as along distance match rifle. Still a bit of work, but its nearing completion in a few weeks. Ive done nearly all the work on this one.

The customer requested a damascus grip cap, butt plate, and forend inlay for his single shot .45-70.
We didnt have any billets, so away we go...

I didnt get enough pictures of the process.

First step is to layer your dissimular steels. In this case we used 1018, 1084, and L6; 19 layers to be exact.
You must stack the steel first, then weld the seams. After welding the seams the billet goes into the forge to be forge welded and pressed. Bars are drawn out in our hydrolic press to a length of 22" or so.

Once cooled down we cut the billet into 5ths, about 4" in length each. For proper forge welding and end result you also must remove all slag from the previous time spent in the forge. Since we started with 19 layers and cut it into 5ths, we then stack the billets which will result in 95ish layers. before going into the forge we weld the seams agian

The forge welding, drawing into a bar, cutting, removing slag, and stacking happens agin. This result in a billet with 475 layers. At the end we press the bar in the hydrolic press using a special die that looks like gear teeth. this draws the steel grain structure into a ladder style pattern. You'll see below on a butt plate what im talking about.


billet being cut into 5ths after the first forging process:

billets cut and starting to remove slag


billet on the welding bench for arc welding. seams on the sides and ends are welded

Way on down the road turned into grip cap and forend inlay. Just after etching:


Grip cap heat colored and lacquered(bad picture):


Butt plate made, heat colored, and lacquered. the damascus shows up great!:

You have mad skills, bro!

Love seeing your work.

DUDE...that is SICK!

Nice!!

That stuff we talked about months ago is happening...late this Summer.

Thanks for the comments gentleman.

Well, my girlfriend seems to have misplaced my digital camera charger. I guess lets resort to cellphone pictures.

Heres that .45-70 match rifle all finished up.

You never disappoint...nice work bud!

True art right there. Can I ask how many man hours went into the creation of this heirloom?

Absolutely beautiful! Anyone shooting 45-70 in long distance competition is a shooter!

-ww

The single shots are a lot easier going than the doubles, this one still took around 200hrs.

Awesome looking gun

What y'all do is nothing short of amazing! Thanks for sharing.

Spectacular!

Pretty Sweet looking Rifle! I am working on an AR build right now.

That Damascus sure tops off one sexy arse build sir! Wow. I mean WOW! To be a fly on your wall would be an honor. Truly beautiful pieces of art.

Those are just plain awesome. I really enjoy staring at these pictures. Keep on with 'em. They are nice.

There hasn't been anything on the work bench in a while...nor have I had a workbench! Good news is I will be putting my name on guns now!

Purchased my own shop near home(two miles) and have been in renovation mode. Almost wrapped up:

Wish you were closer. I'd love to help get that project finished!

I just went thru this whole thread again and I feel like I just watched a full on porn and I'm gonna get in trouble by the misses! I feel so dirty! Lol