The DeeperBlue.net Gun Building Extravaganza - Gun Options 6 - Handle Timber Choice

[Stephan Whelan]

Moving onto the next poll in the DeeperBlue.net Gun Building Extravaganza - Handle Timber Choice.

This poll will be open for a week when we will open the next poll - Handle Style. A pre-poll discussion is being held in the following thread.

[foxfish]

Interesting choices, I figure the handle is a pretty important issue so let get talking on the descusion thread.

[Pastor]

I like a contrast in the handle. What's the thoughts on the skeletal frame, bonding metal to wood?

[foxfish]

I think you would have to mechanically fix & glue.
There is a technique for bonding ally & wood with epoxy - you need to abrade the ally with an epoxy mix & wet & dry paper & then make the joint. Ally starts to oxidise immediately the abraded surface is exposed to air, this technique is design to avoid gluing the oxidised surface in preference to the pure structural alloy.

[foxfish]

Bump - we have 8 voters so far!! Come on guys it wont be long befor every one has a chance of winning this superb piece of workmanship. The winner will not only have an amazing gun but a gun with a documented & built in history, a gun like this will be worth a lot of money. So please become interactive with us & vote on the pols.
Cheers Mart.

[podge]

I went for the Satin or Lime option for no real reason than I like the sound of it.
Wish I could bring more input to the front but speargun design isn’t one of my strong points and like all the polls so far I’ve voted for what I would like to see in my perfect gun which is probably not what many of you would see as the perfect gun.

[foxfish]

But that is what it is all about mate - thanks.

[foxfish]

Hmmm - 18,000 members - 15 votes!

[Marwan]

bubinga baby!! i like the sound of it..reminds me of a scene in scarface when they were harassing a guy called rebenga...R-e-b-e-n-g-aaaaa
fox that makes it 16!

[Pastor]

The excitement brimeth over, now 18 votes

Just been looking at the photos of the gun as is. Is there enouvh wood in the offcuts to make a fully customised handle? Would be OK for a universal by the look of it. If the stock was 50mm which and it's been cut into to the tune of 18mm then surely that only leaves 32mm.

Bubinga would be a very nice choice, a beautiful red orange colour mmmmmm

[foxfish]

I have built many riffle stocks, air gun stocks & target pistol handles, I think the most impressive results have come from multi laminates. Whatever the wood plenty of 2-3mm laminates will look superb.

[ILDiver]

Originally Posted by foxfish

I have built many riffle stocks, air gun stocks & target pistol handles, I think the most impressive results have come from multi laminates. Whatever the wood plenty of 2-3mm laminates will look superb.

^^^ I'm with this feller ^^^

[foxfish]

20 votes now, might not be many but it cant get much closer with three options in the running!

[sunfish]

I chose the offcuts option simply because I think that will blend better with the rest of the gun. As Foxy said, I think multi laminations will look good.
I suspect most people won't know what all of those woods look like. I know I don't. I'd know the oak, walnut, satin, and yew but not the other two.

[Stephan Whelan]

Since this vote ended in a TIE BREAKER - we've created a poll to decide finally.

http://forums.deeperblue.net/spearo-...er-choice.html