Latest build...

[onkelhedde]

Thought I would share a few pics of my latest build...
The gun is a 90cm (bandstretch) euro, made of 3 vertical lams sapele/teak/sapele.
I have quarter sawn the sapele to really bring out the shimmer in this beautiful wood.
My other guns have a tung oil finish, but this one is finished with 8 layers of Le Tonkinois varnish.
I have long wanted to make a trigger guard out of wood to make the guard and handle sort of "flow together" and I think it came out fine.
It has not been fired yet, looking forward to that.
Hope you like it...

 

[-Paddy-]

Very nice gun. Well done!

 

[Broseidon]

That is art. Stunning.

 

[manalive!]

Speargun porn. Excellent work!!!

 

[scallywag]

Like your work, stunning lines. My minds in overtime planning my next build! Is that a homemade trigger mech or off the shelf?

 

[onkelhedde]

It is a Pursuit trigger mech, which is the same mech produced by Nile Divers.

 

[sjurba]

werry nice! exellent work!

 

[jan998]

hey is it possible to get all instructions and dimensions becouse i want to build it too..

 

[onkelhedde]

Hi Jan, I am honoured that you like my design so much that you want to build one for your self. I am sorry that I can not provide you with a complete build along, but it is a bit too complex to put into words. I can tell you though, that it is made up of vertical 3 lams (with 2 added side pieces) and at the widest point it is approx. 60 mm wide and at the tip it is approx. 28 mm wide. The handle is a mortise and tenon joint and is manually shaped with rasp and sand paper.
If you have specific questions to your build I will see if I can explain.
Good luck with your build.

 

[jan998]

Hi, thanks for that much help that i can even begin guilding it.. But i want to know if is there even possible to get plans and sketch for this or any other speargun or is this your own design.. If you know for any please tell me.

I have one more question, what kind of wood is this? Is it maybe teakwood?

Thanks for now!

 

[onkelhedde]

there is no sketch availabe on this gun, it is my own design.

the gun is made of teak (center lam) and sapele mahogany