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bobw Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1929 Location: NW, Iowa Joined: Mar 19^th, 2013	Re: Next Project, Hepburn Walker Patent Configuration Reply #480 - Oct 21^st, 2025 at 8:20pm	Print Post
	Thanks eeryone. bpjack wrote on Oct 21^st, 2025 at 7:38pm: For octagon forend sanding I use a 24" #3 barrel with the sand paper taped to it. The barrel being slightly tapered allows me to use whichever end I need. I mostly open up existing channels for larger barrels. I think I managed to make a flat bottomed one from scratch once. Wood work is not my thing at all. Jack Jack, I cheat on the forearm barrel inlet. Since I have a mill, I machine the bottom flat close to the width of a flat at the small end of the barrel, where the forearm stops. It’s deep enough so the sides can be trimmed down to where I want the finished forearm. The side flat width is also milled to the small end barrel total width. I then cut the 45 degree sides with a router bit, connecting the bottom to the side flats. The bottom flat of the inlet is done at this point, I have a perfectly flat bottom on the forearm. I then inlet the forearm down on the barrel until I get full contact on this forearm flat by the barrel and then stop. I then inlet it back until contact with the fame in made. Most of this could also be done with a router. Bob

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bobw Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1929 Location: NW, Iowa Joined: Mar 19^th, 2013	Re: Next Project, Hepburn Walker Patent Configuration Reply #481 - Oct 24^th, 2025 at 6:17pm	Print Post
	I haven't had much time to get work done in the shop the last couple weeks and probably not for the next couple weeks either. Have family here the next 10 days. I don't do much hunting anymore, but it's the pheasant season opener here in NW Iowa tomorrow. According to the road survey this should be the best we've had in 30 years. We use to be die-hard pheasant hunters, but don't work very hard at it anymore. But, I do get a few minutes here and there in the shop. Here's where the wood is right now, got it sanded out to 320 today. Splashed with alcohol showing grain and natural color. Bob

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rifleman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 331 Joined: Aug 4^th, 2015	Re: Next Project, Hepburn Walker Patent Configuration Reply #482 - Oct 24^th, 2025 at 6:54pm	Print Post
	Oooooooooohhhhhhh Yeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhh!


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3813 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Next Project, Hepburn Walker Patent Configuration Reply #483 - Oct 24^th, 2025 at 7:21pm	Print Post
	Swoon.


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Kurt_701 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1029 Location: Missouri Joined: May 20^th, 2004	Re: Next Project, Hepburn Walker Patent Configuration Reply #484 - Oct 24^th, 2025 at 7:43pm	Print Post
	Very nice wood.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17231 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Next Project, Hepburn Walker Patent Configuration Reply #485 - Oct 25^th, 2025 at 10:54am	Print Post
	Wowser! Going to be tough to take your eyes off the wood to take in the whole gun!

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