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Worth1 · September 13, 2016

A funny thing happened on the way to the gouge.
The electricity went off in the middle of boring the rifle barrel out.

Here are the steps.
I measured the outside diameter, it was 5/8 - 15.8 so I bored it out to 29/64 or 11.5 mm.
Then it was ground down on one side and a bevel ground onto the outside and honed.
Took all of about 15 minutes.
It works great and the old Mauser barrel steel holds a great edge just like I knew it would.

Homemade wood turning gouge out of scraps.

Some of these scraps I am using date back to the late 30's and 40's.
If it was one barrel I had it was made in 1938 I dont know because they are all from WWII and 8mm.
The other barrel it could be from was from Austria and made by Steyr in the 40's.
I never throw away good steel.

Worth
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September 13, 2016	#88
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	A funny thing happened on the way to the gouge. The electricity went off in the middle of boring the rifle barrel out. Here are the steps. I measured the outside diameter, it was 5/8 - 15.8 so I bored it out to 29/64 or 11.5 mm. Then it was ground down on one side and a bevel ground onto the outside and honed. Took all of about 15 minutes. It works great and the old Mauser barrel steel holds a great edge just like I knew it would. Homemade wood turning gouge out of scraps. Some of these scraps I am using date back to the late 30's and 40's. If it was one barrel I had it was made in 1938 I dont know because they are all from WWII and 8mm. The other barrel it could be from was from Austria and made by Steyr in the 40's. I never throw away good steel. Worth 20160913_164518.jpg Last edited by Worth1; September 13, 2016 at 06:18 PM.