"Period Correct" rifle rests....pictures

[rbertalotto]

Had some time to kill last night so I went to the wood shop and banged out a few rests for BPCR shooting....






This is a piece of Deer antler for the tightening knob.....







More pictures here:
http://public.fotki.com/Rbertalotto/thi ... ing-rests/

[Pitchy]

Dang thats nice, might have to make if ya don`t mind.

[1894c]

Dang thats nice, might have to make if ya don`t mind. 8)

was just thinking that this would be a great project for Pitchy...

rbertalotto -- you could make some coin with those... :)

[FWiedner]

You and I obviously have vastly different ideas about what banging something out means.

Nice work!

[rbertalotto]

Thanks Folks.....

You're more than welcome to copy.........after all, that's where I got the idea....

At some point when I retire I'm hoping stuff like this can keep me into "primer money"

[allhands]

I love them! What did you use for raw materials, and how did you shape them? I made a very crude set of shooting sticks (cut 2 hardwood saplings, wrapped the uppers in leather thongs) but would love to know more about the process...

[RIHMFIRE]

outstanding!....... great job........

[kimwcook]

outstanding!....... great job........

[rbertalotto]

Everything there was cut from one 8' piece of 3/4 X 8" Oak board. (I actually made a second set of cross sticks for my buddy out of this board)

All pieces were cut on a $300 table saw and the edges rounded over with a router. The holes were done on a drill press. All pretty simple woodworking. The hardest part was routing the slots. This I did on a small router table I rigged up on one of the extensions on my table saw. I drilled a hole in the extension and mounted a router from below. Worked great!

The Deer antler "knob" was cut from an old deer antler I had hanging around. Drilled a hole in the backside and epoxied a 5/6 bolt to it. A "T" nut was epoxied into the sliding block on the rear and a thin piece of oak glued over the top so you can't see it.

The copper rings on the legs of the cross sticks were cut from a piece of copper tubing I bought at Lowes. Hammered into shape and crimped over with a set of vice grips and a hammer.

The "points" on the legs were made from 1/4-20 bolts and then cold blued.

All the hardware on the benchrest was also cold blued after the zinc plating was sanded off.

The felt was found at the Dollar store. It is used under furniture so it doesn't scratch the floor. It is 1/2" wide and has a self adhesive backing. A couple upholstery tacks hold the ends from coming undone.

The walnut knobs on the cross sticks were cut with a hole saw from a piece of scrap. A couple bolts were epoxied into one side and "T" nuts on the other.

Lots of fun making this stuff and now I feel "Period Correct" when shooting the Rolling Block, 1885 and Sharps!

[olyinaz]

Very nice.

Oly

[Chuck 100 yd]

Very nice work my friend!!

[Sixgun]

Nice quality work---and well thought out. -----------Sixgun