Reloading blocks

[DaveT]

Ovenpaa.... I do a fair bit of woodworking and had a number of offcuts ...made this to hold 100 cartridges in two blocks of 50 ..... I like to work with cartridges ready for powder charging or bullet seating etc on the left and ones that have been processed get transfered to the right.

The one in the picture has a leather lined tray for primers and dies etc in the centre so all is kept together / handy.

I have made a number of these to suit various calibres in Utile (Mahogany) , Oak and Ash.......... to sell at any sort of profit would easily push them into £75 plus bracket so not really viable I guess...... and so its just for my own use unless a ready source of hardwood offcuts could be found.

Its a shame because the picture does not do it justice.... and in the end although nice tools are my 'thing' it doesn't of itself produce any greater accuracy!

DaveT

[ovenpaa]

It is a lovely looking piece of furniture. I find it very rewarding to make and use something that nobody else has. What else do you make?

[DaveT]

It is a lovely looking piece of furniture. I find it very rewarding to make and use something that nobody else has. What else do you make?

Agreed.... and I make all of our furniture from Beds to book-cases to doors etc etc..... nice to have something unique (and often far better quality than what you can buy!) ....... I have made items for others but its very hard to get across the true costs of taking raw materials (including the waste that preparation generates) through all the processes to finished product.... most want something nice BUT VERY CHEAP and that just doesn't 'fly'.

I don't have metalworking kit however... thats why I will soon be 'on your ear' for tapping some fired brass for the Hornady Lock & Load Tool!!!

Cheers

DaveT

[ovenpaa]

]Wood is far from cheap these days, my favourite is Oak, ideally English Oak but it is desperately expensive so I have to make do with European. The current project is our bathroom which is finished with Oak skirting, architrave and door, it has worked out well so far. Before that it was the kitchen which gave me a chance to buy a biscuit jointer. I try to make a list of six things I need a tool for before I buy it then I can justify it to myself. It works for me :)

I also like to use traditional hand tools as well, and have some of my Grandfathers who was a cabinet maker. They come out from time to time to make shavings and never fail to delight me even if I do curse them on occasion.

I have taken to working on wood stocked rifles over the last couple of years, nothing sensational, just odd things to personalise them such as Ebony butt pads and shortening the length of pull etc. Only on our own rifles and it was fun to see the look on Christel's face the first time I took a saw to her beloved rifle but we discuss what we are going to do, then I do it and she helps. All good fun.

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