A little help with a project

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  • bigred

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    Nov 18, 2009
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    I’m looking to put a strap like in the on a wood forearm, not sure on the best way to attach it.
    Has anyone done it, what’s the best way without cracking or ruining the forearm?
     

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    DutchV

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    Link isn’t working, tried searching but not sure I’m finding the right thing.

    They're screwing with you, which is what you should expect for asking a serious question. Next up will be dikfers and henways.


    I'd inlet a steel strip into the wood on the inside, with holes drilled and tapped where you want them. Or use T-nuts.
     

    John from MD

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    Look at brownellls forearm hardware. Uncle Mikes used to make sling swivel kits that had a flat nut for inside the forarm and a machine screw that would screw into it. These were made to fasten slings but it would work well in your application also.
     

    bigred

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    Once I searched it realized that, guess I’m not one of the hip kids that watch it. Lol it’s all good.
    They're screwing with you, which is what you should expect for asking a serious question. Next up will be dikfers and henways.


    I'd inlet a steel strip into the wood on the inside, with holes drilled and tapped where you want them. Or use T-nuts.
     

    bigred

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    I believe that’s one of the screw sets I looked at, wasn’t sure if it would sit flush enough on the inside.

    Look at brownellls forearm hardware. Uncle Mikes used to make sling swivel kits that had a flat nut for inside the forarm and a machine screw that would screw into it. These were made to fasten slings but it would work well in your application also.
     

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    John from MD

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    I believe that’s one of the screw sets I looked at, wasn’t sure if it would sit flush enough on the inside.

    This is a Chicago screw. It is only meant to form a loop in a leather sling.

    This link has a picture of the inset nut that you put on the inside of the forearm. You get flat head screw with the same pitch to go through the leather and wood into the nut.

    https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1006527829

    This is an example of the machine screw you would mate with the nut.

    https://www.brownells.com/shotgun-p...are/forend-screws/forearm-screw-prod2620.aspx

    Here is an even better screw as it is not counter sunk.

    https://www.brownells.com/rifle-par...crews/forearm-screw-steel-black-prod3052.aspx
     

    Doco Overboard

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    John From MD has the right idea.
    Find a sheet steel tube with an ID to epoxy or glass through the wood that closely matches the diameter of the fastener you decide to use.
    A marine supply store would be a good place to look for the hardware you may want to use.
    Talley or (NEFcg??) used to have a pretty good selection of sling attachment hardware in the Brownells catalogue.
    Very small fine thread machine screws with internal domed nuts for flush mount/low profile Euro sling swivels.
    Glass them in the underside of the forearm for strength right on top of the sleeve(s) you make.
     

    Bob A

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    Am I the only guy who thinks Bubba-ing a nice wooden forearm is not optimal?

    Of course, if it's a cheap POS in the first place, I guess it's OK. But the one illustrated was nice figured wood, probably decent hand checkering.
     

    Uncle Duke

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    Am I the only guy who thinks Bubba-ing a nice wooden forearm is not optimal?

    Of course, if it's a cheap POS in the first place, I guess it's OK. But the one illustrated was nice figured wood, probably decent hand checkering.

    No. And man that's one beautiful piece of checkered walnut.

    But I'm old school. Op's gun, America, and all that.
     

    bigred

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    Nov 18, 2009
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    Middle River
    I’m not using my new furniture I’m redoing an old set and have a custom strap and matching sling made from Bison leather.

    Am I the only guy who thinks Bubba-ing a nice wooden forearm is not optimal?

    Of course, if it's a cheap POS in the first place, I guess it's OK. But the one illustrated was nice figured wood, probably decent hand checkering.
     

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