Ebony Availability? Updated with pic

[Mike Webb]

Have an old British double. It had a small ebony tip on the splinter forend( I'm guessing here). It is long gone and I would like to find a small piece of ebony, epoxy it in then file and sand it to profile of forend. Anyone have any or know where it can be purchased?

 

[dogzilla]

You have to define small piece. Amazon.ca has some list approximately 4x1.5x15/16. Google is your friend. Google ebony wood for sale canada

 

[boxhitch]

We have a good hardwood store nearby, a loong way from you though

 

[Mike Webb]

You have to define small piece. Amazon.ca has some list approximately 4x1.5x15/16. Google is your friend. Google ebony wood for sale canada

Thanks. That would be lots big enough. Will check it out.

 

[Ashcroft]

Windsor Plywood specializes in exotic hardwoods and most stores have a good stock of various smaller pieces for hobbiests.

 

[Canuck65]

Have an old British double. It had a small ebony tip on the splinter forend( I'm guessing here). It is long gone and I would like to find a small piece of ebony, epoxy it in then file and sand it to profile of forend. Anyone have any or know where it can be purchased?

Exotic woods in Burlington ON will have what you need. Been buying small blocks and slabs there for knife making for years. Give them a call and I’d bet they can sort you out.

 

[oldstarfire]

I have used ebony for that as well, but suspect that the original was horn.

 

[freire]

Lee Valley

 

[Snider shooter]

East coast Hardwoods in Burnside N.S.

 

[dan belisle]

Lee Valley

This. They used to sell 3 inch square cubes that worked very well for this purpose. - dan

 

[reb]

Windsor Plywood in Grande Prairie Alberta.

 

[sean69]

Have an old British double. It had a small ebony tip on the splinter forend( I'm guessing here). It is long gone and I would like to find a small piece of ebony, epoxy it in then file and sand it to profile of forend. Anyone have any or know where it can be purchased?

What dimensions you need?

Ebony is around $225/bf last I checked. Endangered and on the CITIES list (you can't export it without a certificate) Anything you find in a specialty shop these days will probably be Macassar, Gaboon or "Queen's" ebony - you want African or Indian.

Anyway - I have a ton of it - depending on your size I may even have a scrap to fit. no certificates though.

Post a pic and dimensions.

 

[Mike Webb]

The piece required is around 1 1/4 inches long by 3/4 inch wide, thickness is perhaps 1/4 to 3/8 inch leaving lots to cut down to original contour. May have been horn originally but no horn anywhere else on the gun. Proof marks show BP 1887 to 1896. Not a best grade gun by any means but Birmingham built and good quality, back action locks, rebounding hammers, damascus barrels, excellent bores and 2 3/4 inch chambers surprisingly. It will take low brass loads no problem, all kinds of damascus barrels of good manufacture with nitro proofs. You can't go by a lot of the BS you read online regarding damascus barrels. Still proofing them today in the UK.

 

[sean69]

Yea - looks like it was a little longer than you have there - probably came to a bit more of a point. also, the edges are rounded over, you are gonna want to cut that slightly deeper.
Looks like I gave away all my bigger scraps - but there are a bunch left that will fit, you'll just have to cut around some epoxy and peg holes. I also have a chunk of buffalo horn, and some moose antler that would fit as well.

New Brunswick? PM me with your address, send me $20 for shipping & I will box up what I have - you can sort through and re-gift whatever you don't use.

 

[leeelmer]

Also, if you install a brass pin or two, epoxied into the existing stock and drill the ebony it will be much more secure, than just epoxying it to the existing wood.

 

[cjdawe]

It was most likely horn , I have it here in my shop and ebony too if you're convinced

 

[Mike Webb]

Horn might be interesting. What's it like to work with? Harder to work with than wood or similar?

 

[kamlooky]

Black walnut work?
There was a small block 'round'ear iff'in I can find it.

 

[Jonnyofalltrades]

Horn might be interesting. What's it like to work with? Harder to work with than wood or similar?

Working horn is really fun. Cuts like hard plastic with a "grain" to it. Polishes beautifully. Addictive, actually.
I don't think forend tips were very often made of horn, usually ebony. Horn was more of a buttplate and trigger guard thing.

 

[cjdawe]

Not made of horn,seriously? I geuss the literally hundreds I've worked on were replaced ,go figure��