Rim Fire Case Crafted from African Bloodwood

[@ypaulbrown]

that leather sling is the epitome of a high quality shooter.....

[@DonDyarprecision]

Leather, wood and steel not nylon, aluminum and plastic

[@rayp.454]

That's a beautiful piece Don, thanks for sharing!

[@DonDyarprecision]

Thank you too!

[@EngineersWorkshop]

A beautiful wooden case, and a beautiful case of reverse engineering to make it from an example! I appreciate both, and the scraped finish for a perfect trifecta.

[@DonDyarprecision]

James, the coffee is great! I found I could use DeWalt carbide utility knife blades in a Stanely No, 82 cabinet hand scraper with unexpected results. I will demonstrate that, thanks!

[@EngineersWorkshop]

@@DonDyarprecision Glad you like it! I have a few card style scrapers, my tool of choice for keeping my maple woodworking bench surface smooth and free of any buildup. Will check out the Dewalt blades.

[@DonDyarprecision]

@@EngineersWorkshop I will try to demonstrate that soon.

[@rogertaylor1589]

Amazing craftsmanship Don

[@Randysshop]

Beautiful case for the machine Don, you must have spent some time just how to make all that fit just so.Well done!!

[@DonDyarprecision]

Thanks, I wanted to make a small as possible package.

[@ypaulbrown]

Beautiful woodwork Don........Bravo

[@DonDyarprecision]

Many thanks!

[@ypaulbrown]

I can smell the #9 Hoppes all the way in Florida

[@DonDyarprecision]

I have plenty of that!

[@Maxtcc]

thank you this is a wonderful case well done.

[@DonDyarprecision]

You are very welcome

[@emerycreek8016]

Beautiful work on that box, I love it! The doors, compartments, hinging, latching, Wow! It's really cool. I never heard of bloodwood. I recognize the object inside but that's a special dandy too. I haven't seen the folding sight like that on one and a few other things look to be a cut above the standard grade or you've done custom work there too. It's awesome and worthy of that fantastic case you built. You amaze me sometimes.

[@DonDyarprecision]

The rifle itself 77/22s I bought new in 1987, the s means it has iron sights that most did not want and was dropped. The design has a flaws that reduce accuracy but not function. The problem was like a motor with too much end play, so I did much research, cut the breach end of the barrel back, made a chamber reamer from a jobbers and cut the shoulder on the barrel to get the headspace and chamber to Winchester target rifle specs. I compulsively did every possible other work from glass bedding, 2lb trigger with overtravel adjustment, recessed target crown on a free floated barrel with adjustable pressure point for tuning. I used no aftermarket parts except springs, a benefit of having the machining skills, but you cant do it for anyone else without a license.

[@emerycreek8016]

Interesting! I have a machinist friend who recently did the same to a 10/22. They are popular to customize right now. He also cut the breach down and recut to target specs. I think he bought a chamber reamer but it really helped. It's a tack driver. He had a 77/22 years ago and wishes he had it back. I'd like to have one in .22 Hornet.

[@melgross]

Lovely Don. I haven’t made a case in a number of years.

[@DonDyarprecision]

The long cases are like building balsa airplanes, but this wood is on the other side of hardness, I modified small circular saw blades 5" by boring them for the arbor on the shaper for slitting thin pieces. Nice to have the machine shop back up for wood working.

[@melgross]

@@DonDyarprecision I’ve done a lot of wood working over the decades. My wife tells me that if I get rid of some of that equipment I can get more metalworking equipment, as I don’t really do much woodworking these days. But, it’s hard to let go.

[@DonDyarprecision]

@@melgross My wife likes nothing about the metal working, her father was a woodworker and builder, so there is a good balance with the woodworking. My previous experience was building shipping crates. The woodworking machines ended up at the scrapyards about 10 years ago, the 3 phase machines often free. Schools discontinued programs, cabinet shops closed and construction methods changed. I have the basic school shop equipment and the exotic Shoda spindle moulder that came out of Boeing. I use the machine shop to drastically reduce cost and expand capability.

[@melgross]

@@DonDyarprecision it’s a different world from when I began all of this in the mid 1960s when I was in my teens. My dad was knowledgeable and encouraged me. He had an old book from 1903 which I read until it almost fell apart, Modern Machine Tools by Vandervoot. Pretty famous, as I found out later. It was written for a machinists program. I used to build some furniture and other interesting, to me, projects. I took a machine shop course as an elective in high school. We also had to take a year of drafting. This was in an acedemkc high school, no less. My life was complicated for a long time.

[@ypaulbrown]

3:26 Ruger 10-22 Magazines, or just Ruger Rotary Magazines....love it....

[@DonDyarprecision]

77/22 mags, the only difference is the shape of the bottom, they have not made this model for some time.

[@terrycannon570]

Beautiful work. I am assuming that is a custom target 22.

[@DonDyarprecision]

A custom sporting rifle

[@lotharfunke8749]

You are one talented dude…bravo

[@DonDyarprecision]

Hi, thanks for that

[@lloyd4768]

Don, that's beautiful work. I like doing both metal and wood working! They can complement each other. I missed something what is your other channel?

[@DonDyarprecision]

www.youtube.com/@deedeeindustrialsuperprecision/videos

[@cjm5002]

I know you mentioned you didn't invent this case but you really did. Sure the ideas were already elsewhere and all but you applied them in your own way. I've done a lot of custom woodwork and this piece speaks volumes about the care and meticulous detail you put into it. Are there any brass pins in the mechanisms for reinforcement? Or hidden dowels in the joinery?

[@DonDyarprecision]

I had to used maple dowels in many places and used box joints on the corners and inner structure, the case can take rough handling and dropping, unusual wood, I can stand on it. The fun part of this box is, it out classes the rifle in it, and can cause irritation to some gun owners as only this rifle will ever fit into this case. I always downplay everything I do on this venue the best I can as I raise the bar.

[@cjm5002]

@@DonDyarprecision Sir, you have done that and more. That piece is an absolute treat to behold. Thank you for sharing it. I hope it inspires others the same way you were inspired to construct it!

[@ypaulbrown]

is this an 8359 ?

[@DonDyarprecision]

mod 77/22s

[@Jigborer-sb4dx]

Don Dyar here, I am once again locked out of my channel possibly because of this video. I have lost one channel dee dee this same way, I am done here, thanks for the individual support, It was fun for a while bashing the fake machinist cabal and grinding tools. This venue is truly a bad entity, I feel a sense of relief however, Thanks and goodbye.