Though it has been a long time since I inlet a sidelock, I think what I did was in a sequence. I removed all the internal parts from the lockplate, then inlet the lockplate properly. I then added the internal parts of the lock one at the time, according to which ones let down into the wood the least, then kept adding them until getting to the one which let into the wood the most which, as I recall, was the sear with it's "tail" that was lifted by the trigger.
It is a time consuming process for me, when done properly, but the rewards are a very nice looking inlet and a well supported lock.
SRH
Addendum: See post #469812 for a picture that shows the different levels of inlet necessary for a well inletted sidelock. I also realized that I may have been remembering wrongly that the sear was the last step in the process.
Last edited by Stan; 02/09/17 11:44 AM.
