After following my own advice (see below), I have successfully accomplished a free-swinging jaw. I installed a brass tube in the jaw. I cut the 3-1/8" brass rod and inserted it into the jaw's brass tube. Then I placed the jaw in the head opening and slid it into place. I used chunks of Klean Klay to temporarily secure the jaw and check things out. 
Then I replaced the Klean Klay with Magic-Sculpt leaving the slots open. After that I used the chunks of Klean Clay to temporally close the open slots. With the jaw secure, I did my filling, filing and sanding of the jaw and the opening (pulling the jaw in and out of the head as needed) to make a nice fit.Next I'll pull the jaw out and paint it.
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