What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

Had this relic 1810 ??? for some time , no real value. So cutting out a bit of odd walnut to make a new stock . Well it’s a sunny day London what else is there to do at 81. Shooting arrows too, at 30 yards All good fun I wish you well from across the big pond

Gordoncourtney said:

Had this relic 1810 ??? for some time , no real value. So cutting out a bit of odd walnut to make a new stock . Well it’s a sunny day London what else is there to do at 81. Shooting arrows too, at 30 yards All good fun I wish you well from across the big pond

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Keep us posted on your restoration project.

PathfinderNC said:

Finished up horn #59 today.

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Very nice work.

JimFlint said:

Very nice work.

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Thanks Jim

PathfinderNC said:

Thanks Jim

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I hope someday I can be as good as you at making horns.

Done. Other than a strap and name.

Norman Brooks said:

Done. Other than a strap and name.

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Beautiful, no other word for it. Is this to be your personnel horn?

Hatman/2nd line said:

Beautiful, no other word for it. Is this to be your personnel horn?

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Haven't made up my mind if I need another horn. I made three other ones, two with my name and one without. Thank you for the compliment.

Norman Brooks said:

Done. Other than a strap and name.

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WOW!

Norman Brooks said:

Done. Other than a strap and name.

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Excellent workmanship!!!

Your horn looks great @Norman Brooks. Very nicely done!

This weekend I had the great pleasure of participating in the tomahawk making class at the Goshen School of blacksmithing taught by the Master axe maker Bart Dellinger. This is how you learn to make the best tools you can under the guidance of a master. I learned alot and came away with an excellent hammer poll tomahawk.

Ohio Rusty said:

View attachment 316136View attachment 316137This weekend I had the great pleasure of participating in the tomahawk making class at the Goshen School of blacksmithing taught by the Master axe maker Bart Dellinger. This is how you learn to make the best tools you can under the guidance of a master. I learned alot and came away with an excellent hammer poll tomahawk.

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That is nice

It's been a while since I started soaking bits of rawhide to make hide glue. Today I got a roundtuit and started it up on the casting stove. More later with the results.

longcruise said:

It's been a while since I started soaking bits of rawhide to make hide glue. Today I got a roundtuit and started it up on the casting stove. More later with the results.

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Smelly?

Still working on a "final" design for the collapsible, transportable, convertible, adaptable and configurable pistol loading stand. "Final", so far, anyway, but this design is V.11. Sigh. Also ordered some round balls and other .69 caliber stuff from TOW, and sent a check for the Charleville I just bought from a fellow forum member. Looking forward to that, for sure.

Repaired a 1863 Springfield by mending three bad stocks.... Now to clean and fire.

Norman Brooks said:

Done. Other than a strap and name.

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I wish I had you skill, that is beautiful.

Took the BP 12 ga sxs to the woods looking for Mr. Thunder chicken just 20 minutes into the task and one trigger pulled. I think the shot parted like the red sea around his head and back into the under brush he went. No matter it was a good day.

Continued working on my .62 rifle. Today I continued shaping down the forearm and decided it was time to get the nose cap on before I did any more.