Rob M.'s latest activity

And did one " Helluva !" Good job !!

I pretty much have what was said in post #10 and it was my very first build from a plank .chisels rasps a vice and a mallet along with...

5.5 pound N.W. trade gun ...40" barrel . You can hold it out and shoot it one handed with no effort ... Most modern barrels are WAY too...

Drilling the ramrod hole is not hard at all. Swamped barrel is no harder to inlet than a straight one. All you need to do is take your...

It cut that slab of walnut very easily . My buddy gave me that saw and made me a frame saw . Those blades are sharp ! I couldn't believe...

SO true !! I try to get folks to buy one part at a time , over an amount of time .....lock one month , barrel one month , T.G. and...

That’s true! Parts have went sky high!

That wouldn't bother me at all. I have 10 or 12 English and Belgium SxS Original's. and have made and or repaired sears and tumblers it...

Oh , probably not much help but your welcome ... Any questions and such just holler ...

When the band saw is broke down ... Ugh ! Good luck sawing a square , straight line ! But ....better than nothing !!

Funny , when ya see pics of guys bench's it looks like SO many tools ! Each build I break out my three chisels , 1/8, 1/4" , 3/8" and...

For anyone reading this post that hasn't built before ... Go to the library and get Hershel House's VDO , Building a Kentucky long rifle...

Thanks ... Its hardly perfect , lots of slip ups in each build but ...when you get done ...you have a flintlock trade gun ! They are great !

That sure looks nice

A band saw for the basic outline , then to slab off extra wood in a couple of steps but ...ive built guns when I didnt have a bandsaw...