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Needing more rattlesnake, copperhead skins for bows. Working round clock to get ready for Trappers Day rondy in Ft. Lupton. Knapping up some flints for rock lock. Long Cruise - Bring that rest to range for try out. Wish some one would haul bench and rest to elk woods. Happy safe Labor Day.
I might could get you a few water moccasins… Pond is full of them this year. Can’t even jump in to cool off.
I leave the copperheads be. Have a “pet” that lives in the greenhouse.
 
FedEx dropped off my .575 round ball mold. As soon as it’s cool enough outside to work in the blacksmith shop, I’m gonna pour me up some round balls for the Fusil de Chasse.
 
Inlayed and mount the butt plate on my NW trade gun. I then assembled everything to check fit and function before sanding.
Still have to brown the barrel and some parts as well.
Alls it needs is a front sight and blue or rust the steel parts and then the wood ,am interested to see the finished product .keep us in the know there Moleman I like it gonna be a sweat little bush gun ,have you weighed it?
 
I got my buddys pistol all slicked up and ready. The loading lever needed a cheater bar to use it so I fixed that and touched up the bluing. Polished the internals, packed it with grease, shimmed the hammer and cleaned it up for him.
 

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did some work on the walnut Kentucky. about finished with the carving on the butt stock. need to sand it and smooth out the lines.
won't win any prizes but i think its not bad for the first ever carving. might get really wild and crazy and do some wire inlay.
 

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Upgraded my .50 caliber Cabela's Hawken with a new .54 caliber barrel from muzzle-loaders.com. I have a sling swivel stud set on the way from Midway so I can mount a stud on the lower ramrod pipe. I'm hoping that the bigger ball will give better odds of complete penetration of the big deer I hunt in northern PA. Even if it doesn't drop them immediately (which is unlikely) I'm hoping for a better blood trail.

The bigger bore also makes the gun a little lighter, which will be appreciated in the woods.

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(Yeah, my home office is a mess.)
 
Someone post a picture of a mesquite-stocked longrifle!
I have seen a few CF rifle stocks made from it. Mesquite is a hard wood that doesn't grow all that straight. While it can have beautiful figure it's often full of stress cracks, voids , inclusions, beetle holes and ants. With that said it's a species that is very stable and doesn't shrink, twist, warp, cup, bow etc. as it dries. It can actually be used green if you desire. The down side is that it doesn't make good rifle stocks in my opinion. Crotch wood often exhibits curl/ chatoyance. It machines well green but can get very hard as it dries. I mill a lot of it into lumber and slabs and it can be amazing stuff.
 

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