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  1. JohnBHM

    Hawken Worth

    That is only half of the invoice shown for the total $.
  2. JohnBHM

    Anyone have photos of finished Colonials with barrel and lock left in the white?

    Sorry not a colonial. I used Jax black also from Kibler on my Woods runner lock.
  3. JohnBHM

    Commercial type plastic foam padded handgun case.

    I have been packing and shipping rifles for my son and I for many years. He has always declared contents and printed his own labels. I dumpster dive and find boxes from toys or camping gear etc. and reconfigure them leaving the discription visible. Of the hundreds of guns I have shipped I have...
  4. JohnBHM

    Ready to Stain! Woodsrunner.

    I was very happy with tannic acid and iron nitrate from Kibler's but I would not call it subdued. For my SMR I wanted a sudued look and went with an oil stain. This is Walnut so I can't say exactly what it would have done on Maple.
  5. JohnBHM

    My Kibler SMR arrived today

    Thank you Jim, You have taken the hard part out. I will be saving for a colonial next and refining my carving until I can.
  6. JohnBHM

    My Kibler SMR arrived today

    I have worked back the browning to a point that I am happy with it. Now I have to sit and wait through stock finishing but I am not going to rush anything now.
  7. JohnBHM

    My Kibler SMR arrived today

    I have been making progress. I have decided I wanted to brown the metal and keep the wood a little more subdued ?.
  8. JohnBHM

    My Kibler SMR arrived today

    I did a practice pour with a scrap piece of walnut before attempting on the stock. I really wanted to make sure I could fill in a void if it needed. This piece was fractured and tough to carve but I did fill in the void. I then just melted it off to reuse.
  9. JohnBHM

    My Kibler SMR arrived today

    Poured the nose cap tonight and filed the star flush with stock after setting it with epoxy.
  10. JohnBHM

    My Kibler SMR arrived today

    I finally got some time to get back to the SMR. I had gotten the toe plate installed before I had to shelve it while I finished some much needed house repairs and the extra work to pay for them. I started with my cut out for a pewter nose cap but when I couldn't find my pewter I decided to go to...
  11. JohnBHM

    Removing oil from Walnut

    Thanks for the replies, I also have used acetone for cleaning cosmoline from many milsurps. I wrote a reply last night but just realized I never posted it. I have since got most of the oil out, Thanks again all of you for the support. john.
  12. JohnBHM

    Removing oil from Walnut

    Several months ago I got my Kibler SMR in fancy Walnut. I did the initial fitting and assembly, along with making and installing a toe plate before standing it up in the corner of my bench until I finished some much needed work on my house. Yesterday I brought it up to my new work room and saw...
  13. JohnBHM

    Hooked

    One of my Son's told me he wanted a flintlock last summer. I said research who makes a good kit and I would help him build it, He pre-ordered the Woodsrunner. After building this for him I was so hooked I ordered a 36 cal. SMR in an upgraded walnut stock.I had to put it on hold for a while due...
  14. JohnBHM

    My Kibler SMR arrived today

    Started work on the toe plate tonight. I had looked at many different designs until I found one I liked. I may take it down a liottle but this is the basic shape.
  15. JohnBHM

    My Kibler SMR arrived today

    Thank's that is my plan now. I am going to add a toe plate and maybe another inlay but then I can just get to finishing.
  16. JohnBHM

    My Kibler SMR arrived today

    I've been progressing very slowly. I did get it assembled but have to think on how far to go with this one. I knew I wanted to do at least an inlay or two so I cast some silver and carved out my first. As much as I want to do some more serious carving I am feeling this SMR will be pretty enough...
  17. JohnBHM

    Hello from Alabama

    Welcome from fellow Alabamian.
  18. JohnBHM

    CVA Hawken Rear Sight Options

    My son found me an old T/C Hawken kit and even though I had no knowledge of these I knew the rear sight looked wrong. I went with this from TOW. It's their long Hawken sight. I will pass along that I was warned that they can self adjust with recoil and although I haven't had a problem I haven't...
  19. JohnBHM

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I cleared my 50 yd. range, set up a quick target and got the first six shots out of the 54. Woodsrunner. I should have waited for a better day to take it out for the first time. I was able to get it on the target before the rain started.
  20. JohnBHM

    Woodsrunner recap

    I removed all the casting and machine marks mostly with files before wet sanding #220 #320 and #600. I give them a quick polish as it helps me see if I removed all the casting marks. I then dull them a little with a medium scotch bright. Next after degreasing I used Jax black rinsed well and...
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