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  1. JohnBHM

    our 54 cal. Woodsrunner arrived today

    Thanks Doc and ask me when I'm done with this one.
  2. JohnBHM

    our 54 cal. Woodsrunner arrived today

    Finished removing all the casting and machine marks from the brass and chamfered the ramrod pipes. Next will be the lock and make a decision on how far I will be going on the stock.
  3. JohnBHM

    our 54 cal. Woodsrunner arrived today

    Files through to 1000 grit wet sanding and yes I did a pass on the wheel but after 1000 I could have done it by hand and usually would have
  4. JohnBHM

    our 54 cal. Woodsrunner arrived today

    I finished assembling the Woodsrunner. The only thing that slowed me down was the rear lock screw and the patch box cover. Mine had a little bit more of a gap at the rear of the tang than I liked and moved the breach back maybe a 1/64th of an inch when I first installed the barrel. The patch box...
  5. JohnBHM

    What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

    I wrapped up work early, came home and cleared my bench. After a little something to eat I finished assembling the Woodsrunner. Now the work begins.
  6. JohnBHM

    Range Rod Oopsie

    Easy-out is what we called them.
  7. JohnBHM

    our 54 cal. Woodsrunner arrived today

    I installed the barrel, I had to trim the breech a little to close a small gap at the rear of the tang. It is a beautiful piece of wood. Thanks, John.
  8. JohnBHM

    our 54 cal. Woodsrunner arrived today

    I am going to assemble it and set it aside for a week or two while I turn my shop around. I restored a guitar a few years ago that the maple neck had warped after 40 + years in poor storage, I straightened that so this should be easy as there is only a small fraction of material with this. It...
  9. JohnBHM

    our 54 cal. Woodsrunner arrived today

    My son ordered around the end of August and found me the T/C Hawken kit to practice on at the same time. Timing couldn't have been much better, Finished the Hawken about a week ago then had a couple of out of town jobs and before I headed home today my son sent me a picture of a box that was on...
  10. JohnBHM

    Scraping up some advice

    Many years ago I worked with a gentleman who had been a competitive black powder shooter. After we had become friends he took me into a room in his house that was full of his awards and trophies and several beautiful muzzle loaders that he had built. At the time I knew nothing about them and...
  11. JohnBHM

    T/C Hawken Build

    Thank you everyone. I have learned a lot here but know I still have a lot to learn. Little things like pinning the ends on the ramrod that I just read last night. I have spent the last 18 or so years repairing and restoring guns from the 1890's to WWII with my oldest son Joshua and started...
  12. JohnBHM

    T/C Hawken Build

    Put everything together this morning. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.
  13. JohnBHM

    T/C Hawken Build

    I decided not to get carried away with carving on this one. I put a third coat of Tried and True on since these photos and have the metal where I want it. This was after the second coat.
  14. JohnBHM

    So close yet so far

    Sorry, we are both working today. I am finishing a large project in Destin and my sons IT team was going live with a new computer system at Children's so they are rotating shifts. Things should settle down for both of us over the next couple of weeks. I will give you a call this coming week, John.
  15. JohnBHM

    Bum shoulder, help me

    I have been having shoulder problems for several years while doing any overhead work, also if I fell asleep with my arm over my head I would wake up in agony. My neighbor who is from Vera Cruz asked me if I wanted to go to his "Chiropractor" , and I thought why not. After a few 10 minute...
  16. JohnBHM

    So close yet so far

    There is a hazardous materials fee of 23.50 on top of shipping and also adult signature is required. Our FedEx people Only seem to deliver on sunny days and to save themselves the trouble of seeing if anybody is home they sign for us ?. This is Grafs and sons that I ordered from, they have a 4#...
  17. JohnBHM

    So close yet so far

    My son happened to be home today when FedEx came down the drive. He looked out the window when he heard something just in time to watch the driver get out and toss the package up onto our porch from the sidewalk and I was worried no one would be home to sign for it.
  18. JohnBHM

    So close yet so far

    I was not in a hurry to obtain black powder as I have been slowly working on our first flintlock. A little more than a week ago after not finding anything locally I put an order in at Grafs. When tracking showed the delivery on Thursday I assembled my T/C Hawken for a test fire before I do the...
  19. JohnBHM

    Ramrod shortage?

    I have a nice straight hickory about 12 to 14 inches in diameter that needs to come down. I was only thinking of cutting it for fire wood and the smoker but now I think I will put aside a length for future use.
  20. JohnBHM

    T/C Hawken Build

    Thanks, I set the sight for my son and might have pushed it out a little further for me. I haven't decided what I want yet or how much of a project I am up to.
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