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  1. Onojutta

    How to sharpen this scraper?

    There's no bevel. Right now it is flat. I don't remember it having a bevel nor what side it goes on, angle, etc. It's been years since I used it.
  2. Onojutta

    How to sharpen this scraper?

    What's the best way to sharpen a scraper like this one?
  3. Onojutta

    18th Century Artisan Show, Lewisburg, PA

    Sounds good. It's been several years since I've been to it and that was before covid, so not sure what vendor turnout will be.
  4. Onojutta

    Raccoon baculum bone

    So four pages in, best I can tell is that the bones are used as vent picks in muzzleloading. Anyone got any pictures? Which end is typically sharpened for the pick?
  5. Onojutta

    18th Century Artisan Show, Lewisburg, PA

    The annual 18th Century Artisan Show in Lewisburg, PA is next weekend, February 4-5. Anyone have outlook on the exhibitors expected this year? Would I be able to find a cleaning jag there? https://www.18thcenturyartisanshow.com/
  6. Onojutta

    Raccoon baculum bone

    That was the other reason he gave, but I tried to stay on topic. :D
  7. Onojutta

    Raccoon baculum bone

    I do some trapping over the winter and recently had an unusual request by a relation. He asked me if I could supply him with some "raccoon pecker bones". To avoid admonishment by the moderators, I will henceforth use the proper term "baculum bone". I asked him what in the world he wanted them...
  8. Onojutta

    Patch Lubes

    In the picture, you can see that this particular strip was about 2-1/4" wide. It doesn't have to be precise because you will be cutting the material away from around the ball so you end up with exactly the right amount. You want the strips wide enough so there is enough material to surround...
  9. Onojutta

    Color matching epoxy/wood filler

    I like the coffee grounds idea. Might be worth a try before I buy Acraglass.
  10. Onojutta

    Color matching epoxy/wood filler

    Thanks SDSmlf, that procedure is exactly what I was trying to describe. Just wasn't sure of what to use.
  11. Onojutta

    Wood carver mallets

    I got mine at Woodcraft. Didn't have access to a lathe to make one. It was a while ago and I don't remember what I paid for it. It probably wasn't cheap because nothing at Woodcraft is, but you get what you pay for and as my dad always told me, a quality tool is always worth the price. If...
  12. Onojutta

    Color matching epoxy/wood filler

    I'm making a repair to a repair on an old walnut stock. A piece broke off the fore end and it was epoxied back on, sanded, and refinished. The problem is the epoxy was a light color, and it really catches the eye and bothers the owner (me). Would have been much better it was dyed brown or...
  13. Onojutta

    Starting Out

    I've never heard of a Lyman Middlefield. Could that be the same thing as the Trade Rifle? My first muzzleloader was a Lyman Trade Rifle and it was and is a fantastic rifle. Very accurate and reliable. I took third place at a match with it against guys with fancy custom guns that cost tens...
  14. Onojutta

    Schuetzen coming soon

    Grain is no longer produced in water wheel grist mills but where they are an important part of history and culture, we still have some available for posterity. There is an old restored mill at a state park near me that fires up a couple times a year and you can buy cornmeal ground before your...
  15. Onojutta

    Poll: Will the closing of Goex dissuade you from buying a Flintlock?

    There are many reasons why business decisions are made. I am sure that no one here has seen Hodgdon's books and fully understands all of the economic factors that forced the decision. Political affects of anti-gun taxes? Maybe. But taxes are usually just passed on to the customer. We have...
  16. Onojutta

    Schuetzen coming soon

    "As a furriner, I find it utterly ludicrous that a nation, founded on the effective use of blackpowder firearms to gain its liberty from what it perceived as tyranny, no longer has the means to produce the very lifeblood and fuel of the Revolution." I made the same observation about the state...
  17. Onojutta

    Schuetzen coming soon

    I just stopped into a local outfitter who sells black powder in central PA. They had several pounds of Goex in stock. The employee who waited on me acknowledged that is the last of the Goex and doesn't expect to see anymore with the closing. But, he said that he just talked to his distributer...
  18. Onojutta

    Original Jacob Dickert Rifle

    https://www.lancasterhistory.org/
  19. Onojutta

    Goex powder @ Buffalo Arms

    Well I was until now. There are actually quite a few places in south central PA where you could still get it. Just across the line in DE it’s the same story. I don’t think there is a single vendor in the entire state that carries it. Really shameful considering most of the state economy is...
  20. Onojutta

    Poll: Will the closing of Goex dissuade you from buying a Flintlock?

    Agreed. Let's all have some faith in free market capitalism. If there is a demand, it will be met with a supply.
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