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  1. Davey Boy

    Hello from MA. soon to be TN.

    Welcome to the forum Will be quite a change in weather from where you are to where you are going. It's nice to have a change in seasons without too much of one or another.
  2. Davey Boy

    Cannon fuse where to get

    Thank you I will get on it :)
  3. Davey Boy

    Cannon fuse where to get

    I have depleted my supply of cannon fuse and I installed a nipple so I can shoot with percussion cap. I have looked on internet sites but they do not reply to my question. I would like to buy 100 feet of 3/32, 1/8, or 5/32. I don't even remember what size was my favorite. With so many scam...
  4. Davey Boy

    Hi from Maine

    Welcome to the forum The real marksmen with muzzleloaders all hail from Maine in one way or another.
  5. Davey Boy

    Anti seize grease

    Anti-seize is used to prevent the molecular bond that can occur when metal comes in contact with metal. That bond is as strong as a weld and can be really hard to break. If you just want to tighten the nipple and not have it fall out, use Loctite 242 (its's a blue liquid). It will hold the...
  6. Davey Boy

    How to seal powderhorn

    I would replace the wood plug. My thought would be to drill a hole in the center of the plug and whittle the plug from the hole toward the fasteners. Eventually you would reach the fasteners and be able to remove them without damaging the horn at the fastener entry points. Don't try to pull the...
  7. Davey Boy

    First knife build

    I use several kinds of epoxy in my trade and the JB Weld gives lots of time to fiddle with final assembly. After an overnight cure of 15 hours it is quite stable. When fully cured I have had it remain tough and in use for days at a time at 300 degree F. When used in the antler to blade tang...
  8. Davey Boy

    First knife build

    Yesterday I trimmed the epoxy at the blade and blade pocket interface. Then filed some notches in the tang for the handle epoxy to grab onto. Then I ground the adapter ring with a 1/16" ball endmill using a Dremel to make it fit better to the high spots on the antler handle. I put the knife...
  9. Davey Boy

    First knife build

    Broke the edges on the brass, 220 wet and dry paper sand, Dremel to remove fine scratches. Clamp in a vise blade tip down, clamp blade square to guard. Apply JB Weld with a toothpick and use a heat gun to warm the JB Weld so it flows down around the blade and into the pocketed area. After an...
  10. Davey Boy

    First knife build

    Today I cut the pocket for the blade to fit into. Thank you, Bill Raby, for your awesome videos which taught me how to begin to do inletting. If the blade was made from scratch it would not need to be inlet into the guard the way I did it. Next I am going to put it in the rock tumbler and see...
  11. Davey Boy

    My New Cannon Barrel

    I absolutely love your machining the trunnions instead of welding on pins. Terrific workmanship in showing what can be done with small machines. I call the torch hole a touch hole, I also call some people that too. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  12. Davey Boy

    First knife build

    This is my first knife build. I haven't been working on it as I had to have it all made in my head first. My daughter hunts and fishes and she mailed me an antler horn. Said she wanted a good skinning knife and the horn fit her hand well. She said to leave the hairs on it too. She included the...
  13. Davey Boy

    What NOT to do when shipping through USPS

    Never mark a package Fragile. It identifies the package for drop and kick test.
  14. Davey Boy

    Good Traders

    DTCoffin was excellent to deal with. Prompt replies, item packaged well, sent me tracking information and had it insured.
  15. Davey Boy

    Cannon grade

    I always used any blackpowder available for my 1 1/2" bore At the current prices, I think way better to make your own and shoot it more
  16. Davey Boy

    Where have all the production guns gone?

    The old people in the companies that build everything have given up and thrown in the hat. The easiest thing to do is just stop and let the whole works crash.
  17. Davey Boy

    How bad did mess up my dovetail?

    I very much like this idea. I congratulate you for making the effort and it looks great for jumping in. Make a new rear site using that one to give you what it should look like. Making the new rear sight yourself will educate you in working metal. When you begin making a new rear site, make...
  18. Davey Boy

    Small Arms of the British Forces in America - Giveaway

    357
  19. Davey Boy

    Gun Builders Bench

    I saw your new workshop on Rumble. I laugh at myself when I think of a one foot wide bench in my shop. After I pile my workbench high with stuff there's no room to work on anything. It's embarrassing. I generally work in a space on the big bench about a foot square. When it is time to really do...
  20. Davey Boy

    Gun Builders Bench

    I wouldn't buy particle board at any price. I don't do oriented strand board either. More private lumber mils available now than in 25 years. I will buy from them first.
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