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    Barrel stamp

    By scaling the screen, the actual stamp looks to be 3/8" high x 1/4" wide. That's a pretty fancy J, but I'm thinking the amount of force it would take to stamp the barrel would leave a pretty big bulge on the inside. Paul At first sight, I thought that was the stamp. Now I'm wondering if that...
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    Talk about small

    The whole secret is to take somebody younger to 'mentor' in deer hunting. I hunt moose in the wilds of Manitoba where there are no roads. We get there by float plane. I take younger guys to do the bull work, I mean to mentor them. They take me because they still think I know more stuff then...
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    alternate woods used for longrifles

    About 35 years ago, when dutch elm disease was running rampant through this area (Winnipeg), some govt. department got the bright idea of cutting down all those diseased trees, before they rotted, and sawing them into planks. The idea was that the wood could be sold to local cabinetmakers and...
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    Canoe Gun: the real story

    Pete, TG & Hawkwood have pretty well nailed it. If you haven't done so already, take the time to read all the back posts on the forum. Don't try to do it all at once or your head will start to spin. There is a wealth of good information posted here, as well as a bunch of crap. It will be up to...
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    Bamboo Ram Rods

    In the thread on 'tempering ram rods' earlier this week, there was some mention of using bamboo for ram rods. The biggest naysayer claimed it would be too hard to cut all those little strips & reglue them, so not practical. I remembered my private stash of bamboo paneling pieces I salvaged...
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    Kits in the Great White North

    Trust me, Tetsa. You will get those 'honey-do's done. There is so much information in those back posts, you will have to take a break, now and then, to give your head a rest. Enjoy. Paul
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    my edward marshall build

    Mike, It seems there are many of us, at our age, having to deal with our elderly parents. Many of them are such cantankerous souls. I guess it's payback for when we were teenagers. My wife & I keep saying we hope we won't do that to our kids, but there are never any guarentees in life. All...
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    Kits in the Great White North

    If you stick with flint, there is absolutely no problem having kits shipped in from the States direct to you. Both the US and Canada do not consider flint lock rifles to be real guns, so there is no restriction on ownership. And, if they are of U.S. origin, there is no duty. You will have to...
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    Just got a call from Rice Barrel Co.

    Early Christmas! Canada Post truck pulled up with my 2 new Rice barrels. The final delay was caused by the bank requiring Jason to upgrade his credit card system. Through it all, he has been great to work with. Even though he has been run off his feet, he always had time to explain how things...
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    General Altoid's Snuff Boxes

    I just did a google search. Check out 'raise a copper vessel' for an overview of the technique. There are several videos of the process. Paul
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    General Altoid's Snuff Boxes

    Zonie, Those plaques were done using copper foil and had to be backed up with something like modeling clay to support it from accidently touching it too hard and denting it. Heavier copper could be peened into shape on an anvil or heavy flat plate. With enough patience it can even be shaped into...
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    Thinking Outside the Box

    Hounddog, Sorry about the confusion. I had assumed (& we all know what that means) that all here would know that 'subs' would refer to all those synthetic powders that won't work with flint. EBiggs & others, I, also, have come over to the dark side. After using up my 1, & only, lb. of 777, I...
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    New to flintlocks

    TOW has their orders drop-shipped from Powder inc. It may be cheaper to order it direct. Paul
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    Thinking Outside the Box

    Hounddog, Have you tried it on subs? Paul
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    Thinking Outside the Box

    Actually, waaay outside the box. And, I'm not wanting to be flamed for this, but entirely willing to have my thoughts shot down. In the catalogue of a woodworking company I deal with, is listed a 'Swedish Fire Steel', a compound containing magnesium, among other things. It is formed into a small...
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    New Build Kit for a begniner?

    Huma, Rich Pierce made some good points. If you have some experience with solid wood furniture; cabriole legs, etc., then you are ready to jump right in & have a great time building a really nice gun. That is where I was about 16 mon. ago. I wasn't sure how to go about building, so I had a...
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    Becky lock

    CAREFUL! Those flex shaft cutters have a real strong tendency to jump to where you don't want them to cut. Don't ask how I know. Place the worked on piece in a vise or clamp & brace your hands on something close so you can just ease the cutter to where you want to cut. They don't take much...
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    90 degree depth gauge..

    I know, Roy, it's a round tuit. Have a good'n. Paul
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    Octagon to Round inletting?

    I hope the swamped can be done too Paul
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    barrel interchange

    That is exactly the way I am planning my next build. .58 Rice swamped TOW style jaeger barrel, hooked breech (had to use fowler hooked tang for 1 1/8" barrel breech). Small wedges, full stock, Chambers late Ketland, Davis trigger, modified TC Hawken trigger guard. Oh, from the lock back the...
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