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  1. markh

    Leman trade rifle

    I'm hoping to travel to PA soon and maybe see a couple of original Leman rifles in person!
  2. markh

    Leman trade rifle

    Thanks! Yes indeed a lot of Lemans guns went west on those famous trails. I really enjoy the history of that period too. I used two leather dyes for the stripes, one is Angelus English Tan dye for the lighter stripes followed by very thin darker stripes made with Fiebing's Dark Brown dye. I did...
  3. markh

    Leman trade rifle

    Looking back at the thread I see I forgot to provide the answer to your question. I finally test fired in early June. I'm pretty happy with the result. These are the first three shots at 50 yards, sitting at a bench.
  4. markh

    Leman trade rifle

    It took me about an hour and a half to paint both sets of stripes on this gun. Really it was a lot easier than I expected
  5. markh

    Leman trade rifle

    I'm glad to hear that. Hope you are enjoying your build.
  6. markh

    Leman trade rifle

    I actually haven't shot it yet. Every weekend day has been booked up! It's a .50, 42" straight barrel Thanks!
  7. markh

    Leman trade rifle

    Thanks for the kind words
  8. markh

    Leman trade rifle

    Here is a close up on the spot with the most bleeding I can see
  9. markh

    Leman trade rifle

    Not really, I had very little stain on the brush. And just a bit went a long way. The darker stain didn't bleed at all and I chose to rub it with a Scotch Brite pad because otherwise the lines were too solid
  10. markh

    Leman trade rifle

    I just finished this Leman trade rifle. I was going for something like the gun included in the Rifles of the American Indians book. I hand painted the stripes over aqua Fortis stain to get the Leman style faux curly maple look. I used two different shades of alcohol based stain and rubbed them...
  11. markh

    More canoe paddles

    Yep, I know one of these won't see water! Thanks!
  12. markh

    More canoe paddles

    Thought I would share a couple canoe paddles I have finished up recently. The one with the diagonal stripes is Spanish cedar and the other is carved from a really nice cherry board
  13. markh

    Hello from the Southern Tier

    Welcome from Niagara county
  14. markh

    SOLD Herschel House kmife SPF to Markh

    I will take it. PM sent
  15. markh

    4H Shooting Sports with new Hawken

    Last night my 4H Shooting Sports club tried out my Hawken rifle for the first time. The gun performed very well and everyone shot well at 50 yds.
  16. markh

    Cherry canoe paddles

    Yeah that must have been pretty dense wood!
  17. markh

    Cherry canoe paddles

    Thanks. Yes I would love to build a canoe or kayak too. I just don't have room to store another boat.
  18. markh

    Cherry canoe paddles

    Here is a matching set of canoe paddles I made earlier this year. Both are carved in cherry.
  19. markh

    LYMAN GPR Users Unite and tell us your story

    I currently have three of them in the house and I have built another that I donated to a local scouting group. I think the Lyman GPR presents the best value in the traditional muzzleloading world. My daughter wanted her own muzzleloader so she built herself a flintlock version. I have a left...
  20. markh

    Leman Trade Rifle

    Very nice
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