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One idea on my bucket list is to get a derringer kit and make a longer barrel for it.

That second jig for sawing. I made a jig that looks sort of the same. I needed a guide for drilling a long hole lengthwise in a knife handle for a rat tail tang. I took a tube with 1/4" inside diameter and epoxied glued it to two blocks of wood. The blocks about 7" apart. I then sawed out a 7"...

Beautiful knife. Thanks.

The thong is best (in my opinion) In summer, you can run a belt such that the sheath is inside the belt and the thong holds it. In winter it is inconvenient to have a knife under a coat, etc so put on a longer thong and hang it from your neck.

I've made a couple. There is very little original information on these but I think they were fairly common. It is a friction folder and the way I did it was to have the tang a step down from the top of the blade. When you open the knife the blade swings open but the "notch" bears against a...

Thanks- 3 things to do.

Going from Cincinnati to Lexington to Knoxville. Have some spare time. Any historic, muzzle loading stuff not too far off I-75?

Is it possible to archive that site?

There used to be a website, I think in was Novelle Francais, or something like that. Then a book was published with all the information BUT I can't find it any where. Wish I had bought the book.

I always just assumed they used the standard Brown Bess. I doubt they would be using the enemy's (French) muskets, etc. and I never heard of them being a militia type unit using their own arms.

I've never tried the paper patched but I'm interested in its application. My thought on a 32 conical would be for coyotes since most states mandate larger calibers for deer.

I think Davy Crockett used a 36 caliber for all the bears he killed however he used dogs and the bears treed and he took a headshot at close range.

Interesting question. Has anyone used a 32 caliber conical on deer sized game and if so- how did it work?

Are we talking about dogs or haggis? The Cheyenne ate a lot of dog. It was actually puppy and thy boiled the thing about 4 hours until it was a gelatinous mess. The mountain men said only buffalo was better. And Haggis, I find it impossible to get all the proper ingredients.

I tested this out years ago so I'm working from memory. I made small wood boxes that the combustible cartridges were encased. These were about the size of a deck of cards. I made both the mono-bloc DC Sage style and the two piece Colt style. I liked the Colt best. These wood "packets" had a...

I think you are needlessly worrying. I had one situation where I reloaded "fast" on a downed animal that needed another shot but over and above that, they critter either drops or takes off through scrub/brush and I wait a bit and then slowly follow up. If it is still kicking the next shot is...

I'm the same, just swab between shots. I hunt and in most instances only the first shot counts so if that is on- whole deal.

I don't know how to post photos but my bag is like the others. One large compartment. The seldom used items I roll up in ticking (used for patches) and that goes in the bottom of the bag-like a shelf and then the frequently used items on top.

I thought the tig/mig was for rather thin stock, so oxy Acetylene I guess. I'd set the thing up for a tight fit on top- the visible area and the weld material mostly on the bottom. You might get a local weldor to do it for a few bucks if you get everything set up correctly.

"The Indian Wars" by Duane R. Lund. This book covers the earliest days (1600's) up to about the Civil War. A whole chapter on La Verendrye. French pathfinders, then the various NDN tribes and battles. All in the Northern Boundary (lake of The Woods) and some of Wisconsin.