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At least one Ohio maker produced full stock percussion guns well into the percussion era. Ŕead the Association of Ohio Longrifle Collecters on line news letters to ferret it out. I can't tell you which issue it was in.

T/C stocks were made at a mill in Perry, KS, which I visited once. They were turned on duplicating lathes. If a true factory stock has as much slop as yours, it might have wobbled in the lathe. However I think if that were the case it would show up on the outside, too. Do the outside...

You might try potassium dichromate it's supposed to work well on cherry. I bought some on ebay. I've never used it cherry, but it does darken other woods different shades depending on species. If you try it mix varying strengths to test. To my way of thinking a way to rapidly darken cherry by...

When high on adrenalin one remains pretty steady, but as the "drug" wears off violent shakes often set in. Once when a platoon leader I was in a situation where I stayed high on adrenalin for quite a while doing everything cool and calm and correct. When I finally got my patrol behind the wire I...

I have a Tryon and like it fine as is. There is no way in hell you can put a "normal" lock on one without savagely butchering the piece. Consider what you'd pay for the rifle then figure the gun will be absolutely worthless after the work is done and save yourself the aggravation of doing such a...

A pair of aluminum angles (90-degree) cut to vice width will hang on the jaws just fine. Cover one leg with 10-12 ounce leather and you will have simple serviceable protectors.

In post #83 Notchy Bob posted a passage about carrying a 'hawk in the belt. The bit to my way of thinking also describes a match coat, as first went on a blanket then the belt. Go to YouTube and look up The Happy People, a four part series about Russians living a backwoods life style. Notice...

I'm enjoying following your progess even though it is something I'm not likely to do myself. I do like your man in the moon, however it seems too large. I'd shrink it about a third.

Potassium dichromate will darken cherry. I found some on ebay. Cherry and Osage orange are photo sensitive leaving them in sunlight will darken them. Over a long time Osage orange will turn almost black. I've seen it on an NDN bow iI got to handle in a museum.

They make one with a saw blade that's handy. Good for cutting small firewood or clearing a small space for a ground stand, and of course pruning shrubs around the house.

They have an Ohio-ish look. Read the newsletters online of the Association of Ohio Longrifle Collectors and you may find info.

My thoughts on building with nothing but muscle powered tools comes from having enough muscle powered tools to build just about anything. Most longrifle building discussion here talks about using some amount of power tools, like drill presses or band saws. I'm not thinking of reliving the 18th...

I found the caps under a shaggy piece of buffalo hide I got to make a sporran. I guess my inventory method could be describe as last in first out, which no doubt leaves some first ins last outs.

T/C stocks were made at a mill in Perry, KS using Kansas walnut. No attempt was made to sort plain from fancy. They all shipped to the factory the same.

I'd like to build a rifle using nothing but muscle powered tools. An egg beater drill will put holes in softer steel. What's a good way to line up lock and tang bolt holes? I'd have the barrel breeched with machine tools.

Never ever accumulate too much shooting stuff. Going through mine I found 1,000 CCI caps bought years ago and totally forgotten about. Thinking I had no caps a while back, when the opportunity came my way, I bought a thousand more RWS caps. Now I have more than I'll use for quite a while. If I...

Of course ebay won't allow auction of complete muzzleloaders, but also will not allow sales of a stock and components and a separate barrel at the same time by the same seller if they find out. Watch for the barrel for a stock like this to come up. Years ago I bought a nice stock on ebay. The...

Mine is not chrome lined. I have no idea what year it was made. Perhaps the proof marks could tell the story. I'll have to look.

I have a Cabeles 58. I recently went years back through the forum researching them. Everyone who has one likes it. Only one nervous Nelly advised against anything other than the lightest loads as he thought a 58 15/16ths barrel was a potential bomb. Others have loaded as much as 110 grains with...

Use Citristrip before you do anything else. You may have to use more than one application. It will strip oily dirty old military stocks. It's good stuff. Afterward raise dents and sand, or scrape. Any way first things first: Citistrip.