I have decided to build an English fowler to use as a turkey gun next year. Looking at Track,MLBS, Log Cabin Shop and several other on line catalogs I haven't been able to find full sized plans to work from. Anybody know of a source for these plans?
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You will probably have to draw your own.
IF you can find good drawings, using a different barrel, lock, and furniture than those used for the drawing will change the relationship to those parts and negate the benefit of the plans.
Good instructions for making your own drawings are in the Gunsmith of Grenville County.
J.D.
IF you can find good drawings, using a different barrel, lock, and furniture than those used for the drawing will change the relationship to those parts and negate the benefit of the plans.
Good instructions for making your own drawings are in the Gunsmith of Grenville County.
J.D.
You don't say if you want to make a single or double. If the latter would do then the only book with plans that I know of is "Recreating the Double Barrel Muzzle Loading Shotgun" by Wm Brockway. It is published by Shumway and is available through the publisher or just about any muzzle loading mail order supplier. This is an outstanding book with excellent illustrations and full size plans.
Good luck on your project :v
Good luck on your project :v
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If you want to build a Fowler a great place to start is with Jim Grinslade's book on Flintlock Fowlers from Track of the Wolf. There are hundreds or color and B&W photographs of dozens and dozens of fowling pieces. I'm not aware of any plans available anywhere in terms of "blueprints".
The Jim Chambers Pennsylvania Fowler or English Fowler is a great kit if you are so inclined.
The Jim Chambers Pennsylvania Fowler or English Fowler is a great kit if you are so inclined.
The book sounds like the way to go. I am currently building a Beck rifle(first build) and have a blueprint to use as reference. When I start shaping the stock blank, the blueprint side cutaways will let me know just how much wood to remove to have the correct wrist diameter, forend contour and such.
Done a lot of duck decoy carving and bow building and like to be pretty precise on my wood removal, hence my search for a blueprint.
Done a lot of duck decoy carving and bow building and like to be pretty precise on my wood removal, hence my search for a blueprint.
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Eric,
If you can get a copy of Hershel House's gun building video you should pay attention to how he shapes his tocks on a band saw. Once he gets most of the parts inletted he draws some guide lines of the stock blank and slabs off peices of wood so that only minimal shaping with rasps and files is left. Wow!
If you can get a copy of Hershel House's gun building video you should pay attention to how he shapes his tocks on a band saw. Once he gets most of the parts inletted he draws some guide lines of the stock blank and slabs off peices of wood so that only minimal shaping with rasps and files is left. Wow!
I have Peter Alexander's book and video set, Shumways "Recreating The American Longrifle" as well as two of the House videos. Seems like the more reference material I get the more I want.
When I started carving ducks I bought all the reference material available, even took art classes to get it right. I quit carving when my hobby became more like a job. I have half finished ducks sitting in my shop from 1986 when I quit, totally lost intrest, burned out from filling orders.
I did the same gathering of information when I started making wood longbows and will never turn this hobby into a job like I did with the ducks.
I find gun building fascinating and a further progression of my artistic ability. What is interesting about this site is I will have a question about some aspect of working on my Beck rifle and within a day or two someone will ask the same question and the really knowledgeable folk here will provide a wonderful answer.
When I started carving ducks I bought all the reference material available, even took art classes to get it right. I quit carving when my hobby became more like a job. I have half finished ducks sitting in my shop from 1986 when I quit, totally lost intrest, burned out from filling orders.
I did the same gathering of information when I started making wood longbows and will never turn this hobby into a job like I did with the ducks.
I find gun building fascinating and a further progression of my artistic ability. What is interesting about this site is I will have a question about some aspect of working on my Beck rifle and within a day or two someone will ask the same question and the really knowledgeable folk here will provide a wonderful answer.
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