Finished pictures of Kibler kit...

[Nameless Hunter]

Just flat out beautiful work. Wow!

 

[zerosprk]

Gorgeous work, outstanding!!!

 

[dwtrux]

what an outstanding rifle. The carving is excellent with the smooth transitions. Something to surely be cherished. Good shooting to ya.

 

[jefair1]

Beautiful rifle and fantastic engraving. Get some pictures to post of its first firing.

 

[Dean2]

You really id do a very good job on that rifle look forward to hearing the range and hunting reports.

 

[bushytail]

Looks really nice!

 

[Macman]

Beautiful. You're not going to shoot it are you.

 

[Cherrybow]

Awesome!

 

[Col_Houston]

Beautiful rifle. The engraving on the barrel is what really sets it apart from the other Kibler kits I’ve looked at here.

I THOUGHT I was happy with my fowler build, until I saw THIS. I’m gonna go and sit outside with the OTHER kids.......
Seriously, this is an absolute classy build. Well done.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Finished last night and very happy with my build. Thank you all for your help & support.

Looking good! Did you do the engraving also, I've been leary of doing that but my next one is going to have a patch box which will need it! You did well!

 

[Stykbow]

@labrat, I have a question for you. When you put in the rings at the muzzle did you use epoxy to hold it or is it strictly a mechanical connection from hammering the wire in?

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Hi,
Very nice work! The wood is beautiful and well stained and finished.

Hatchet-Jack, the liberty cap device was used on Lehigh Valley not Lancaster rifles. Eric Kettenburg speculated that it might be a symbol for those Northampton, Lehigh, and Bucks county gunsmiths who worked at the Allentown arsenal during the Rev War.

dave

Thanks Dave I meant Lehigh! Got my wires crossed.

 

[labrat]

Hatman- yes I did the engraving. learned to engrave some 20 years ago as one of my hobbies..............Stykbow- The wire to steel is held in place by making a series of undercuts inside the main channel walls. Then you place the wire in the channel and hammer the wire flat so that the soft wire is pushed into the undercuts thereby holding it in place. You then sand the copper wire flat to the top of the steel. Simple process put requires some special tools........

 

[BrantWW]

Exquisitely tasteful!

 

[tom_in_vt]

That sure did turn out nicely.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Very talented!

 

[dkasprzak]

@labrat I would tell you how beautiful I think your gun is, but I am speechless at the moment. You have created a work of art, it is magnificent!

 

[labrat]

Oh my!. You all are too kind and I Thank You for the positive feedback. It was great to have so many builders in front of me so that I could learn & build along with them. It gave me a since of confidence & teamwork knowing others were there if needed. I'm glade to have found this website as I pretty much jumped into it without much knowledge of woodworking or flintlocks. Wonderful group of people here and you all made it enjoyable...................Labrat

 

[CyrusP]

Whoa! Heirloom is an understatement.

 

[Fly Navy]

Beautiful work.