Lyman rebuilt to hawken,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[olskool]

I bets you can ''Harvest'' some deer with that thang!

maybe, but i bet i could kill them better,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[olskool]

Did you ever watch a rebuild of a Gemmer Hawken kit by Bob Woodfill on YouTube?

He went step by step on everything he done to achieve a nice looking Hawken that he was going to present to a young boy to take on an Elk hunting trip.

He explained everything that he did to achieve a beautiful Hawken rifle just as you did.

Again, you did a fabulous job to achieve a Hawken that anyone would carry in the woods or present.

Cowboy

LOL, I can't take credit for something Bob already done, that video is how I got the idea,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Hatchet Jack]

I saw that Bob Woodfill video a year or two ago as well. It was the first thing that came to mind when I saw olskool's rifle.
Nice work!

 

[Steve Wagner]

At the risk of driving some Hawken purists crazy, I love that you rounded off all the sharp corners on the wood. I've heard em scream about how inauthentic that is, and I don't care. If I had a real Hawken in the 1850's, the 1st thing I would have done is just that, and then given it some serious spar varnish or oil rub finish. The sharp edges on stocks are the 1st places the finish fails and lets water soak in to swell a stock. Not a practical feature at all. In fact, it always looked like a short cut to me, that became fashionable over time.
Beautiful and durable job, Olskool. SW

 

[kyron4]

Beautiful ! Is that a Maple stock ?