My next build Jim Chambers PA Fowler

[Hatchet-Jack]

First coat of oil, sanded, burnished and polished this morning.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Three coats of oil.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Oh man that’s nice !

 

[garypl]

Looking good!

 

[Brokennock]

Lovin it.

 

[RyanAK]

New guy here and really enjoying this build. I’m interested in this Chambers kit, and these are some of the best photos around. Chambers’s website calls this a 1760s gun but Barbie said it’s actually based on a 1790s example. Now with good pics of the hardware I can look in my research material and form my own thoughts. Thanks for doing such a fine job of documenting the build. You’re a fine craftsman!

 

[Loja man]

Looking really good! I’m so excited about seeing it at Friendship!

 

[DuncNZ]

Great work , do you seal the inleted areas , under the barrel , lock etc , to water proof them ?

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

New guy here and really enjoying this build. I’m interested in this Chambers kit, and these are some of the best photos around. Chambers’s website calls this a 1760s gun but Barbie said it’s actually based on a 1790s example. Now with good pics of the hardware I can look in my research material and form my own thoughts. Thanks for doing such a fine job of documenting the build. You’re a fine craftsman!

Thanks RyanAK! I found several that it matched in Tom Grinslade's book Flintlock Fowlers.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Looking really good! I’m so excited about seeing it at Friendship!

Thanks Loja man!

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Great work , do you seal the inleted areas , under the barrel , lock etc , to water proof them ?

Thanks! I'm thinking I'll give them a coat of paste wax.

 

[Big Bubba]

Looking really nice. Love the color.

 

[Coinneach]

A magnificent build Cutfinger, I've joined late here but will go back to page 1 and study your progress in more detail.

Expect a few questions from me here and there, I'm seriously interested in your method etc.

 

[DuncNZ]

A magnificent build Cutfinger, I've joined late here but will go back to page 1 and study your progress in more detail.

Expect a few questions from me here and there, I'm seriously interested in your method etc.

Thank you for admiring my magnificent build but I didn't build the beautiful firearm , Hatchet_Jack did

 

[Coinneach]

Thank you for admiring my magnificent build but I didn't build the beautiful firearm , Hatchet_Jack did

Its a miracle I tell ya, ol Hatchet Jack freezes to death in the Rockies then nearly 200 years later he resurrects and builds a quality ML Rifle !

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Its a miracle I tell ya, ol Hatchet Jack freezes to death in the Rockies then nearly 200 years later he resurrects and builds a quality ML Rifle !

Well I had to because liver eating Johnson took my Hawken! Oh and it's a smoothie not a rifle

 

[Coinneach]

Well I had to because liver eating Johnson took my Hawken! Oh and it's a smoothie not a rifle

Good to read you've thawed out Jack, and a great Smoothie you produced there.

BTW where did you get that low crowned Hat, I'm looking for one from your country, Aussie here.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Good to read you've thawed out Jack, and a great Smoothie you produced there.

BTW where did you get that low crowned Hat, I'm looking for one from your country, Aussie here.

Thanks Coinneach! I purchase the hat from Crazy Crow. The heavy felt hat blank is pretty nice.
https://www.crazycrow.com/mountain-man-hats/felt-hat-blanks-heavy-fine-100-wool

 

[Coinneach]

Thanks Coinneach! I purchase the hat from Crazy Crow. The heavy felt hat blank is pretty nice.
https://www.crazycrow.com/mountain-man-hats/felt-hat-blanks-heavy-fine-100-wool

Thank you sir, I'll follow up with the link.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Working on assembling it.