What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?

[Century to late]

You are lucky to have a nice assortment of deer and elk. It’s hard to find good quality deer or elk hides. I’ve had some that were real raggedy and some that are really nice. I normally get elk from American Elk and Deer in Colorado. I like to stitch rifle sheaths on a machine just because it takes so long to saddle stitch! I sew them inside out and double stitch them and they are very strong.

The tannery that I used in Boon Iowa closed down and they were very good. I won't brain tan anymore it's tough on my old bones. You got a tannery you like to use?

 

[garypl]

I mostly buy cowhide from Wickett and Craig, sometimes Herman Oak from Weaver. Odds and ends from Springfield Leather. I am waiting for a shipment of 3-4 oz bison they had on sale at Springfield Leather for $3.25/ft. Figure that should make a couple of nice rifle sheaths.

 

[Davi]

Bought a PDF of the 'Black Powder Rifle Accuracy System' and found somewhere I can send it to to have it printed and bound.
Ordered 300 x 5ml Plastic storage vials and a couple of foam lined plastic storage boxes for them.
Buying a printer today so I can complete a variation form (permission in the UK to buy a firearm) and the form to apply for a black powder acquire and storage licence.
Read a lot of posts on here and various online articles as well as watched a lot of youtube videos all about muzzle loading and their related aspects.

 

[Jim K]

Yep kinda rank stuff.

After 26 years of cutting and grinding skull plates to fit a form, I still don’t like the smell!!

 

[BS2366]

Just pulled into Friendship

 

[SOLANCO]

The other tactics to have so many she loses track.

Works for me!

 

[Terrier]

Cut out some leather for a new possibles pouch last night and did a little over a quarter of the saddle stitching.

Did another quarter of the stitching this morning and that gets me halfway there, but it’s time to get busy in the garden and yard for a while.

 

[BS2366]

Picked up a few things and some powder at Friendship today

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Almost finished my replacement 8 g walnut stock, now to make the lost bits of metal work. Takes time. Plus February grandson. Bought a 5 cm thick slab of English walnut used half £55 eBay uk

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Almost finished my replacement 8 g walnut stock, now to make the lost bits of metal work. Takes time. Plus February grandson. Bought a 5 cm thick slab of English walnut used half £55 eBay uk

Added the broken 8 g stock.

 

[leam]

Got the shelves up in the garage, and that gave me permission to open my Kibler kit. Beautiful! There's no AC in the garage though, so all I can do is look at it right now.

 

[TDM]

Started making some sketches on the Quaker stock. Just experimenting now, but whatever I end up will be as simple as I can make it. It’s a bit intimidating.

 

[Century to late]

Almost finished my replacement 8 g walnut stock, now to make the lost bits of metal work. Takes time. Plus February grandson. Bought a 5 cm thick slab of English walnut used half £55 eBay uk

Good times.

 

[Terrier]

Added the broken 8 g stock.

A few dowels, drilled holes and some glue, and you coulda had that back up and working! Clampage…Can’t forget the clampage.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Good times.

Yes all too late , not much time left at 80 like many of you . See you on the other side

Masonic. Happy to meet
Sorry to part
But happy to meet again

 

[Century to late]

Started making some sketches on the Quaker stock. Just experimenting now, but whatever I end up will be as simple as I can make it. It’s a bit intimidating.

I've done woodworking all my life but never carved a thing. What's the best recommendation to get started? I do have a couple of junk stocks to practice on.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

A few dowels, drilled holes and some glue, and you coulda had that back up and working! Clampage…Can’t forget the clampage.


Yes I studied it for two weeks, it’s repairable for a lamp stand such a shame shame, I guess many get trampled by big animals who knows

It’s been badly repaired before full
Of nails steel dowels and screws

 

[Gordoncourtney]

I've done woodworking all my life but never carved a thing. What's the best recommendation to get started? I do have a couple of junk stocks to practice on.

I've done woodworking all my life but never carved a thing. What's the best
recommendation to get started? I do have a couple of junk stocks to practice on.

Find some wood 5 cm thick draw it out, jigsaw the shape , attack it with a sanding flap disc in an angle grinder , smooth it with a dremmil sanding tube and finish sanding by hand, hardly ever carve with chisels . Made a few nice stocks in last 10 years Tommy up in Main said you make ugly guns gordon my mentor and a pain at times , but we love him Just a kid at around 74 , Me oh I am 80 but try to be 40, the years go by I make better guns now

 

[TDM]

I've done woodworking all my life but never carved a thing. What's the best recommendation to get started? I do have a couple of junk stocks to practice on.

Kinda hesitant to recommend anything since I’m just starting out too. Now I’ve done my share of wood spirit carvings, which helps. And I already have a collection of carving tools that are good quality which really helps, added a few more chisels lately too. I bought the Quaker practice stock from Kiblers and Jim’s book on carving but I’m not getting much out of the book. I also have The Gunsmith of Grenville County, which is very good. And I’ve been saving lots of carving photos on my iPad to study. I’d just like to be able to create a few simple carvings on the Woodsrunner, doubt I’ll ever do it again. Although I’m very pleased with how the Trade Gun turned out, I’m coming to the conclusion that I’m more of a Kibler SMR type of assembler! Simple and easy!

 

[Century to late]

Kinda hesitant to recommend anything since I’m just starting out too. Now I’ve done my share of wood spirit carvings, which helps. And I already have a collection of carving tools that are good quality which really helps, added a few more chisels lately too. I bought the Quaker practice stock from Kiblers and Jim’s book on carving but I’m not getting much out of the book. I also have The Gunsmith of Grenville County, which is very good. And I’ve been saving lots of carving photos on my iPad to study. I’d just like to be able to create a few simple carvings on the Woodsrunner, doubt I’ll ever do it again. Although I’m very pleased with how the Trade Gun turned out, I’m coming to the conclusion that I’m more of a Kibler SMR type of assembler! Simple and easy!

Thanks TDM.