What size frizzen cover?

[OKWilliam]

I’m getting a woodsrunner from kibler and I know they use the same round face lock as the colonial, but I don’t know if I should get musket or rifle size frizzen cover. TIA

 

[Hermit Tim]

A little too big is better than a little too small. The ones I make fit from brown Bess down. Doesn't look out of place at all on my tiny .45 canoe gun with a small lock. I'd go for the bigger one if it were me.

 

[OKWilliam]

I figured bigger would be better but I like to make sure

 

[Ballshooter]

Or just make your own supper easy.

 

[TDM]

Yep, just wait till you have your lock in hand and make your own. You’ll enjoy it.

 

[rich pierce]

Get a pair of leather work gloves and cut off thumbs and fingers till one fits.

 

[Kansas Jake]

I have old leather work gloves and cut off the fingers for frizzen covers when one or two others get holes in them.

 

[OKWilliam]

Yep, just wait till you have your lock in hand and make your own. You’ll enjoy it.

I think I might end up making my own.

I do plan on getting some leather scraps from Dixie gun works for extra flint leathers so I probably end up making my own. I also plan on assembling a bag kit from crazy crow so that should show me how to sew and tie knots. I have no leather craft or sewing experience but I figure once I see in the instructions for the bag kit I’ll know enough to make my own.

 

[TDM]

I think I might end up making my own.

I do plan on getting some leather scraps from Dixie gun works for extra flint leathers so I probably end up making my own. I also plan on assembling a bag kit from crazy crow so that should show me how to sew and tie knots. I have no leather craft or sewing experience but I figure once I see in the instructions for the bag kit I’ll know enough to make my own.

Just a quick tutorial, once you get your lock, find one of the extra thick paint stirring sticks or double the thin ones. Then trace an outline of your frizzen and shape the wood to that outline. Leave enough length to secure in a vise and use this as a mold to sew your leather together. When you cut your leather leave a tab at the bottom of one piece so you can put a leather keeper strip on it. I use a saddle stitch, but any stitch will do using waxed thread.

 

[SDSmlf]

Get a pair of leather work gloves and cut off thumbs and fingers till one fits.

Too practical of a solution. Plus you likely ruin very serviceable gloves unless you prefer fingerless gloves. I do like the idea, but I prefer to save the leather from old shoes and boots then make my own frizzen stalls to fit.

 

[toot]

Yep, just wait till you have your lock in hand and make your own. You’ll enjoy it.

I made mine out of the left over end of a disused waist belt. X amount of years ago. still going strong.!

 

[rich pierce]

Too practical of a solution. Plus you likely ruin very serviceable gloves unless you prefer fingerless gloves. I do like the idea, but I prefer to save the leather from old shoes and boots then make my own frizzen stalls to fit.

I have an unusually long 4th finger and my leather work gloves invariably blow out there. It’s a renewable supply of frizzen stalls. Upside!

 

[Eric Krewson]

I have a lot of thin scrap leather pieces from bow making handles, I have bought frizzen covers, I have sewed frizzen covers but lately I cut out a pattern and use barge cement to glue the edges of the leather together, simple and quick (a bit ugly) but works as well as the fancy ones.

I used to buy these but it seems like they were $10 each at the time.

 

[hanshi]

I have an unusually long 4th finger.

That's a bit disturbing, Rich. Werewolves always an errant finger like that. During full moons please stay home in a locked room.

 

[rich pierce]

That's a bit disturbing, Rich. Werewolves always an errant finger like that. During full moons please stay home in a locked room.

Disturbing, but not totally surprising, right?

 

[Ballshooter]

I made mine out of an old leather belt.

 

[toot]

scraps left over from discarded waist belts work great, as stated.

 

[Greenjoytj]

Just don’t apply any water proofing leather treatment to the frizzen cover that can soak through the leather to the flint striking surface. A lubed frizzen doesn’t throw sparks.