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Gonna Build a Ramrod
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JMinnerath said:
Years ago, most dowels were birch. Now they are anything hardwood that is cheap to fill the order.
I went into Lowes ? year ago, walked by the dowels & dang if they didn't have a bunch of them in oak. Had not seen a oak dowel ever, unless I made it. So I bought 4-5 to do things with in the furniture way.
But in 35 years of ML'ing, the best RR I have seen to date have come from Steve Bailey. (Ad in the Classifieds of Muzzleblasts) I have bought over a hundred of them from Steve, buy them 10 or more at a time, he is a great guy to deal with & Superb straight grained RR's. Not a single vender can match him in RR's as Steve hand picks all his wood & HE makes them......
Keith Lisle
just abut finished my tapered oak rod! leaving one end at half inch while bottom end will be 3/8" I will also ebonise it and tung oil it then bees wax!It is verry time consuming but its cool to be able to say you built everything on your gun!
I made me a doweler several years ago to make my own arrow shafts,I have since incorporated it to making ramrod dowels from straight grained hickory. I'll be turning some down later on this winter, if any one here has interest?
Most I send to a friend who takes them to Freindship, he tells me they don't last to long. :thumbsup:
Most I send to a friend who takes them to Freindship, he tells me they don't last to long. :thumbsup:
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Very nice!! Is that broad end a snug fit in your barrel? I mean with a patch.
I want to make one for my fowler project, and any hints would be welcome.
I want to make one for my fowler project, and any hints would be welcome.
well its too snug for a 28ga but widest point is .57in and the point where the rod would actually would impact the ball would be the very tip. This is the first part of my snaphaunce project. This week I will begin the work on fabricating a buttplate, trigger guard, ramrodpipes, and underlugs.
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