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    Member Dave K passes this morning

    I was informed of the passing of my good friend Dave K this morning. (62 yrs old) Dave has been battling the big C for over 10 years now, & has now gone past that battle. Dave has been a member of this forum for almost 14 years, & has posted 2474 times, many times in the Smoothbore & Gun...
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    Bluing a barrel

    If ya have an old piece of barrel & a banana tree in the yard you are about to cut down for the winter, cut the tree, suspend it over a can or jar so the fluid leaks into the jar or can. Take the solution to a piece of Clean barrel or just about any steel (except stainless) for that matter...
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    Walnut Heaven.......

    I was traveling across BG Parkway in KY yesterday & passed a logging truck pulling 2 trailers full of logs. ALL Walnut !! BIG walnut logs, and Lots of them. I can't even imagine having that much walnut ! Probably going to a veneer plant, but man o man what a gang of stocks that could have...
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    Elkalo Pocket Horn

    A friend wanted me to make him a primitive pocket horn & something different.. :hmm: That put me to thinking... Probably not too many of these wandering around. Horn off a Elkalow.... Half buffalo & half elk..... He said they only come on spike bucks... :idunno: I don't know, we don't...
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    Black Powder Club near Clarkson, KY ??

    Anyone know of one ??? Have a guy wanting someone to help him learn how to shoot & maintain a flintlock & some experienced guidance would be of great help. Thanks Keith
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    For the Tennessee Rifle fans, #138

    This one is just off the bench Sunday & on the way to a new home. A beautiful piece of fiddleback walnut but was a real bear to work with, as it was super dense & hard to cut even with a Microplane. It is hard to believe such a huge heavy blank ended up such a thing rifle, seems like there...
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    Keeping stuff organized

    Yes, sounds easy.......... How many times ya browned a barrel & misc & go to put it together & you can't fine a screw........ :rotf: Or ya got them all browned & ya look & say "oh manure... did I have those two longer ones in the toeplate or the patchbox ?? " :idunno: And where in the He//...
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    Upper East Tennessee Rifle #134

    This is my latest walnut Upper East Tennessee rifle, but this time in crotchwood black walnut. I bought this blank a couple years ago & soon as I saw it I thought it had Tennessee all over it. I know it's not PC, as you would seldom see a Tennessee with a stock as such, but I am a sucker for...
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    CLA Show

    Was simply Awesome............ to say the least. Saw some wonderful displays, great guns, knives, hawks, now/old lots of really neat stuff. Bought some great wood & few things for myself. Just had a great time & got to see some old & new faces also put some names with them. I really look...
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    Finished my Tenn. Mtn. Rifle

    Here is my Tennessee rifle I finished a few weeks ago & just had a chance to photo. Please excuse the quality of the photos, as me & cameras don't get along real well....... :redface: The specs are as follows on the rifle: Tennessee Mtn. Rifle with extended tang. Premium Grade Curly Maple...
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    Shot a 3 point Deeryote !

    Kinda like a Jackalope only on the deer side of the family. :hmm: He's a dandy too, well, at least I thought so. Packdog said it was undoubtedly the ugliest 3 pointer he ever saw !! :grin: And he dang sure don't have much meat on him...... Guess I should have let him grow a few more...
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    A new knife or two

    I decided I needed a new knife so I made this for me last week. It has a false tang & secured with Devcon 2000 and a brass retaining pin. The guard is made of 1/8" brass bar, cut & filed to shape & the end cap from 1/8" brass plate. The blade is 6 1/4" long by 1 1/4 x 1/4". The 4 1/4" handle...
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    I Suggest you all Tread Lightly..........

    Cause I just dug out My original Cherokee Indian Reservation Tomahawk, and I'm a tellin ya all right now Ya'll better tread lightly . This vintage piece dates clear back to the ol days of '59 (1959 that is) & has taken many a scalp of Injun & Settler, cause I turned into a Renagade...
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    Copper trim anyone ?.....

    What do ya think of copper trim on a hawk ? I finished this English PipeAxe Hawk on Saturday & did something a little different, trimming it wtih aged copper & then aging the entire hawk. Kind of a different look & should look good displayed with a brass trimmed hawk & a iron trimmed one. Have...
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    English Presentation Hawk / Pipe Axe

    You ever make something that you have so much time & aggravation in it ya just can't sell it. This is the case on this pipe axe I made last week. Man this thing was stressful ! :rotf: I can laugh now but it was no laughing matter at the time ! 110 tiny 1/16" German Silver studs in the head...
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    ALWAYS.......... Check your breechplug fit.........

    Seems like I keep running into this lately.... Headspace at the breech face on several occasion in the past couple of years.. You guys building rifles, don't accept that a barrel manufacturer is "Such & Such" and he always does it perfect ........ They do make errors & sometimes one slips out...
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    Price Jump on Parts

    If ya have not bought any parts in a while, you are gonna get a shock when ya do. Brass went out of sight & just about everything went up. I compared the parts from last year to this year & the parts to build a longrifle with brass trim is about $ 75 to 100 more. When ya price it piece at a...
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    Some price advice please

    I have 2 BP pistols I have saved for years decided to sell them & I don't know what to ask for them. One is a Colt Signature Series Walker, NIB and the Colt box is still in the cardboard sleeve. Ser# 57xx The other is a Colt Signature Series 1860 Army and it is NIB & box in the cardboard...
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    Displays at Gnmakers Hall at Friendship this yea

    I thought possibly some of ya would like to see some of the awesome work on display at the Gunmakers Hall at Friendship this year. Simply a marvelous display & some incredible workmanship......... Please excuse the poor photography. I cannot remember all of the builders, so in fairness to...
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    Found a 8# cannon ball

    I bought some stuff at an auction & in one of the cabinets I purchased, amoung the junk there was a 8# cannon ball. It is a solid one not a explosive one. Is it worth anything ? or just a conversation piece. Thanks
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