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  1. DrTimboone

    Rust Bluing trough

    Anybody ever make one of these as described by Laurel Mountain Forge?? "Purchase a length of 2 ½ inch PVC pipe and two end caps. The PVC should be a few inches longer than the barrel you will be bluing. Cut the PVC pipe lengthwise, about 1/3 of the way down, leaving an opening of about 2...
  2. DrTimboone

    "Long" range Flintlock hunting

    Ok, just to make those who ardently oppose long range hunting shots happy”¦ This morning I went down to the woods in Crawford County GA to still hunt with my .54 flinter. Had one doe surprise me and walk up to about 3 feet from me as I was sitting at the base of a tree in the open. She sniffed...
  3. DrTimboone

    Marc Adamcheks Mike Brooks fowler

    Having just completed a fowler, I really enjoyed looking at this one. One thing I learned from studying Mike's architecture is that it is really important to set the lock low in order to get the slim wrist profile and fine lock mortise and still be able to uncover only 1/2 or a slight bit more...
  4. DrTimboone

    Apprentice Built Cherry Fowler

    OK, All done but the drying and wax. 44" 20 ga English style American fowler. Colerain barrel, Caywood Wilson trade lock, guard, thumbpiece and sideplate from Chambers. Cherry stained with lye, sealed with garnet shellac and finished with Chamber's traditional oil finish. Barrel & lock cold...
  5. DrTimboone

    Shiny?

    Hand Scraped Cherry Fowler stock with lye stain, garnet shellac filler/sealer and Chamber's tradition Oil Finish. Would you knock some shine off? How? don't want to loose the clarity.
  6. DrTimboone

    Trigger Guard install question

    I am installing my first pinned trigger guard and traditional pinned simple trigger in a fowler. I am using the trigger guard from Chambers. It has a lug 5/8" from front to rear, 3/4" deep (vertical) and 1/8" thick at the front of the bow and two smallet lugs on the tail. The question is...
  7. DrTimboone

    Fowler - Top line of buttstock

    I am building a mid-3d qtr 18th century American fowler in the English style. 44 " barrel and Wilson Trade lock from Caywood. I am trying to make sure the top line of the butt stock points to the right altitude vis-a-vis the bore/lock. any suggestions on what the best looking and/or proper pont...
  8. DrTimboone

    Kramer's Best Wood Improver

    I stained a piece of scrap cherry from my fowler with lye..terrific color..then a light touch of LMF Cherry stain to redden it a tad. now I have three coats of Kramers on it and it is looking very much the way I want the fowler to look. probably wil try about 3 or 4 more coats of Kramer's...
  9. DrTimboone

    20 GA Fowler Ramrod

    I have all the parts and am now starting to build my 1740-60's American fowler in the English style. This is my first smoothbore so I have a question about the muzzle end of the ramrod I will make. I have some nice straight grain hickory dowels at 7/16 and 1/2 " to work with. I also have a Mike...
  10. DrTimboone

    Finish for a colonial English style cherry fowler?

    What have you found to be the best traditional finish for a cherry stocked colonial period English style fowler? Sealing? Staining? finish? got any pictures you can show? I am about to get started on it. This is the first time with Cherry..... :nono: :redface: It will have brass furniture...
  11. DrTimboone

    Accra Glass in the Ramrod Hole

    Well stupid me! :cursing: :redface: I bedded my 44" barrel last weekend. (first time!) Since the ramrod hole was routed rather than bored, I covered the slot with tape and put bedding over it. Closed the slot nicely...except...some accra glass squeezed through just at the breech end of the...
  12. DrTimboone

    Engraving Source

    Cody Tetachuk did this egraving for me for a very reasonable price!! does beautiful work! :hatsoff: He won't brag, but his work deserves our attention. The one piece of fine art on my backwoods built rifle!!
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