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Over-stitch Wheel or Stitch Chisel?
Gus, I started using a 48" straight edge when cutting belts, but found that even using a brand new utility knife blade, it was still difficult to get consistent, uniform edges. I solved that problem when I switched to using a rotary cutter. There were no more problems keeping the leather from...- Paul R
- Post #42
- Forum: The Craftsman
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Project gun
My first build started out as a TC Hawken with a roached out barrel. I was able to get a Green mountain drop-in, but because I really couldn't get used to the TC stock, I salvaged all the other components & started out from scratch with a piece of maple plank I had left over from another job. I...- Paul R
- Post #6
- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Dog+man+flintlock.
A few years ago my nephew told me hie 6 year old daughter was better then any dog at retrieving squirrels. She didn't slobber on them.- Paul R
- Post #8
- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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no aqua fortis
You are correct that pigment particles in most common stains do fill the pores of the wood, giving it colour. Maple has almost zero pores, so is very difficult to colour by using pigment stains. The spirit stains or NGR stains that Jim mentions are dye stains. The colour in spirit stains are...- Paul R
- Post #16
- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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no aqua fortis
The 'black patina' is an acid solution that will turn the lead came, used in stained glass work, to a nice black. I don't know exactly what the chemical make up is, but I do know that if you use it as I suggested, it gives excellent results as a stain on maple stocks. It is a cheap, easy way to...- Paul R
- Post #8
- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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no aqua fortis
Go to a stained-glass shop & buy a bottle of 'black patina for lead solder'. Pour part of it into a small glass jar & add some of the rusty-est iron you can find. Set the lid on it, but do not tighten. After a while you should see bubbles forming on the iron. Use proper caution with the fumes &...- Paul R
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Road Trip
This would be a good chance to get a case of black powder, at US cost, without having to pay cross-border shipping prices or duty. Near many border crossings, on the US side, there are businesses which will receive shipments & hold them for you until you pick them up & bring them through...- Paul R
- Post #5
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Squirrel hunting how to's
I have noticed, on this site, that successful squirrel hunters show their game intact. Makes a good picture, but if you have several, it is a real chore to clean them when you get home. Back when I lived where squirrel hunting was worthwhile doing, I got into the habit of completely field...- Paul R
- Post #9
- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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Aqua Fortis
Finding a source for the acid can sometimes be difficult. If there is a 'stained glass' shop near by,get a bottle of the solution used for 'blackening' the lead solder when finishing a project. I use it straight from the bottle, in a glass jar, with some cut nails salvaged from an old house. My...- Paul R
- Post #13
- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Truly poor boy style Tennssee rifle
"Pine" can be used to describe a large variety of wood species. While I'm not familiar with a lot of those species, one of the characteristics can be long stringy grain which is not conducive to the kind of detail carving required for gunstock work. The usual difference in density between early...- Paul R
- Post #4
- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Hunting in period clothing
A couple times, at the end of the day, I've been stopped coming out of a prime waterfowl marsh on the only access road available. Twice, DNR have landed their float planes to give me my own private check outs. Once while fishing & once while moose hunting. Both were on week long fly-in camping...- Paul R
- Post #20
- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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Wood Stock Inlay Repair
New, Private topic sent. Paul- Paul R
- Post #11
- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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The bare nekked truth
To all, For those who may not be familiar with the process of rendering bear fat, here is a link to Swampy's post a few years ago. http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showpost.php?post/1036813/ At the bottom, be sure to click to see the whole thread. Paul- Paul R
- Post #21
- Forum: Traditional Muzzleloader Hunting
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Your thoughts? Thinking of getting a flintlock.
You're all ready using real black, so everything else just falls into place. Yes, there is a bit of a learning curve when you go to flint, But, hey, you went through a learning curve on cap locks. There is a vast amount of knowledge & help on this site & you will have no idea what you are...- Paul R
- Post #2
- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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window /door alarm guns
Those of us across the US northern border can keep guns in our house if we acquire that little card that says we can. Any guns we own must be kept in a secure (locked) location. Any ammunition for those guns must be kept in a separate locked enclosure. If, in your best judgement, you are in a...- Paul R
- Post #31
- Forum: General Muzzleloading
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Talk me into a Flintlock
The learning curve is a bit longer then for percussion, but the satisfaction is much greater. As Brownbear said, you'll wonder why you waited so long to get one. Paul- Paul R
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- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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routing ramrod channel?
I finally found a 5/16" round nose bit for a router. It's made by Dimar. You'll have to find a commercial supplier, not general retailer. Check with small millwork or cabinet shops, or commercial sharpening services. Depending on your woodworking skills, some sort of a template guide would be...- Paul R
- Post #11
- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Soda cans got smaller
I sometimes wonder what some of my acquaintances from the 1970s are using now. They built barrels for quart oil cans. :idunno: Paul -
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Nutria ball bag shedding
Sorry, I had to go back & ask a dumb question before I could figure how to post smilies that I wanted to include before. :idunno: :nono: Paul- Paul R
- Post #11
- Forum: The Craftsman
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Nutria ball bag shedding
I'm not sure we can talk about nutria on this site. They weren't imported in to the US until the 1930s. Paul- Paul R
- Post #6
- Forum: The Craftsman