Finishing A Fowler Build

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very very nice. i too was sorry i missed. it. but it went to a good home. well done

 

[CuNosecap]

That is a fantastic ending to an interesting start. You have definitely honored the builder and Mr. Callahan must be very happy. Great job.

 

[Splitear]

What a beautiful piece of work! Fantastic!

 

[PathfinderNC]

That is a fantastic ending to an interesting start. You have definitely honored the builder and Mr. Callahan must be very happy. Great job.

I appreciate that

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

This turned out very nice Bob. I love everything about it.

 

[PathfinderNC]

What a beautiful piece of work! Fantastic!

Thank you Splitear!

 

[PathfinderNC]

This turned out very nice Bob. I love everything about it.

Thanks Hatchet-Jack! From a find builder as yourself the that is a great compliment!

 

[Kevin]

That turned out beautiful.

 

[Beaverman2]

Bob, that's sexy !

 

[BoomStick]

Handsome fowler and nicely executed. Your metal to wood fit is very very good.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Handsome fowler and nicely executed. Your metal to wood fit is very very good.

I use an Exacto knife which lets me get close. Water swelling does the rest

 

[TDM]

Looks great @PathfinderNC!

 

[Brokennock]

Wow! Fabulous job.

 

[Compressorguy]

Extraordinarily elegant! Awesome job!

 

[PathfinderNC]

Thanks @TDM , @Brokennock and @Compressorguy
I’ve been buffing it a little more and the luster is glowing.
I have other flintlocks at hand and set to go, but I would love to use this gun for some deer hunting also ( I will be casting .662 round balls, and just ordered 25 lbs of number 4 shot), but I really think it’s rather long for the woods around here. But nonetheless it might be fun to try

 

[54ball]

What a wonderful gun!!!
It’s fantastic.

I suspect curly walnut. It is not maple. It could be curly cherry.
Personally I have never seen “curly cherry”.

Again it’s a great gun.
One of the most difficult builds is finishing a started project. There’s a lot to it. A lot more than most think. It’s always easier to start fresh in most cases.
Great job!!!

 

[Mike in FL]

I wish I had it and you had a better one.

 

[Terrier]

Very well done. Beeeee-utiful.

 

[Eric Krewson]

Great job on the lock patch! I passed on that one because of the funky looking barrel, turns out it was correct after all, live and learn.

Great Job on the whole project.

 

[PathfinderNC]

What a wonderful gun!!!
It’s fantastic.

I suspect curly walnut. It is not maple. It could be curly cherry.
Personally I have never seen “curly cherry”.

Again it’s a great gun.
One of the most difficult builds is finishing a started project. There’s a lot to it. A lot more than most think. It’s always easier to start fresh in most cases.
Great job!!!

Thank you 54ball- I am also not sure if the wood is Curly Red Maple of Cherry. If you look back at the early pics you can see right away that it looks more like Cherry in color and grain, but with so much curl I couldn’t convince myself of it. Nonetheless it’s a nose stock wood he selected for the gun.
And you are right in many ways about picking up where someone else left off. Mr. Gallaghan was very skillful In his work but I can’t figure out why he did not fully inlet the lock after he got the plate and barrel lined- up! (I’m glad he didn’t actually do I could inlet another lock in that mystery mortise).
Thanks again for your kind comment!