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    New Ice Box

    I sold my old ice box and made a smaller one.It is more efficient since I have only one door and a smaller lid to put the ice in with. The lid and doors are a "weak" spot for heat loss.(or gain ). It is shown with a plug where the spigot fits, I learned the hard way to remove the spigot for...
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    casting balls

    After having a friend ruin his mold for casting round balls by hitting the cut off lever and the side of the mold equally with a hammer, I decided there had to be a better way. I made some extensions for the cut off plate to act like a lever so I don't need to ever hit the mold or cutoff lever...
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    casting balls

    After having a friend ruin his mold for casting round balls by hitting the cut off lever and the side of the mold equally with a hammer, I decided there had to be a better way. I made some extensions for the cut off plate to act like a lever so I don't need to ever hit the mold or cutoff lever...
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    scored some caps

    While at the local wally world I checked the sporting goods section. They had some caps in stock I bought five tins for myself and the nephew and left thee for the next guy.
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    Eastern Primative Rendevous

    Does any one know if the Eastern Primative rendezvous is still on. The new New York gun law is causing many events to be canceled since it out laws ALl guns from public properties. Many Revolutionary war and French and Indian events have been canceled.
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    Some pictures.

    Over the last two weeks people have asked me for pictures of a transporting hard gun case and hunting belt pouch and loading block in other posts I finally got some batteries for the camera so here are some pictures of a simple case made from some ply wood scraps and sheep skin to transport a...
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    rendezvous klennex box

    I made a box that serves two purposes. One it holds a box of kleenex's that is period correct to see. Two it serves as a bank with space under the actual kleenex box to store large bills for the trade blanket.The dove tails don't show up well in the walnut
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    priming powder

    While many use the same powder to prime as they use to shoot, I tend to spill a lot when trying to prime from the flask, so I use a small priming horn with a "push" spout to prime , but it will only work with 4F or finer. So I made a mortor and pedestal to regrind priming powder It takes me...
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    Old time lub

    Back when I first started shooting black powder, sperm whale oil was considered the best lube to use and you could get it at the Log cabin by the pint.I still believe it was the best as a lube, but it really wasn't much as a rust preventive. When they passed the law regulating the sale of it my...
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    New Year- new gun for the wife

    It was the best trade I ever made!
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    Pistol/shooting boxws

    I made some shooting boxes for myself and a friend to hold pistols and shooting supplies. The top will hold a T.C. Patriot pistol the small square in the back will hold two 1 lb cans of powder.
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    hat and coat rack

    Well the old muzzleloader got another hat rack to top off the coat rack.I like to make racks out of "racks". I save smaller horns for coats and the larger horns for hats.
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    Priming horns

    I made a couple of priming horns, One with a priming valve, and one with a built in vent pick.The one with the vent pick has a small piece of 10/32 screw to hold the plug in place, one turn and the tip is secure.
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    Caps at wally world

    I was at the local Wally World to get a perscripton filled and noticed a clerk pushing a pallet towards the sporting good section. After I got the perscripton filled I went to the sporting goods section and there two boxes for caps Ten tins per box. One box was already empty the other had eight...
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    Gun Control

    Shot August 15th 2021 25 yards off hand, open sights. The load was 40 grain FFF Kik,leather over powder wad, .445 ball cast with a Dixie "hair curler" mold and .014 pillow ticking patch lubed with synthetic sperm whale oil.. Rifle was a target rifle I made in the Early 80's with a...
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    sight adjusting aid

    As a machinist, as well as shade tree gun smith , I realized there had to better way to adjust sights than "tap and file, shoot and try again". So I mounted a micrometer head to a block I made so that I could measure exactly how much I was moving my sights. Now I find it much faster and less...
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    sights for old eyes

    My eyes keep getting worse so I put a new front sight on the target rifle. I used a 1/8 thick piece of Ivory so the old eyes can see it through the buckhorn rear sight.
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    gun works of Oregon

    I placed my first order from them last week. I received it on Saturday. The order was complete and well packed!
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    Micky mouse hawk

    I had a friend who was always saying that my work was Micky mouse not traditional. So I made a Micky mouse hawk
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    T.C. Flint lock

    I always have had problems with My T.C. Hawken eating flints, I just ordered a "new style" cock for mine from the Gun Works in Oregon, They have a good supply of the new style cocks. From what I have heard the new style cocks are a big improvement. They were very helpful and friendly so if you...
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