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    Top 10 Recommended Books

    Thanks, I never knew that.
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    Cabin life ...

    What might be called an improvised cabin that a friend of mine made by upturning an old sea going fishing boat, situated in a wood about eighty miles as the crow flies from the nearest coastline and about ten miles from the nearest river. Yes he is like us all here, a muzzle loading enthusiast.
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    Top 10 Recommended Books

    The Big Sky by A B Guthrie. I've never read the book, but over the last sixty years I must have watched the film more than a couple of dozen times and never tire of it. If it's on tonight I'll watch it again.
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    Fowler done

    Well, that looks pretty fine to my eye, just looking at it very much makes me want to pick it up and take it into the woods. Whats the barrel length and the bore size. Nice work.
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    New Ramrod

    Thank you Bill, and yes I find shavings on a workshop floor does give it a kind of warm worked in atmosphere. In fact very little in the way of metal or wooden off cuts get either scraped or thrown away. When I start, to either make or repair something, the off cuts and that which many others...
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    New Ramrod

    It not to late to have a go, find someone who has some suitable timber and get a suitably sized piece split down and like Black Hand says shaping the rod can be done with not much more than, a knife, time, patience and attention to detail. Another tool that I find very useful for working down...
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    New Ramrod

    Yep you got it, and I still use it as a treadle. Has it's limitations but I acknowledge them and work within them. I still do a lot of shaping in the round at the bench by hand with files, as was shaped the brass head for the ramrod. I remember reading somewhere years ago that back in the day...
  8. M

    New Ramrod

    Ah I found out a long time ago it don't matter which way up I hang them up it's always a case of if it wasn't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all. :(
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    New Ramrod

    Thank you all, for your interest and comments. As can be seen I have had a bit of a tidy up even swept the floor, still need to sort out that self along the back of the work bench, and a few other things besides. As they say Rome wasn't built in a day. :)
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    Horn tools

    Robby, that is breathtakingly beautiful work, all the more so because you created it with tools made by yourself. I salute you.
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    New Ramrod

    A new ramrod that I made a while ago for a Pedersoli Mortimer 12ga that I picked up for very much the right money, but was missing it's ramrod. Now before anyone shouts out,we don't have Hickory growing over this side of the pond, so I made it out of Ash from a tree that I felled myself...
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    How Many Process Their Own Game?

    My father was a butcher, but I never had any inclination to follow in his foot steps, instead I followed my mothers family and became a blacksmith. However I picked up enough off him to get by doing my own butchering, but I certainly couldn't earn much of a living at it.
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    A couple for the 20ga

    Hi Skychief, the gun is the Pedersoli tradegun, 36" barrel, however I would prefer another 6" on the barrel length. That said I find she handles nicely but the lock whilst being ok could be better. A replacement lock by Mr Davis was available from T.O.W, but has been out of stock for some...
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    A couple for the 20ga

    Had the opportunity for an afternoon out with the trade gun which proved very worthwhile. Now I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that the photos upload ok.
  15. M

    Field Cannon replica

    Love it, absolutely love it.
  16. M

    Crows On Barley

    When I was a young lad the old ones used to say that you eat just the breasts off rooks, in fact I remember one of my uncles used to occasionally.
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    Cleaning Antique Tools

    If they are heavily encrusted use a wire cup brush on an angle grinder, but remember to wear a mask, or if you don't have an angle grinder a hand brush. You can then put them into a container of vinegar and leave for a few days. I use clear distilled vinegar.
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    Flintlock musket safety?

    I failed to word my post adequately. Yes I agree Frizzen stalls are historically correct, what I was suggesting as being incorrect was that an infantryman in a battle situation would not have placed in position and then removed a stall every time he reloaded. Stupid of me to bring that...
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    Flintlock musket safety?

    Just google Frizzen Cover and images which are self explanatory will appear. However I must point out I'm not giving any guaranty as to it's being completely safe.
  20. M

    Flintlock musket safety?

    Just what I was going to suggest. :thumbsup: I suppose not exactly historically correct, however, if you want to load in a historically correct way but are worried about safety, got to be just about the only way to put your mind at rest.
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