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    Scrimshaw Ink

    Been doing BP since the mid 70's but just decided to do some scratchin' on my horns. What seems to be the preferred ink? India, stamp pad, or something else. What is PC?
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    'Hawk Handles

    Just wondering what you guys have done to your ”˜hawk handles. Going to stay plain for now(just a light stain and oil). I don’t like to jump into any design too quickly, it took me over ten years before I started scratching pictures on my horns. “The Patriot’s” handle is nice but maybe a...
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    Another 'Hawk question

    Hi guys... I'm in the market for a 'hawk. From looking online, TOTW and Crazy Crow seems to have what I'm looking for. Something to use around camp and a little throwing. I've gotten stuff from TOTW but not CC. Has anyone out there have any experience with these 'hawks. Or maybe somewhere...
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    Great penetrating oil

    I put together a small Siler flintlock a while back but didn’t have a chance to harden it. Long story shorten, a broken pipe got the lock wet and it was rather rusted. I started to take it apart and clean it up but 3 screws would not budge. I remembered from a few car repair sites that the...
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    Don't Flux your Lead.

    I read on here a while back someone said to throw a bit of bee’s wax in your lead pot to get rid of/reduce the amount of slag. First of all, don’t listen to those center-fire shooters. They want harder bullets so they really don’t want pure lead. Another reason to not listen to them is they...
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    Lube for Grease Hole

    On some of the “Tennessee Poor Boy” rifles, they show them with a grease hole (some call it a tallow hole) in the stock rather than a patch box. This was filled with patch lube. From what I could find, a common lube was a mix of bee’s wax and beef tallow, melted, mixed 50/50, and poured in...
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    Horn stain

    What's a good color stain to give a new horn that "aged" look. I don't have any scraps to test on. "Golden Oak" might look OK but how does horn absorb stain? Would “Walnut “ be too dark? Starting off light and going darker will be the way to go if no one has any ideas. Thanks.
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    to all builders...

    I’ve mentioned this in a few responses, but I thought this should be sent out as a topic. I’ve been building since 1975. First kits, then loose parts. What every builder should see is a video called “The Gunsmiths of Williamsburg”. In it, Wallace Gussler builds a rifle from a pig of iron, a...
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    Woven Horn Strap

    Has anyone out there woven their own horn strap. I would like to make my own and I'm sure a small loom is needed but I really don’t know where to start. I’ve seen a lot of nice pre-made ones out there, but I would prefer a more subdued color. Or, is there something else out there that will...
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    any Hoosiers out there?

    I might be moving to Indiana in a few months and I saw that it's OK to hunt from a canoe. Since I make cedar stip canoes, this sounds great. My question is can small games be hunted with a ML rifle and what's the size limit for small game, squirrels and rabbits? I saw that a min. size for...
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    Hi from an Old Timer

    Hi Kids, I built my first kit in 1975. It was a CVA. There wasn't much out there. Pretty much had to get everything from Dixie. Got to talk to Turner Kirkland. Also talked to Bud Siler. Not bragging, just letting you know that I'm old. I build my guns along the Hershel House style as he...
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