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    Building a shop

    That's Right...a whole shop... Part One. You gotta Love Lincoln Logs. Unless Claude whacks it, this thread is going to be in several parts because the project was too long to write about in one shot. A lot of guys can post their workbenches, but not a lot get to build a shop from the ground...
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    Swamping The Corners

    First build. When the Pecatonica Jaeger stock, barrel, triggers and lock showed up it came with a straight, 31” , .58 cal. barrel because they did not have any swamped barrels in stock. I did not want to wait and jury rig the barrel inletting, so I posted on two forums about swamping...
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    lugs, lugs, lugs

    I did everything right in dovetailing, upsetting and peening the lugs in place. I am just not warm and fuzzy about them teeny little lugs just sitting there. I'd post a picture, but there is nothing remarkable about them. What I really wanna know is this...is it worth soldering them in place...
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    making wood filler

    Nope. Did not get the tang inletted without a small gap. OK, OK so maybe it's a medium gap... :cursing: The only advice I ever heard about getting wood filler ( 'cause I don't pay a lot of attention to this, being a shoemaker) is to mix wood dust with the stain to be used and then a wood...
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    barrel bedding

    Did the 18th century gunsmith and how? Say, a transition from a straight to a tapered or swamped?
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    barrel filing question

    Just bought a barrel for a schimmel I want to build from the Pecatonica Folks. I bought their Jaeger lock, stock barrel and triggers as a base. They had to ship with a straight barrel and I would have preferred a swamped. I think I will live through the crisis, tho. Here's the question...
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    The Shoemaker's Doldrums

    Any other craft turkeys out there in between projects? You know...that sort of day where you have everything you can think of that you need, all your sales are finished and you are standing at the bench looking down with nothing to do but you came into the shop anyway because the dinner was...
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    Pecatonica phone busy

    Anybody hear from them lately? I am trying to call to ask a few questions and write a check but the line is always busy, at least for the last day and a half. Not all that current with the news here, and I hope they are still out there....
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    missing buttplates

    Sitting on the front hook of the ceiling at Dixons Muzzleloading shop in Pa., where all the really sexy rifles are hung, is ( or was if it sold) a partially completed rifle, in the white, with a rounded butt that had no butt plate on it. It was clearly finished enough to imply intent to...
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    Turn coming back

    My daughter works in the city where she puts together advertisers, networks and new TV shows, and told me that Turn is coming back in April If you're a mountain man type who enjoys terrific scenery, Longmire got picked up by Netflix ( thank God) and we can enjoy plenty of scenic shots for a...
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    trigger guard question

    The guards that don't have the curl behind the trigger and flow right to the raised rail...are they specifically Jaeger or is there a style/period to which they apply for long rifles?
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    replacement wood patchbox lid

    Mary Alice is the apple of my eye and is dead on unless I flinch or screw up the shot. [/URL][/img] However, I'd like to replace that patchbox lid with another piece of Walnut ( I can get the color to match) How do I get the convex shape of a new lid...Is it all done by eye or is there a...
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    Permalyn Sealant

    I just bought a can of this stuff this weekend. It went on the rifle smoothly and dried quickly, buffing to a smooth, subtle finish. Now then...what is it? Is it another one of these varnish type finishes or does it have a significant percentage of oil in it? I hear so much about the...
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    what do we look for in a movie?

    Alden and Supercracker started two vibrant posts on best/worst and TURN. The more I read the posts, the closer I get to this single question; What do you look for in a movie that defines it as your favorite or one you despise? There are, for example, at least 20 Last Of The Mohicans versions...
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    how do you lighten springs?

    I posted elsewhere about customizing a Pedersoli Jager, part of the process being that the lock needed a little tuning because it came down like John Hardy's hammer and there was a wear streak that described an arc where a small tit on the inside of the frizzen rubbed the barrel. Fixed that...
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    Eighteenth Century Stitching V Butt Seam

    A butt seam is one where the two edges of leather being sewn butt up against each other and the stitch goes into the face of each, through the edges where the two pieces of leather meet, and up through the face of the second piece of leather. It has a very distinct appearance that makes a...
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    Eighteenth Century Stitching IV stitches

    This series of posts is to help craftsmen in making their leather stitching more authentic. The appearance of hunting bags, bullet bags, wallets , pouches, sheaths and so on will show a marked difference when this technique is used. It differs from modern leatherworking techniques in that; Ӣ...
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    making coad or handwax

    I don't have any pictures for this, and the last batch I made was in 1992. I use it intermittently enough and keep it stored so well that it has held up and all I need to do is add a little pine oil to freeshen it. Where do you get this stuff? Well, Lads, this is the age of the internet. Try...
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    Eighteenth century stitching III Setting Up

    This series of posts is to help craftsmen in making their leather stitching more authentic. The appearance of hunting bags, bullet bags, wallets , pouches, sheaths and so on will show a marked difference when this technique is used. It differs from modern leatherworking techniques in that; Ӣ...
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    Customizing a Pedersoli

    I took a Pedersoli Jager Hunter and decided to customize it. I don't have the tools or skill set to build a kit or start from scratch. There is a reason shoemakers make shoes and rifle makers make rifles. Here's what I ended up with ]Link[/url] ]Link[/url] ]Link[/url] ]Link[/url]...
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