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  1. Doc Arroyo

    Sperm Oil?

    There was a certain U.S. military oil (I think that it was for electric motors) that is sometimes available in surplus shops. A couple of Vietnam vet friends of mine remembered that it was 100% whale oil. They both used it exclusively on their rifles. I never saw much difference, so I...
  2. Doc Arroyo

    Dying with Black Walnut Hulls

    I picked up a five gallon bucket of walnuts off the ground. Had some plan, but forgot about them. Rain blew under the lid, and filled the bucket. The nuts, hulls, a few twigs and a handful of leaves just rotted away over the course of a year, and turned that water near black. I strained out...
  3. Doc Arroyo

    Old Dude From NorCal

    Welcome. It is a good place to swing by from time to time. A number of Californios hang here, and there are quite a few clubs, shoots and rendezvous around Northern California
  4. Doc Arroyo

    RIP Chuck Burrows (La Bonte)

    A fine gentleman that really helped me me with my leatherwork. He was one hell of a mentor, and really surprised me with his support and encouragement. Vaya con Dios, mi amigo.
  5. Doc Arroyo

    Tips on making buckskin leggings

    I pre-stretch hides dry. I set some plywood on a couple of saw horses and lay out a hide. Using small nails or tacks, the hide gets nailed to the board at the neck. I pull the hide taught over the length of the spine, then I pull in the side to side directions, and finish nailing it off. I...
  6. Doc Arroyo

    Tipi or not to Tipi?

    I have never owned a tipi, but have helped set them up and stayed in one. Nice rig, hard to haul, hard to set up. Not my style. Owned a small wall tent. Too many sticks, hard to set up, had issues in the wind. Currently I own a pyramid tent that is typically set up with one interior pole...
  7. Doc Arroyo

    Looking at a Northwest Trade gun kit

    If I was going to get another one it would be from Northstar West, a 41" barrel in 28 ga (.54 cal), plain walnut stock, Barnett syle sideplate, stamps on the lock and barrel. When finished, the barrel would be rust blued. I have built three, and shot a chief's grade for years. Excellent...
  8. Doc Arroyo

    what are you proud of the most?

    Interesting thought... I have built a number of guns, and the 2 jeagers that I built for friends are probably better, but I am most proud of this "scratch build". I have one rifle left in me. My left hand fights me often after my neck surgery, and wood working is slowly sliding to the...
  9. Doc Arroyo

    Buckskins.

    I recognize that guy. Bob's mocs are from Crazy Crow. The pants are brain tan and narrow fall front if I remember correctly. The braintan jacket is a short "monkey" jacket similar in pattern to the New Mexican jackets in the 1st or 2nd "Mountainman Sketchbook". I would also suggest German...
  10. Doc Arroyo

    Hand made capotes

    I use a greatcoat that was made by Calapooia Traders. Annette lined the beast with a tight woven linen, and I was very happy when David decided he wanted something different. The lining really helps cut the wind, and my wife has even worn it an evening or two, and she also is allergic to wool.
  11. Doc Arroyo

    Enough Leather

    Work out your pattern first. The war shirt posted is four deer hides, but your elk should be 1 1/2 to 2 times bigger. A war shirt of a square cut hunting shirt requires less material than a more tailored coat like the Metis style coats. Shape and placement on the hides may take more than you...
  12. Doc Arroyo

    skeleton butt plate?

    The only place I have seen them were antique English shotgun s and double rifles from about 1860 to 1890. Your mileage may vary. ;)
  13. Doc Arroyo

    Making Moccasins

    I usually make mine with a double sole, and size them for a set of hiking boot insoles.
  14. Doc Arroyo

    Buckskin Coat

    The frock coat may actually be easier...depending on the size of your hides. Mine is braintanned deerhide. The hides are not all that big. the frock coat has a number of smaller pieces...back, sides, fronts, etc. If I had tried to cut the back sides and skirt out as one piece...that would...
  15. Doc Arroyo

    Buckskin Coat

    This one is sewn by hand with "Button Hole Twist" thread, a glover's needle and bees wax. I kind of cobble mine together but I think we started with a Civil War short jacket pattern to get the back seams right. I do recommend cutting the sleeves with a bit of a curve, much more comfortable tan...
  16. Doc Arroyo

    armi san marco 1860

    We always wonder about the idea of Monday morning or Friday afternoon guns. I have an ASM fluted 1860 that is bar none the finest Italian Repop that I have ever seen. I sold off two Uberti Walkers that were pretty crappy, and replaced them with two ASM Walkers (good trade). One rivals the...
  17. Doc Arroyo

    How did I get myself into this....

    Me and my big mouth..."Sure I can help you out." Of course the problem is a missing buttplate off a CVA rifle. Yep, I found one. Now I have to fit it. Of course, the worst thing in rifle building is a buttplate, one of the worst buttplates is a CVA, and the worst gunwood in the world is CVA...
  18. Doc Arroyo

    New from South California

    Welcome to the fire!
  19. Doc Arroyo

    Sacralige!

    At one time I had access to a ledger/daybook from a gunsmith in Harrisburg. It is now impossible for me to get access again. I wish I had taken better notes. The gunsmith didn't write his own name in the book as I remember. The book was from 1815, and it was very eye opening. He...
  20. Doc Arroyo

    New Leather

    In the 1830's this was variously know as a wheel cap, a mechanics hat, a round hat or just a cap. It seems to be widespread in most northern European countries and in the U.S. Bingham shows them on riverboatmen, and Kurz drew mountaineers with the same hat.
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