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    Neutralizing Cold Blue?

    WINDEX!!! The stuff with amonia in it. Works great. Works great for neutralizing when browning or greying a barrel too. I also use only Oxpho blue. One thing I noticed with Oxpho is you need to use acetone as opposed to alcohol to prep, also no bare hands when prepping or applying, use...
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    Incised carving

    If you are going the v tool route, PRACTICE! A lot!!! and not only on flat surfaces, but contours as well. Think about the shape of your wrist behind the tang. From when you start the incised carving you will be constantly changing the elevation of your tool to keep a consistent shallow...
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    Neutralizing Iron Nitrate w/ Lye Water

    Replies above are correct, FN does not need to be neutralized, and you can achieve different tones by using stains/dyes afterwards. That being said, I used the Lye water dye mix on my last two builds after 2 applications of Ferric Nitrate w/ heat blush. It does impart a pleasing reddish tone...
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    Gunmakers Fair at Kempton Event Tour

    Great work Ethan. Especially highlighting the youth involved in our sport/hobby. Looking forward to next year's fair and hope to see you there again. TommyG
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    Let me see those smoothies

    Actually I would be reluctant to post any pics from reference books due to copyright infringements. I can tell you though, the best and probably most inexpensive way to purchase them would be thru the KRA. This gun is on their Moravian Rifles #1 disc. Volume 1, Issue 2. They now offer these...
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    Let me see those smoothies

    Hi Starnes, The Moravian Fowler was based on the piece found in Moravian Gunmaking 1, on Pg. 136-137, and in Grinslades Flintlock Fowlers, # KF7 on pg 206.
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    Let me see those smoothies

    Here's a couple I built. The first is an Isaac Berlin I had in the gun judging at Kempton last week. .62 cal Rice PA Fowler barrel, Kibler colonial lock. Don't know how it shoots "cause I didn't have a chance to get out with it yet. The second is a Moravian fowler I built about 3 years...
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    Ferric Nitrate tips?

    Yes, test on scrap or somewhere unseen first. I usually mix my crystals using denatured alcohol as it does not raise the grain on my carving. That said, on test pieces I have tried using a water mix and that seems to have a more reddish hue. I usually mix at 5 parts (DA or H2O) to 1 part FN...
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    Relief carving tools

    I do most of my raised carving using a V tool to outline, then relieve back using small chisels and shop made carving knives and scrapers. As said, you can talk with 4 different builders and get 4 different methods of achieving the same end. For me, I like using a V tool as it sets me up for...
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    Ram Rod Hole drifted up to barrel channel

    No filling. I put a bit of a lead/taper on the front of the plate so it acts as a ramp to gently guide your RR downward. Basically you end up with a "U" shaped hole with a flat top for the last 6" or so of the RR hole.
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    Ram Rod Hole drifted up to barrel channel

    Had this happen on my second build. I cut maybe a 6" long area out on the barrel channel bottom, made a 3/8" radius bent scraper out of a worn out spade bit, scraped the tail end deeper, just enough to lower the rod to sneak a 6-32 front lock bolt thru. Then made a wood plate to fit the slot...
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    Tips for carving spirals?

    Practice, practice and more practice, even then once you feel confident, be prepared for some miscues on the real thing, especially for the first couple of guns. It looks like you are practicing on one of Jim's practice blanks, if so, great, if not, get a blank and rasp it to the shape of a...
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    Templates of Rifles

    You could also try MBS, they have a drawing for the Davey Crockett rifle, which is a York county gun
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    Templates of Rifles

    Yup, make a blueprint on butcher or craft paper. I did a few this way, scaling them from photos and KRA discs. I use my fuzzy shop math, nothing fancy, just work with proportions, percentages and occasionally the Golden Mean. I like to do the percentages in mm as it is easier in units of 10...
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    Red Loctite really works, even where you don't want it to

    Here is the Loctite spec sheet. May be of some help.
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    Red Loctite really works, even where you don't want it to

    I would stay away from red for anything muzzleloader related. Blue would be the highest strength needed and even that would be a bit strong for most applications. Violet or small threadlocker is what works best for our applications. As mentioned, heat is your friend for loosening, also...
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    This may sound stupid!

    Paper first. i draw all my guns on paper first, unless I have a drawing, even then I'll do some tweaking for the drop, LOP, etc.. This puts everything into perspective and gives you a good idea of the relationship between all the components and how they will need to be installed. It also...
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    Kibler 58 Finished.

    Beautiful finish. And as others have mentioned, by a few incised lines well executed in the right places, really compliment the overall appearance. Don't beat yourself up on the lettering, that can be really hard to execute properly, and I think you did real well with it. Great job!
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    Peter Neihart Lehigh rifle

    Thanks guys. I really do hate that word "folksy", but didn't know how else to describe it.
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    Peter Neihart Lehigh rifle

    Col. Batguano, Thanks for your comments & observations. Truth be told, I was sort of walking the tightrope so to speak with the lock panels. I usually like to keep them around .090 or so, but it started with my RR hole leaving me a web a little thicker than I would have liked. Consequently, I...
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