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  1. Compressorguy

    New File Knife

    Made a new knife out of an old file that will be a gift to a good friend for allowing me the privilege to turkey hunt on his land. The knife is 6” long with 3/16” thick by 2-1/2” blade and 3-1/2” handle. Handle is Elk antler chew toy from the pet store and the pins are from 2mm bicycle spokes...
  2. Compressorguy

    New Small Shot Pouch

    Made this for a club member friend for her double barrel. It’s 6” x 2.5” with 1/8” strap. A smallish pouch but holds 9 shots worth of 1.25oz #6 shot. That’s 11oz worth of lead yet small enough to be kept in a bag if desired. Hole reinforcement washers are antler tips shaped like dogwood flowers...
  3. Compressorguy

    The “Claws are out” Powder Horn

    Playing around with this small Buffaloe horn and thought the shape would make a nice “claw” or “Talon” themed horn. Used some wetted 8-9oz leather for the wrap. Thought about dying it but may just leave natural and/or just oil. Still have to install a base plug and drill/make the spout. Should...
  4. Compressorguy

    A “Bird in The Hand” Powder Horn

    The welcome sound of birds in the morning air again, the harbinger of spring has motivated me to make a bird themed powder horn. I found some buffalo horn for $11 at the pet store for this project. Still trying to work out some challenges but here it is in its beginnings. It will be a small...
  5. Compressorguy

    SOLD Old File Knife w/Sheath Reduced

    This is one of my favorite file knives I made a while back. The overall length is 9” and the blade is 5” and 3/16” thick x 1-1/8” tall and made from an old USA mfg file. The bolster is made from 3/16” brass plate and the handle is antler from the pet store. The tang is 2-1/2” into the handle...
  6. Compressorguy

    CLOSED Small Hobby Vise #2 Reduced

    Got a small hobby vise for sale that I recently restored. These are great since they are small and can easily be moved around your table or where ever needed. I believe this one is a vintage Brink & Cotton USA mfg one out of Bridgeport, CT and is a model 150-8. Construction is cast iron. The...
  7. Compressorguy

    SOLD Small Hobby Vise #1 Reduced

    Got a small hobby vise for sale that I recently restored. These are great since they are small and can easily be moved around your table or where ever needed. This one is a vintage German made VHB mfg. Construction is cast iron. The jaws are 2-5/8” wide and opens to a maximum of 1-7/8”. It will...
  8. Compressorguy

    SOLD Camp or Patch Old File Knife Reduced

    Moving several old file knives I recently made. I think this would make a good all around utility, patch or camp knife. It is 7” long overall with 3” blade that is 1/8” thick made from a USA mfg old file. The handle is made from Elk antler from the pet store and has a poured pewter bolster from...
  9. Compressorguy

    SOLD “Man in the Moon” Old File Knife (Traded)

    Got too many knives and need to fund new projects, so moving this file knife I made recently. The overall length is 8-1/4”, the blade is 3-1/2” and 3/16” thick x 7/8” tall. The bolster is poured pewter from an old pewter bowl and the handle is approx 3/4” diameter elk antler from the pet store...
  10. Compressorguy

    Knife remake

    I’m not sure these projects are ever really done! After some of my recent projects Ive wanted to make some changes to this one. I greatly thinned down the handles and did an undercut to the blade. Before After
  11. Compressorguy

    Christmas File Knife

    I never know what to get my father in law (Jerry) but know he likes knives. So today I finished up his Christmas present, including His initial “J”. He’s worked construction and metal all his life so I think the file is fitting. Will make a sheath for it later this week. This one is 5-7/8”...
  12. Compressorguy

    Small File Knife

    I had some time off this past week and completed another file knife. This one is a more simple design and more or less a small utility knife. The overall length is 7” with a 3” blade, 4” antler handle and pewter bolster. The blade is 1/8” wide and 3/4” tall. It has a good feel in the hand with...
  13. Compressorguy

    Over the moon

    With my latest file knife made from an old Simonds Nucut file. Pewter is from an old bowl from Goodwill and pins are 5/64“ bicycle spokes. Moon is a rough carving I did with the Dremel and a modified xacto knife blade. Finished with Fiebings med brown leather dye and Renaissance wax. Overall...
  14. Compressorguy

    Black Powder Internal Ballistics Calculator

    I find this very interesting and can’t stop playing with different load comparisons. I’ve often wondered how much velocity and energy my muzzleloaders produced and it’s interesting to compare calibers. There’s a lot of additional info as well, like % powder burnt, max pressure, muzzle pressure...
  15. Compressorguy

    Pedersoli kit build, then rebuild

    Built this Pedersoli Kentucky flintlock pistol about 2 years ago and decided to rebuild it. Greatly thinned the belly and stock. Modified the entry pipe with some nickel silver stock and soldered it on. Reshaped both lock and side panels and made them much smaller. Restained the stock alot...
  16. Compressorguy

    A Whimsical Primer Horn

    Picked up this unique shaped horn from the pet store several weeks ago and put it away for later. Since finishing the Sea Service pistol I remembered the horn and how it was “shark” shaped and thought it would make a perfect primer for the finished pistol. Sea pistol, Shark, see where I’m going...
  17. Compressorguy

    TOW English Sea Service Kit Build

    I was originally holding out for a MBS English Dragoon in .62 for my next build but at $700’ish it was a little cost prohibitive. So when I came across this TOW Sea Service kit for $199 including the lock and barrel I could not resist! I’m sure the MBS is a far nicer kit but $199 was a steal...
  18. Compressorguy

    Shot / Ball Pouch

    Did a quick little project the other day and made a shot ball pouch out of some 8-9oz scrap leather I had laying around. I’ve always wanted one of these “hard“ formed pouches. I didn’t have any sand to pack it with so I used compressed air to “inflate“ the completely wetted pouch. It worked...
  19. Compressorguy

    1st Attempt at Pewter Bolster

    So here’s another file knife I’ve been working on and the plan was to try my hand at pouring a pewter bolster. I just so happened to stop by a Goodwill store and found a thick pewter ornament and small 4-5in cast iron dish for $5. It’s perfect for melting the pewter in. Here’s the final result...
  20. Compressorguy

    Finished another file knife

    Blade is from an old file and is 3/16” thick and 5” long with a 3” long tang. Also blued the blade and rubbed back for a more grey finish and left it more “rough” sanded finished. The handle is pet store “chew toy“ antler stained with Fiebings med brown leather dye and 4-1/4” long. The three...
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