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    Poor Boy

    This rifle was stained using a brew of apple cider vinegar with very old barbed wire disolved in it to produce a crude form of aqua fortis. I rubbed in boiled linseed oil using 0000 steel wool. It was sealed with tung oil and then I finished it with several coats of Johnson's paste wax. The...
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    1st Pistol

    This is my first attempt at a pistol. It has a 10" Green Mountain barrel in .50 caliber. The lock is a John Bailes from TOW. The stain is my own made from white cider vinegar and very old barbed wire. I topped it off with several coats of Johnson's paste wax. The lock and barrel were...
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    Walnut Rifle

    I just finished this rifle. It has a 42" "B" weight Colerain barrel seated in what I thought was a pretty unremarkable piece of walnut. I stained it with red mahogany stain from Minwax and was very pleasantly surprised with the how it turned out. I sealed the pores with permalyn and topped it...
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    An Experiment on Cherry Stocked Fowler

    I wanted to finish this fowler in a manner that would enhance the already beautiful colors of the wood I used for the stock. I read about the use of lye and was intrigued. I couldn't find any so I used some Easy-Off oven cleaner. I was very pleased with the results. The barrel is a smoothbore...
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    Nell Spoke This Afternoon

    Perhaps this should be included in the Irrefutable Proof post. :grin: I used 50 grains of 3 F Goex with a patched round ball. I hit this hen just above the crop, where the neck and breast meet. Right where the feathers are somewhat askew in the picture. She never knew what hit her...
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    More Women

    Not in period dress, but beautiful nonetheless. My wife and her daughter. Rick
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    Patchbox Lid

    I just stained a wooden patchbox lid that I'm working on and noticed something that happened quite unintentionally. As you can see, I put a grizzly paw print on the lid. When I stained it, I noticed that the grain flows in such a way that it makes the claws appear as though they scraped the...
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    Weight of Barrels

    Does anyone know or have a source to find out the weights of different length swamped barrels? I'm not talking about the letter designation. I'm talking about the weight in pounds. Thanks ~ Rick
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    Product of Cider Vinegar Stain

    I read so much about the use of cider vinegar stain, that I decided to try it. I poured a mason jar almost full of white vinegar and dumped in some old barbed wire I found on my property. It's been brewing about 2 months. A couple nights ago, I applied one coat to this stock. It went on a...
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    Monastary Rendezvous

    The first rendezvous of 2006 went off without a hitch. We could have used a few more degrees, but all in all, a good time was had by all. Stumpy's "Cherry Girl" performed very well. She was making music at each target. As a matter of fact, I watched her send a ball into the edge, as in the...
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    Haversack Question

    Does anyone know who makes a haversack that's made using oilskin cloth? Rick
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    Black powder and white smoke

    RiverRat and I ventured into the fall woods of PA in search of a couple turkeys. I was finally able to convince one to stand still long enough for a shot! RiverRat won't soon forget peering at a hen over the turtle sight on his fowler and watching with dismay as she scooted back to join her...
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    Lock Problems

    I need a little advice. I am faced with a problem that I've never encountered before and I'm not sure how to over come it. I have a Chambers, "Golden Age" lock that has been browned. I am experiencing two problems with it. First, no matter what I do, the hammer won't kick the frizzen open all...
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    Who 's going

    to Dixon's for the Gunmaker's Fair? I'd love to attend all 3 days, but can only go for one so it shall be on Saturday. Rick
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    ? About the Alamo

    talk-ML-140757-ML-
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    Smoothbore Recommendations

    I'm going to build a smoothbore in 12 gauge. A friend is giving me a plank of curly cherry that I'll stock it with. Anybody have any recommendations on a barrel? I know who's who in rifled barrels, didn't know if anyone had any good/bad experiences with smoothbores. I'm not looking to cast...
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    Non-PC Issue

    In this sense, PC means politically correct. I visit another black powder forum that is under attack right now. Some of you here also visit that same forum. The threat of closing it down is very real and stems from the use of some un-politically correct language as I understand the problem to...
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    12 Ga Shotgun

    I have a 12 Ga Pedersoli Double for sale in the classifieds if you know anyone who is looking for one. It's a good gun, I just don't use it anymore. It's in very good condition, but has a couple nicks and dings from use. Rick
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    Need some help...

    I made a patch knife for my son and plan to give it to him for his birthday, which is at the end of February. Can anyone tell me where I can get a sheath made for it at a reasonable cost? Hopefully, the pictures will give you an idea of its size. This is my first attempt at making a knife and...
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    1st (Annual?) Rondezvous

    Just in from the 2 day hunt that Bob1961, RiverRat and I did. We had a splendid time! You couldn't have asked for nicer hunting weather! Saw plenty of deer, got in a little shooting at them, and generally had a good time. We covered a lot of terrain and saw plenty of deer sign, if not the...
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