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    tempering a mainspring

    i have a cochran left hand mainspring that for about ten years was left in a mainspring vise by accident. now it is a little "puny". i am thinking of annealing, hardening and tempering it. what would be the proper temperature for the tempering? thought to do an internet search, then realized...
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    cochran lefty

    does anyone know where i might obtain a mainspring for a left-handed cochran lock. thank you in advance--and take care, daniel
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    midwest at ontanogon

    i know that often folks bring their own firewood to these events so i would like to caution not to bring firewood to the u.p. we are very concerned up here with the potential spread of the emerald ash borer. the critter bores between the bark and wood of all varieties of ash trees and is fatal...
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    headed for friendship

    here it is in the wee hours and i am tearing the shop apart to pack the pony. starting the trip down to friendship and am so excited i can't sleep. and i won't get much sleep in the next week either. they are wonderful to me down there. a hickory bolt or two will be at my disposal when i get...
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    noggins and skatagan

    have just spent a couple weeks driving the logging roads of marguette county in michigan's u.p. right now and for the next week it is clear, dry, and very pleasant to be about in the woods and gather some things that are easiest to find this time of year. burls are very easy to spot right now...
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    thirsty

    o. k. guys and gals, show me your noggins. take care, daniel
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    lock lubes in the cold

    i would be very grateful to hear recommendations about lubrication of the lock and trigger mechanisms in sub-zero conditions. i don't mean "in the twenties with wet snow", i mean at -15 when the loggers go home because the oil has turned to grease and the grease has turned to epoxy. my father...
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    brands of powder

    been shooting goex fffg. went to the local gander mountain and all they had was elephant fffg. how do the different brands compare? daniel
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    a new flintlock is born

    her name is myrtle and she was concieved thirteen years ago--and just finished and tuned in. if you will indulge me, i would like to introduce her, measurements and all. i call her my u.p. deer rifle. barrel: green mountain .45x37" with 1-60" twist and .010 rifling. browned and pinned to...
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    ramrods

    just finished a rifle and needed a couple ramrods to go with it. since i am a scratch black ash basketmaker, i went to the soak tank and grabbed some hickory splits that i had prepared for rims and handle blanks for my baskets. a few minutes with a crook'd knife to size and round them some, a...
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    cochran locks

    hey folks. i have a cockran flintlock i bought in 1990 that i have managed to break the cock/tumbler screw on. i checked with the supplier(track of the wolf), but appartantly this lock is no longer made. don't know the size since i haven't dug out the embedded stud yet, but it might be 6-32...
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