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Joe d:
Hi Ralph

I've got near to 200 hours in it so far.  The Mrs. HAS noticed the change from swarf to wood shavings
in the downstairs carpet :clap:

Joe

Divided he ad:

--- Quote ---The Mrs. HAS noticed the change from swarf to wood shavings
in the downstairs carpet :clap:
--- End quote ---

 :lol: :lol: :lol:  these things do put you in the dog house eh?


200hrs.... Time well spent :beer:




Ralph.

Jonny:
Decent carving there Joe, it would scare me it being so long and so thin. Maples nice to work with though, once finished darken it traditionally and a proper oil jobby.

Have to ask and know what it takes to make those locks entirely by hand, were these from a kit with the trigger etc?

Joe d:
Jonny

Got to agree, maple is a treat to work with.  The fore end has bits that are less than 1/16" thick, with the barrel removed it's scary indeed.

I purchased the barrel and  rough castings for the trigger guard and butt-plate, and a complete flintlock that only requires polishing to finish it:


Manged to break the v-shaped spring you see in two pieces at the bottom of the photo, since replaced.  You can get these locks  anywhere from completely assembled, to rough castings in a bag.  There are a few guys out there who build the whole lot from scratch, reproducing the
curved bits from bar-stock must be really interesting :hammer:

The rest of the metal bits were made up in the shop, here's a snap of the trigger assembly:


Cheers, Joe

doubleboost:
Hi
Joe
Some very nice work there :thumbup: :thumbup: :clap: :clap:
A friend of mine used to make Brown Bess replicas
I think he used hydraulic tube forthe barell
They were proof tested for black powder
John

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