O/T - my black powder hobby............

bob1961 · Post by **bob1961** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:44 pm

all this xbow talk i figured i'd show ya one of my other hobbies....here's some pictures from my T/C hawken restock from black walnut to curly maple....my lancaster build to where i'm with it now and a bunch of related stuff i've made too....the lancaster is not a kit to assemble but a pile of parts bought from everywhere and made to fit together to make some smoke....please enjoy and any comments are welcome....

my T/C hawken before....

my T/C hawken after....

my lancaster build from just bout scratch....

42" swamped .54 rice barrel
chambers lg deluxe flintlock
davis double set triggers
grade 4 curly maple stock....

some samples of home made vinegar stains....

not sure what color to use yet....i'll post the rest in the next post..................bob

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groundpounder · Post by **groundpounder** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:57 pm

Great looking hobby you have their! I like the uniqueness with the filing at the end of the barrel. And with which stain to use, I like the ones numbers (5 6) or (7

really like the darker colors. Great work with it all!

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:09 pm

looks good bob

bob1961 · Post by **bob1961** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:12 pm

here's some stuff i made to go with my black powder rifles....of coarse i had to make a gun stand to work on my rifle....

possibles bag lined with pillow ticking
short starter from a chunk of stock maple
ball bag
brass flint hammer w/screw driver blade at the handles end
neck knife from antler tine and home made sheath
hunting knife with japanese maple handle and home made sheath

the only things i didn't make was the knife blades....

almost 500 saddle stitches in the strap made with hemp thread that i waxed before use....

short starter....

ball bag with same hemp thread....

brass flint hammer....

antler tine neck knife and sheath....

japanese maple hunting knife and sheath....

most of the stuff i made after my brain surgery august 06 to help pass the time while my junk got better....stay tuned for my powder horn made from scratch..................bob

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mikej · Post by **mikej** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:19 pm

i like the number 1 stain bob in the pic. i like a really light stain almost clear it really shows the grain of the wood. just my opinion

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:19 pm

Maple looks great on the Hawken!

I bought a used caplock Hawken last year for a low price ($75) because the barrel had been pretty well trashed by a DIY attempt to drill it for scope mounts. Tossed the barrel in my junk pile and picked up a Green Mountain "Long range hunter" barrel (21" 1-28 twist) for it on sale for $95 at the time. Less than $200 in it (with shipping costs for the barrel included) and I have a very good sidelock for hunting from a tree stand or in heavy brush. Now a maple stock would really set it off if you decide to put the walnut back on yours! (Guess I should have said, "Maple really looks out of place and ugly on a Hawken!")

The other rifle is looking good! I like color #3.

bob1961 · Post by **bob1961** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:32 pm

now my pride and joy out of everything so far....first try at scrimshaw of my family crest....the strap is from wildeweavery.com the base plug is made from a piece of old oak table leg....the staple from a piece of wire fence with some brass tacks....some bead work i used macram'e knots and a brass plug....please enjoy..........bob

the red ring is some food coloring added to bedding compound to add some zest....

well that's all fer now folks..................bob

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mikej · Post by **mikej** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:45 pm

looks great bob . stupid question but what is a scrimshaw and what is it used for

bob1961 · Post by **bob1961** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:02 pm

this is what's called scrimshaw, it's artwork of some sort....this is my family crest....

you scratch it into the horn....in the case of in the old saliors days whale teeth or bone....it's artwork scratched into the surface of whales teeth, bone and cow horn...............bob

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mikej · Post by **mikej** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:09 pm

oh ok sorry i was saying the horn looked great but what is it for i thought the horn was called a scrimshaw

DrDan · Post by **DrDan** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:41 pm

Beautiful work man...

dick195252 · Post by **dick195252** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:31 am

Very nice looks like it keeps you Very Busy

Farmer · Post by **Farmer** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:10 am

Great looking traditional equipment ! Lots of time and patience !

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:39 am

Good work. Nice components on the Lancaster.

I'm a bit of a colonial arms enthusiast myself.

vixenmaster · Post by **vixenmaster** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:16 am

you do some good work, Hawken looks nice. stains i like of yours are # 2 & #3. fine looking flintlocks