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Hoffman Reproductions
United States
Приєднався 8 гру 2018
Hello Folks! My name is Benjamin Hoffman Owner/Operator of Hoffman reproductions. We are a small Family run business located in rural Central Ohio specializing in reproduction of authentic weaponry & related accouterments of the 1690-1812 time period. Our videos shown here, are a sampling of some of what goes into our items. Thank you ever so much for your interest, and may God bless you. Ben
Відео
Making A Fort Megis Belt Axe.
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This time around, I show how to re-work a stock axe head into a historically correct Fort Megis pattern axe.
Are small axes worthless in the woods, chapter 2
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We test an even smaller axe.
Are small axes worthless in the woods?
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We test how useful a small axe can be.
Making a 18th Century Hammer Polled Belt Axe
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This time around, I show you how I forge an axe.
18th Century Fire Making
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I demonstrate fire making styles from the 1700's.
Musket done.
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To see me shooting- ua-cam.com/video/S3XNmDV2W5g/v-deo.html
Staining & Finishing a Brown Bess Musket Stock
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I show my method for staining & oil finishing a gun stock.
Testing new powder!
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Trying out new powder made with pre-treated charcoal.
Making an axe handle.
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On this episode, I show you how to make a 18th Century styled Belt Axe handle.
The 1842 Springfield Musket, Part 2
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This time around, we live fire the musket.
The 1842 Springfield musket.
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On this part 1 of two series, we take a look at a good old Springfield.
Daniel Boone & The Tale Of The "Giant Man"
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Daniel Boone & The Tale Of The "Giant Man"
Potassium chlorate isn't that hard to make but very unstable and should be handled only in small amounts. Very sensitive to friction and impact.
do they make a tool for making tapered ram rods
The European legislators are interested in this subject as well, and they go to great lengths to prevent individuals buying any component that can be used to make powder and especially primers.
I know sparks are from flintstone and steel, but would a brass screen and iron spoon not reduce the risk? I remember we used a large feather to mix dangerous chemical (much more dangerous, think phosphor)
Do you ship to Canada?
Yes we do. 🙂
@@HoffmanReproductions that's great news. What's the best way to know when a hawk is coming up for sale?
One of the biggest improvements in my powder came from switching from lead milling media to brass. The difference in how much cleaner burning the powder milled with brass is astonishing. What is the percentage of quebracho bark per batch?
@@chaecoco2 Yes, brass works well. All I use too now. I no longer use the bark powder. Cor ing or pressing the powder, made it so it was no longer needed.
@@HoffmanReproductions You have mentioned before, the importance of drying your charcoal and potassium nitrate for accurate measurements. How do you do this? Do you dry in an oven? Thanks. Really appreciate your input.
@@chaecoco2 Yes indeed! Very important part to mill dry ingredients. I put the PN and Char in the over at 200 degrees for about 20 minutes then go right to the mill.
@@HoffmanReproductions Thanks. I will probably have to buy a small toaster oven for that. My wife would probably kill me if I tried that in the kitchen oven.
Just found your channel. It is pretty good! I have heard this story and thought it a farce. Apparently it is not.
Make your own mercury fulminate or if you can find red phosphorus (old flares from WW2) make some potassium chlorate. Mix pot Chlorate, 10% phosphorus, 4% aluminium powder/ A ligh spray of varnish to fix it and that's it. I bought my punch from Dixie 20y ago..
Hey Hoffman, has anyone tried hackberry for charcoal, because we have a lot of them here in South Texas.
Not sure. I would say give her a try. May work great!
Hi there, going to use swamp willow for charcoal and mill it for 48 hrs , have you ever used swamp willow or black willow.
@@richardrosell9114 Should work good. Have never used it but most any wood carbon source works well.
Have you ever milled kno3 for 12hrs if so did it make any difference on the powder.
@@richardrosell9114 I mill a minimum of 24 hours with 48 being better now a days. Hands down longer mill times make much better powder.
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Out of curiosity, have you ever tried the liquid 22 primer material for rim fire reloading? 22 reloading sells it online too.
Also people who can make their own powder caps and ammo could sell to others
Learning to make your own Poweder caps and balls/conicals would be priceless in the event that all hell breaks loose and grid/ internet/ everything goes down. Plan ahead folks.
Nice gun 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 thanks for sharing
@@texascelt8363 Thank you! Welcome!
Do you ever fall in love with a gun you’ve prepared for a buyer and hate selling it? Would love to have your job👍
@@jeffreyrobinson3555About every time lol!
Do you guys have a musket building service? Im considering getting a 1742 land pattern parts set from the rifle shoppe in the hopefully near future.
It seems to have quite a different sound from other flintlocks. Was that just a trick of the weather/mike?
You got me. Must have just been the sound.
@@HoffmanReproductions Thanks.
Anyone know what year the matchlock went to flintlock? Curious because 12 generation ago in my bloodline a relative fought in the King Phillips War.
by 1655 the match lock was out lawed for militia use in Mass. in favor of the dog lock witch is a flint lock with a external safety.
@@steveww1507 thanks
Good evening from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your adventures in history
Hello! Thank you and your most welcome!
@@HoffmanReproductions And I shared your video with other people who shoot Black powder
I was wondering if you could use a gas grill with the lid closed and indirect heat as a temperature controlled way to char your wood.
Not sure. Never tried that one.
Beautiful Fowler!
@@Utahflintlocks Thank you!
Great presentation! This is a work of art! David Back.
@@rebeccaback3287 Thank you!
What did you use to get the aged look on the cherry for wood stain?
@@coreyburns3264 Diluted magic maple wood stain, light wash of walnut haul stain, then black soot rubbed in on the high spots for age. Top coated with 5 coats of tru oil wood varnish and buffed out when dry.
Not sure how we’ll do this if the grid goes down
Stock up before it goes down. 🙂
Do you defarbing for this Ohio boy? I have a new 61 pedersoli that probably needs it.
For making charcoal doesn't have to be Greenwood.Or dried or doesn't matter
Great video, gives me the incentive to make my own. I make my N°11 caps since donkey's years with mercury fulminate or red phosphorus and potassium chlorate. I will try large musket caps with coke aluminium tins and see the result. Why not using aluminium or steel dies?
@@Frogmobile52 Thank you! Sounds like your on the right track. Yes, dies could be used out of those materials for sure. Was showing here, how it could be done with bare essential’s. Thanks again!
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That's great information Ben. Now I can get a Ft, Meigs axe and know i can make it functional!
@@dansutherlin9244 Hey that is great! Thanks Dan!
Great video. Subscribed. Look forward to watching more. And many of the historic belt axes and tomahawks were even smaller than that, still proved out on the frontier.
@@wingardwearables Thank you! Very true.
I really like your waist coat, where did you get it?
Thank you! James Towsend & Son about 20 years ago.
78:12:10 ... interesting!
Very nice work as always. I’m at Ft. Meigs watching your video.
Hi Norm! How cool! Have fun.
I first found out about this rifle discovering it at the Cabela's in Polaris, Ohio and I remember immediately falling in love with it!
I got a blacksmith made Fort Meigs axe when I was reenacting. There were some good craftsmen who developed from muzzleloading reenacting. I wish we could make reenacting more popular again.
Nice! Yes, to bad more Folks are not involved in it.
Looks good. I have one of these myself. I appreciate you giving the info on reworking the axe. I am curious about the cost for you to rework an ax. Thanks
Thank you! If the customer provides the axe, it run's about $80.00.
@@HoffmanReproductions thanks
Really cool and great video. I bought one of these, I think from Townsends, and couldn't get it hard at all. I may try again sometime, when I have some time. I like little hatchets, but this is really small.
Yes, water is the only way I have found to get the edge hard on these. Made of fairly low carbon stuff. They are small, re-worked they preform a little better. Thanks for watching!
Great job!
Thank you!
Great job on that little axe, Ben! Looks a lot better than “stock”. 🙌🏼
Most kind of you! Thank you!
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother
Hello!
@@HoffmanReproductions Hi my friend
Where did you get your uniform and Kepi?
@@humansvd3269 I made them myself about 15 years ago. Thanks for watching!
Have not seen much from you I do love the antique knives you made for me
@@joemolf3894 Glad you like them! Planning a new video soon. Thank you!
Ouch!
These "Bigfoot" and "Sasquatch" are the remnants of the Pre Ice Age Giant population that inhabitated North and South America before the Younger Dryas and long before the Siberian nomads crossed Alaska amd killed them off and stole their lands.
That is one of my go-to books for study.
They mostly used the light hatchet or hawk to cut saplings for poles for building half faced lean-to's and for cooking tripods and for breaking up squaw wood for camp-fires. To cut a pole you bend it over and strike at the bent spot. The blade will sink deep into the stressed fibers so it only takes a few strokes to cut through a sapling. There is very little need to cut big green trees. Use a full size axe for big jobs.
Christmas music? really?
@@tommycoffey3322 Look at the date. It was Christmas time.
Great video, could you possibly do one in the future about what you have in the bag and what type of bag it is that you are carrying, thanks!
Thank you! It is a 18th Century havers sack. Sure, we can do that!
@@HoffmanReproductions Thanks so much!
Where in Ohio are you . I'd like to get some alder buckthorn
@@stevenblackstone2501 Licking County.
I'm originally from Chandlersville just east of Zanesville . I just started making powder in April . I'm not getting very good velocity, I shoot mostly black powder cartridge rifles, although I build muzzieloadin rifles . I'd like to find a source of buckthorn or cotton wood .
@@stevenblackstone2501 Small world! We do sell it if need be on our website.
@HoffmanReproductions oh ok cool . I'm in northeast ky now but I need to come up to Zanesville this summer perhaps I can get some then . I just shot some poplar today and it is very good !
light and could be used on a trap line . as traps are heavy , less to drag around .