Having worked for Westley Richards I can appreciate the fine workmanship that goes into building a gun by hand, you may never build the perfect gun but neither will anyone else if they do it all on their own. I would be proud to own a gun made by yourself and very confident it's as near perfect as possible. I always enjoy your videos i think I've seen everyone.
Your shop looks beautiful Peter! Nice job inletting the tang. You're getting good and handling those chisels. My teacher taught me a tip to avoid stressing the wood around the tang each time you "pull" the barrel back out. With bbl still in the stock set the gun bbl facing down on your table, put your left hand under the comb to create a fulcrum. With your right hand push down on the forestock and flex the stock. The bbl pops out. It's like you're removing the stock from the bbl as it comes up and bbl stays on the table. This avoids false impressions and the risk of stressing the wood and chips.
I've learned something new today..."It takes a 'tang' to make a 'bang'! I don't know how Empress Catherine was able to squeeze by you Peter, to derive such closeups, all the while you still working on the tang fitting! Bet you had to practice that team work some, before filming eh? WELL DONE team Kelly! I like the idea of fitting a door for your shop window...as long as visitors know there is another way in! LOL! I also like your working apron, seems a 'good fit' for gun shop and forge. As for the anachronism of a 'sharpie'...all is forgiven. I just canNOT imagine trying to do the markings with soot! Dear Lord! If you ever stood still long enough good Peter, perhaps Catherine could clip your shirt cuff strings for you and then you could stuff em' into your tinder pouch! Waste not want not! "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." (Thomas Jefferson). Health an' blessings dear ones...thank you most kindly! :)
I’ll admit to having a wee bit of a problem when it comes to sitting still! So glad you’ve forgiven my modernness, lol. As to TJ’s quote, a tad odd coming from a slave owner, but I certainly agree with it!
@@TheWoodlandEscape I like to 'hope' that some of these 'men of the times' who were slave owners, realized by grace/time that those entrusted/bought to their care were their equals and sometimes their 'betters'...(Under his management his slaves were seldom punished, except for stealing and fighting. They were tried for any offense as at court and allowed to make their own defense. The slave children were nursed until they were three years old, and left with their parents until thirteen.) by PBS. AHhhhh, but I DO like to dream! :)
It is an immutable law that you cannot build the perfect firearm without a perfect cup of coffee. God Bless to all and I pray that your Christmas was Blessed. Thank you sir for the content.
Glad to see you back in the gun shop, Peter. I'm also working on another flintlock myself. This is satisfying work. Watching it come together from raw parts. If you get it done by the end of July, you should try to make it down to Kempton Pa. for the gunmakers fair. You would really enjoy it.
I think we've had brief conversations regarding gun making before so I won't get too into it. One of the advantages of filing a draft to all your inletting is it helps hide some of the little gaps. With the draft, you don't see the gaps the same as with a vertical inlet. I found your use of a marker interesting. I had no idea that would work. I'll have to try it. I've always used Nondrying Prussian Blue. I've also seen lipstick used. The order your doing things is totally counter to my way of thinking, but I've never built a gun from a precarved stock. When you build a gun from a blank, you will really appreciate the freedom it gives you when laying out and building a gun. Looking at some of the other comments, I would add that bearing grease or anti seize should always be applied to your breech plug threads no matter the style of breech plug.
Interesting point about the freedom of working with a blank stock … one doesn’t end up with the vent too far back dictated by where the company inletted the lock as well as many other issues.
You are a fine craftsman, your wood carving skills are impressive. The tang really blended into the furniture nicely. A true Escape on a rainy day in the PNW...
Peter and Kathy, Thank You for the great tutorial! Reading about inletting (which can seem mysterious to a newbie) vs seeing someone show you and provide tips and insight is priceless! “Ah… ok, now I see”, from the audience like myself means you nailed it. Looking forward to that breech plug fitting video. Thank you for your time and effort to share with us. Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year!
I just watched your video and it inspired me to watch the hour long documentary of Wallace Gusler video on The Gunsmith of Colonial Williamsburg. They both make for great viewing while a College Football Bowl game plays in the background (forgive my modern vices) much like Peter’s Sharpie 😅. Thank you for taking us along.
I discovered your channel recently and enjoy your videos very much very informative and relaxing your easy going manner and I love the authenticity you portray of that time period makes me wonder about the times my ancestors lived from my grandfather Steven Hopkins from the Mayflower to present times. I’ve been thinking about getting a Hawken rifle and hunt this country with it were I live in northwestern Wyoming , the old Jim Bridger trail is not far from my house that would be cool to be out there hunting with something other than my .270 I’m glad I found your channel
Hat tip from Wisconsin! You display some uncommon patience when getting the tang to fit as designed. At some point, I am going to build a flintlock from soup to nuts. My only diversion from the older guns will be in the breach plug/tang - they will be separate from one another, so I can remove the plug and really get the barrel and touch hole clean from time to time, without risking the tangs alignment. Thank you for the excellent content.
Greetings from the off grid cabin in Ohio. I'm doing the same thing, projects. Shooting bags , knifes ,tools , and rifles. Keep at it,you'll get done. Take care and man the fort.
I also would bevel any flats, slightly, so a barrel could be removed from the wood without chipping out splinters of wood when the barrel or action was removed from the stock. The tang and action screws are what absorb most of the recoil from firing. On a bolt action rifle, like a Model 70 Winchester or ‘03 Springfield, I always wanted about one RCH slop where the tang fit into the stock, otherwise you could split the stock in continuous firing of the rifle. I wanted the action lugs to have no slop, whatsoever, so I glassed them in with Acra-Glass gel.
When I used to build M1A and Garand National Match rifles, I would I let the wood a little bigger than actually needed for the barrel and action. Then I would coat the metal parts with release agent and bed the action and barrel with Brownell’s Acra Glass Gel and Acra-Glass. This gave me a perfect fit. You do not put thousands of pounds of pressure on the wood stock. That pressure only goes on the metal parts, but it is several hundred pounds for a microsecond or two on the wood, so the fit must be almost perfect or it will cause the wood to crack or split. You are right, gunsmiths used a carbon light for proper fit of metal and wood. Shooter, like me, had one to carbon coat the front sights of their rifles to reduce glare on these parts. A Zippo lighter also works in a pinch.
You are a true treasure ' a man after my own heart. I built my own Barnett trade gun with original parts from the museum of the fur trade and many different sources that I have acquired over many years of searching for the parts .Thank you for this channel.
You're very welcome, and I'm glad you're enjoying my channel. It takes a lot of dedication to create a historically accurate gun from original parts, my hats off to you.
I put together my first recently and I letting the tang and cross bolts were the toughest task. A lot of back and forth tang in tang out scape, repeat.
When I built my North West trade gun, I was a novice. The “ kit” I got was a bunch of metal parts and a ( slightly) shaped piece of wood. I inlet the lock with a pocket knife. The barrel channel was a small grove in the top of the stock. Not wanting to spend the money on the proper tools, I decided that the muzzle of the barrel was sharp enough to do the job. After about an hour, I had the half octagon barrel inlet. I call Curly and told him what I’d done. He said that was the way they did it back in 1780. It was the cheapest way to produce the inexpensive tradegun. When you consider the price of the gun was 4.50$ at the rendezvous and a steel trap was 5$, you figure out how cheaply these guns were produced. I still shoot my trade gun at events and have beat quit a few rifles. Those groves in their barrels are just a passing fade.
N.S. checking in. Most impressive piece, and excellent close-ups. I found myself holding my breath during some of the fine cuts in the wood. Are the breech plug and the barrel made of the same metal?
Heyyyyy, that vice doesn’t look very period correct. 😮 I don’t blame you. Getting close to the end of a job like that is both exciting and terrifying. Gotta stay calm and not rush it….not always easy for me. Nice work. Mr Chickadee has a boat load of awesome videos, and some are about home made vices if you’re ever interested.
Good clean job,Peter. Not a reenactor but i do shy away from the modern muzzleloaders and i do like the ones i carry as close to an original as i can make them. So far, a Leman trade rifle in 54, a southern flinter in 50, a 32 and a 45, all put together from either Track or Log Cabin.
@TheWoodlandEscape it was an article on UA-cam. Guy found an old relic sticking up by the side of a lake in Minnesota. Didcsome research on it. Instead of a trade gun it was a rifle. It was of a particular type trade rifle sold to the northern Indians during very early fur trade era. The researcher made a copy. If I remember correctly it was a type based on rifles made in Alsace Lorraine.
WoodLan', I didn' realize how very close to 'mastery' You approach so very many of Your 'specialties'. You may not be a 'master' GunSmith..., yet You're surely a VERY well-able GunSmith. A Frontier "Jack o' all trades" whid out a doubt. 🙂 Rick Bonner Pennsyltuck
At 11:34 WoodLan', You say, "I call it 'givin' it a cuff'; sometimes it'll need two or three cuffs..." Puts me in Mind o' the ol' (1930s or so?) movie, 'Admiral Hornblower', where, as a Boy, Horatio and His Friends understood that if a Boy broke His word, the Offended One would be obliged to "give 'Im a cuff; right on the muzzer." We used to say, "... right'n the chops." 🙂 Rick
Use what you have around during the 1700 you can make a marker using charcoal by grinding it into a fine powder and mixing it with a binding agent like gum arabic or a similar substance to create a liquid ink that can be used in a marker tip. To make black ink in the 1700s, people typically used a method called "iron gall ink," which involved mixing crushed oak galls (containing tannic acid), iron sulfate (copperas), and a binder like gum arabic with water
Hey I just got a hawken and trying to get in to hunting with it next year but I need a powder horn and bag and any info on were I can get the balls and powder
There are numerous suppliers of historical accoutrements like Dixie Gun Works, Track of the Wolfe. Most gun stores will carry black powder. The best way to get items is to attend one of the many 18th century trade fairs.
I purchased a Kibler Woodsrunner because I lacked the skill to do what you do. I have dreamed about making my own flintlock but my shaky hands would mess up a fine piece of wood.
Assuming your using a good flint, the proper size flint and installing it properly, so it hits the frizzen about 1/4-1/3 from the top, and the frizzen is smooth (no dishing, no washboard), you might need a lock maker/smith to tune your lock. If the springs are unbalanced or the geometry is off it can cause smashed flints.
Well done looking good it's kinda blasphemy not using soot to mark your inletting ! Lol I'm currently having my first flintlock built it's a leman fullstock trade rifle in 58 cal built by one of the old smiths from GRRW he built my Hawken and trapper pistol set. I have built some smokepoles myself but nothing outstanding like yours !! Happy New Year !!!!!
Quick question and I apologize if it’s been covered in a previous video As this video starts, the window with double shutters appears to have been repurposed from a door possibly ? I am probably way off. 😝 Also the 2 small holes in bottom of the window frame are covered inside with a cover. Is this possibly for mounting bird feeders etc? Thanks. Love your channel.
I noticed in modern wood stock firearms they intentionally leave the wood proud of the tang to allow for wood shrinkage long term. And if you look at old flintlocks the wood has indeed shrunk and is now below the tang. Hundred years later of course but still.
Because of my planned carving I want it flush and if it’s still around in a hundred years and has shrunk, well, it’ll look original, lol. You do bring up a valid point though and I thank you for sharing it.
Thank you! To be honest, I never think on time other than to realize it is our most important commodity. If one truly enjoys what they are doing, time taken is immaterial.
Mr Ellsworth, You mebbe Right, yet, it'd have to be a long-armed Nieghbor with a long-han'led tommy-hawk to be able to match that rifle's ability to "reach out'n 'touch' someBody". 🙂 Rick Bonner Pennsyltuck
I think those guns were primarily considered assault weapons? Does Trudeau have a buy back? Could really help out Ukraine like my dads old 38-55 winchester 94 🎉. Soon to lose my 94-22 I bought as my second gun in 1971.🎉. Yay us. They don't want us shooting drones. I thought might get you to make me one but too likely more dangerous then a baseball bat or sharp pointy stick but then..... There he was asking for it over the campfire never saw that flaming marshmallow coming on sharp pointy stick. Later in court. Your honour you took my Brown Bess. Had I had it unloaded would have had to dry my powder, build some balls load her up. Might not have acted so impromptu😂
The liberal government may not survive the next election. Yea!!!! I am thinking I will not have to relinquish my black powder guns. A little bit of humor is appreciated in these uncertain times.
Funny tongue in cheek. Flintlocks are not considered firearms under The Canadian Fires Act. Hand guns can be owned, but must be Regis and long guns don’t need to be. Yup, the Liberals have taken a ridiculous approach to assault style weapons , but they soon be voted out.
Somehow the rumor is that we can’t own guns in Canada. No registration required for long guns, but I do have to register my hand guns and I’m good with that. Flintlocks are not considered a firearm under that Canadian Firearms Act.
You guys make me happy. I was holding my breath while you were doing the fine work of removing those tiny shavings. Happy new year to you both!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Happy New Year to you too!
From Santa last week to stock inletting this week this channel is always a joy to watch.
Thank you both for all you do.
It is our pleasure to provide content that brings you joy!
Having worked for Westley Richards I can appreciate the fine workmanship that goes into building a gun by hand, you may never build the perfect gun but neither will anyone else if they do it all on their own. I would be proud to own a gun made by yourself and very confident it's as near perfect as possible. I always enjoy your videos i think I've seen everyone.
We are flattered by your kind words John. Happy New Year to you and your clan.
Your shop looks beautiful Peter! Nice job inletting the tang. You're getting good and handling those chisels. My teacher taught me a tip to avoid stressing the wood around the tang each time you "pull" the barrel back out. With bbl still in the stock set the gun bbl facing down on your table, put your left hand under the comb to create a fulcrum. With your right hand push down on the forestock and flex the stock. The bbl pops out. It's like you're removing the stock from the bbl as it comes up and bbl stays on the table. This avoids false impressions and the risk of stressing the wood and chips.
That is a great tip and will definitely make things easier for anyone working on this.
I've learned something new today..."It takes a 'tang' to make a 'bang'! I don't know how Empress Catherine was able to squeeze by you Peter, to derive such closeups, all the while you still working on the tang fitting! Bet you had to practice that team work some, before filming eh? WELL DONE team Kelly! I like the idea of fitting a door for your shop window...as long as visitors know there is another way in! LOL! I also like your working apron, seems a 'good fit' for gun shop and forge. As for the anachronism of a 'sharpie'...all is forgiven. I just canNOT imagine trying to do the markings with soot! Dear Lord! If you ever stood still long enough good Peter, perhaps Catherine could clip your shirt cuff strings for you and then you could stuff em' into your tinder pouch! Waste not want not! "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." (Thomas Jefferson). Health an' blessings dear ones...thank you most kindly! :)
I’ll admit to having a wee bit of a problem when it comes to sitting still! So glad you’ve forgiven my modernness, lol. As to TJ’s quote, a tad odd coming from a slave owner, but I certainly agree with it!
@@TheWoodlandEscape I like to 'hope' that some of these 'men of the times' who were slave owners, realized by grace/time that those entrusted/bought to their care were their equals and sometimes their 'betters'...(Under his management his slaves were seldom punished, except for stealing and fighting. They were tried for any offense as at court and allowed to make their own defense. The slave children were nursed until they were three years old, and left with their parents until thirteen.) by PBS. AHhhhh, but I DO like to dream! :)
It is an immutable law that you cannot build the perfect firearm without a perfect cup of coffee. God Bless to all and I pray that your Christmas was Blessed. Thank you sir for the content.
Amen to that, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your clan.
Like the fort and all the little buildings
Thank you, it’s coming to fruition!
Appreciate your efforts and dedication. This is a joy to watch. Thanks again, and keep your powder dry!
You are very welcome! I am glad you found it enjoyable. Watch yer top knot!
Glad to see you back in the gun shop, Peter. I'm also working on another flintlock myself. This is satisfying work. Watching it come together from raw parts. If you get it done by the end of July, you should try to make it down to Kempton Pa. for the gunmakers fair. You would really enjoy it.
I should try and get down there. Perhaps are path will finally cross.
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY USA brother and thank you for sharing your adventures in history
Thank you, we appreciate your interest!
@TheWoodlandEscape my pleasure and all my friends wish you a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year
I think we've had brief conversations regarding gun making before so I won't get too into it. One of the advantages of filing a draft to all your inletting is it helps hide some of the little gaps. With the draft, you don't see the gaps the same as with a vertical inlet. I found your use of a marker interesting. I had no idea that would work. I'll have to try it. I've always used Nondrying Prussian Blue. I've also seen lipstick used. The order your doing things is totally counter to my way of thinking, but I've never built a gun from a precarved stock. When you build a gun from a blank, you will really appreciate the freedom it gives you when laying out and building a gun. Looking at some of the other comments, I would add that bearing grease or anti seize should always be applied to your breech plug threads no matter the style of breech plug.
Interesting point about the freedom of working with a blank stock … one doesn’t end up with the vent too far back dictated by where the company inletted the lock as well as many other issues.
Thanks for bringing us along on the project, you do fine work!
We appreciate you watching and the kind words.
You are a fine craftsman, your wood carving skills are impressive.
The tang really blended into the furniture nicely.
A true Escape on a rainy day in the PNW...
Thanks for watching, I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
Peter and Kathy, Thank You for the great tutorial! Reading about inletting (which can seem mysterious to a newbie) vs seeing someone show you and provide tips and insight is priceless! “Ah… ok, now I see”, from the audience like myself means you nailed it.
Looking forward to that breech plug fitting video.
Thank you for your time and effort to share with us.
Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year!
You’re very welcome and thank you for your kind words. Happy New Year to you as well.
I just love being transported back in time .... thank you Peter for sharing.
We’re glad you enjoyed the journey back in time!
Incredible craftsmanship, Peter. Great job filming, Cathy.
Thanks Vicki, I pass on your compliment to Cathy.
I just watched your video and it inspired me to watch the hour long documentary of Wallace Gusler video on The Gunsmith of Colonial Williamsburg. They both make for great viewing while a College Football Bowl game plays in the background (forgive my modern vices) much like Peter’s Sharpie 😅.
Thank you for taking us along.
I'm glad you found our video inspiring, thanks for watching!
That little gun making shop is working out nicely!
I’m loving it. It’s a wonderful work space!
You beautiful work Peter and fantastic camera work Cathrine!!!
You’re too kind, we appreciate your compliment!
You are quite the craftsman. Beautiful detail work. Love your shop too.
Thanks! I appreciate the compliment. I to love the work space in this little cabin.
I discovered your channel recently and enjoy your videos very much very informative and relaxing your easy going manner and I love the authenticity you portray of that time period makes me wonder about the times my ancestors lived from my grandfather Steven Hopkins from the Mayflower to present times.
I’ve been thinking about getting a Hawken rifle and hunt this country with it were I live in northwestern Wyoming , the old Jim Bridger trail is not far from my house that would be cool to be out there hunting with something other than my .270
I’m glad I found your channel
Hat tip from Wisconsin! You display some uncommon patience when getting the tang to fit as designed. At some point, I am going to build a flintlock from soup to nuts. My only diversion from the older guns will be in the breach plug/tang - they will be separate from one another, so I can remove the plug and really get the barrel and touch hole clean from time to time, without risking the tangs alignment. Thank you for the excellent content.
It is a good idea to occasionally remove a plug for a complete clean. I always apply an anti seizure grease before installing the breech plug.
patient consistency wins the day and you do it well
That certainly is the mind set one needs.
Very nice work sir, I look forward to seeing more, as you progress. Thanks Mr. Peter and Ms. Cathy.
Thank you for your continued support!
I’ve used the smoke method for Inletting and you’re right it is messy. Nice to see a lefty being built. That’s what I have. 😊
Thanks for your interest. This is my first left hand build.
I have a pecatonica southern mountain flintlock I am at this exact point and really needed to see this video
All in the timing, lol. I’m glad it was helpful!
Your shop is looking bright and beautiful! You seem cozy enough as well! Good video! Thank you!
It has indeed turned into an excellent work space.
Greetings from the off grid cabin in Ohio. I'm doing the same thing, projects. Shooting bags , knifes ,tools , and rifles. Keep at it,you'll get done. Take care and man the fort.
Thanks for the encouragement, and you too!
It looks to me like that that’s gonna turn out to be a beautiful piece of work. Can’t wait to see the finished product. Thank you.
I hope so, I’m looking forward to it too! Thanks for your interest.
Really enjoyed the video
must be pure joy to be building in that workshop
Thanks
I’m glad you enjoyed it, I absolutely love the work space I’ve created in that little cabin.
Good video Peter, thanks for the plug!
You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed the video. Happy New Year to you and your clan.
That was totally fascinating! The workmanship blows my mind!
I most certainly appreciate your kind words.
Interesting, thanks! 👍
Nice workmanship. I wish I had the patience to perform such tasks.
It's a challenge for sure, but it's rewarding to see it come together. It’s certainly a skill you could learn and master.
I also would bevel any flats, slightly, so a barrel could be removed from the wood without chipping out splinters of wood when the barrel or action was removed from the stock. The tang and action screws are what absorb most of the recoil from firing. On a bolt action rifle, like a Model 70 Winchester or ‘03 Springfield, I always wanted about one RCH slop where the tang fit into the stock, otherwise you could split the stock in continuous firing of the rifle. I wanted the action lugs to have no slop, whatsoever, so I glassed them in with Acra-Glass gel.
When I used to build M1A and Garand National Match rifles, I would I let the wood a little bigger than actually needed for the barrel and action. Then I would coat the metal parts with release agent and bed the action and barrel with Brownell’s Acra Glass Gel and Acra-Glass. This gave me a perfect fit. You do not put thousands of pounds of pressure on the wood stock. That pressure only goes on the metal parts, but it is several hundred pounds for a microsecond or two on the wood, so the fit must be almost perfect or it will cause the wood to crack or split. You are right, gunsmiths used a carbon light for proper fit of metal and wood. Shooter, like me, had one to carbon coat the front sights of their rifles to reduce glare on these parts. A Zippo lighter also works in a pinch.
Not too original John for an 18th century reproduction.
Beautiful work of a craftsman. Thanks for the video.
I thank you kind sir!
You are a true treasure ' a man after my own heart. I built my own Barnett trade gun with original parts from the museum of the fur trade and many different sources that I have acquired over many years of searching for the parts .Thank you for this channel.
You're very welcome, and I'm glad you're enjoying my channel. It takes a lot of dedication to create a historically accurate gun from original parts, my hats off to you.
beautiful work : )
Thank you so much 😀
Peter, Kudo's to you and that is absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing and have a Blessed New Year 2025.
And to you and yours, thank you for the kind words!
Very nicely done. Hope to see more soon.
More to come! thanks Roger.
I put together my first recently and I letting the tang and cross bolts were the toughest task. A lot of back and forth tang in tang out scape, repeat.
Indeed, not a job you want to be in a hurry to complete.
I have a Bob Ray rifle. Best feature is the single set trigger.
When I built my North West trade gun, I was a novice. The “ kit” I got was a bunch of metal parts and a ( slightly) shaped piece of wood. I inlet the lock with a pocket knife. The barrel channel was a small grove in the top of the stock. Not wanting to spend the money on the proper tools, I decided that the muzzle of the barrel was sharp enough to do the job. After about an hour, I had the half octagon barrel inlet. I call Curly and told him what I’d done. He said that was the way they did it back in 1780. It was the cheapest way to produce the inexpensive tradegun. When you consider the price of the gun was 4.50$ at the rendezvous and a steel trap was 5$, you figure out how cheaply these guns were produced.
I still shoot my trade gun at events and have beat quit a few rifles. Those groves in their barrels are just a passing fade.
The way you did your gun was often referred to as” in a workman like manner”…. Good was good enough, lol.
Fascinating
Thanks
Frank
Appreciate that, Frank.
Awesome video you rock be safe out there
Thank you for watching and your interest.
N.S. checking in. Most impressive piece, and excellent close-ups. I found myself holding my breath during some of the fine cuts in the wood. Are the breech plug and the barrel made of the same metal?
They are indeed the same metal. I’m really liking the work space I’ve created in that little cabin.
Another well-done video! This is one of my favorite channels. Thank you, Mr. Kelly!
I’m glad you are enjoying the videos and we’re flattered by your kind words!
Nice job Peter I'm building one of my own going slow is the way to go 👍👍👍👍👍
Slow and steady wins the race, as they say! Good luck with your build.
Heyyyyy, that vice doesn’t look very period correct. 😮
I don’t blame you. Getting close to the end of a job like that is both exciting and terrifying. Gotta stay calm and not rush it….not always easy for me.
Nice work.
Mr Chickadee has a boat load of awesome videos, and some are about home made vices if you’re ever interested.
Thanks, I’ve been looking to make a new vice and will look up Mr. Chickadee’s videos.
Good clean job,Peter. Not a reenactor but i do shy away from the modern muzzleloaders and i do like the ones i carry as close to an original as i can make them. So far, a Leman trade rifle in 54, a southern flinter in 50, a 32 and a 45, all put together from either Track or Log Cabin.
For a fellow that does own any 28th century clothes, that’s a lot of smoke poles, lol! They are a lot of fun to both shoot and hunt with.
@TheWoodlandEscape when are you planning on researching and maybe building that relic i mentioned to you in comments some time back? You need it.😁
@ I’m old Larry, you’ll have to refresh me on what relic you’re referring to.
@TheWoodlandEscape it was an article on UA-cam. Guy found an old relic sticking up by the side of a lake in Minnesota. Didcsome research on it. Instead of a trade gun it was a rifle. It was of a particular type trade rifle sold to the northern Indians during very early fur trade era. The researcher made a copy. If I remember correctly it was a type based on rifles made in Alsace Lorraine.
I will see if I can look up the article and tell you where to look.
Greetings from Canada Dawson City😊
And to you … you live in an absolutely beautiful part of Canada.
@TheWoodlandEscape While I will live in Canada until October 2025, what will happen there after that is unknown.
Very Nice.
I appreciate your kind words!
WoodLan',
I didn' realize how very close to 'mastery' You approach so very many of Your 'specialties'.
You may not be a 'master' GunSmith..., yet You're surely a VERY well-able GunSmith.
A Frontier "Jack o' all trades" whid out a doubt.
🙂
Rick Bonner Pennsyltuck
At 11:34 WoodLan',
You say, "I call it 'givin' it a cuff'; sometimes it'll need two or three cuffs..."
Puts me in Mind o' the ol' (1930s or so?) movie, 'Admiral Hornblower',
where, as a Boy, Horatio and His Friends understood that
if a Boy broke His word, the Offended One would be obliged
to "give 'Im a cuff; right on the muzzer."
We used to say, "... right'n the chops."
🙂
Rick
That's mighty generous of you, Rick, thanks!
Merry Christmas and kudos for your patience that piece will be beautiful when you are done
Merry Christmas and thanks for the compliments!
Beautiful work with both the gun, and the video. Happy New Year everyone!
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it! Happy New Year to you as well.
Use what you have around during the 1700 you can make a marker using charcoal by grinding it into a fine powder and mixing it with a binding agent like gum arabic or a similar substance to create a liquid ink that can be used in a marker tip.
To make black ink in the 1700s, people typically used a method called "iron gall ink," which involved mixing crushed oak galls (containing tannic acid), iron sulfate (copperas), and a binder like gum arabic with water
Very good points and a great reminder of the ingenuity and resourcefulness of our ancestors. I shall have to make some for the next build.
@ it would be good for the videos but off camera use what works best.
@ Magic marker.
Hey I just got a hawken and trying to get in to hunting with it next year but I need a powder horn and bag and any info on were I can get the balls and powder
There are numerous suppliers of historical accoutrements like Dixie Gun Works, Track of the Wolfe. Most gun stores will carry black powder. The best way to get items is to attend one of the many 18th century trade fairs.
@TheWoodlandEscape how do I find out were events r and when
@ Try googling 18th century trade fairs. There is a big one in Pennsylvania in February,Kalamazoo Michigan in March.
You can’t put it back, I enjoy inletting,you took you time and did a very good job..
That is the only approach to take if one wants an end product you’re proud of. Thanks for your interest.
I would round off the end of that tang. It is harder to inlet, but it won’t split the wood, like sharp 90 degrees corners.
I’ve done different shapes, but this one is benign copied from an original that had hard corners .
I purchased a Kibler Woodsrunner because I lacked the skill to do what you do. I have dreamed about making my own flintlock but my shaky hands would mess up a fine piece of wood.
I'm sure you would surprise yourself if you gave it a try!
I have three flinters, and I can't keep any of them shooting. Can't keep flints in them, the flints bust up real fast or won't even throw spark.
Assuming your using a good flint, the proper size flint and installing it properly, so it hits the frizzen about 1/4-1/3 from the top, and the frizzen is smooth (no dishing, no washboard), you might need a lock maker/smith to tune your lock. If the springs are unbalanced or the geometry is off it can cause smashed flints.
All could be made to fire and fire reliably by someone with some experience… more often a flintlock builder rather than a modern gunsmith.
This is a work of art. Great craftsmanship. As well as the video. Keep your powder dry, take care
Thanks for the kind words! Watch yer top knot!
Can you provide a link or the name of the site in England that you mentioned in your shout-out? Thanks
He’s not from England. His name is Simeon England and if you google his Facebook page you’ll see his amazing work.
👍great video
I’m glad you liked it!
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Well done looking good it's kinda blasphemy not using soot to mark your inletting ! Lol
I'm currently having my first flintlock built it's a leman fullstock trade rifle in 58 cal built by one of the old smiths from GRRW he built my Hawken and trapper pistol set. I have built some smokepoles myself but nothing outstanding like yours !!
Happy New Year !!!!!
Soot is the traditional way and I find it works just fine, but as I mentioned, messy. Happy New Year to you too!
@@TheWoodlandEscape Lol I know I was just teasing ya about it. I use sharpie when working on my 1911 builds.
You lost me! Black marker, how could you! LOL I have used lipstick in the past. Good vedio.
You had me going Keith, lol.
Quick question and I apologize if it’s been covered in a previous video
As this video starts, the window with double shutters appears to have been repurposed from a door possibly ?
I am probably way off. 😝
Also the 2 small holes in bottom of the window frame are covered inside with a cover. Is this possibly for mounting bird feeders etc? Thanks. Love your channel.
It appears as though it was a door and those holes are from the knob/lock thereof.
It is indeed a repurposed door French door. I’ll remove it in the summer, but it is perfect for that good natural light on the bench.
Yup! You’re spot on.
Huuuuyyyyyyyyyyyy huuuufffffffffffff que bien 👌👍 esa es mi pasión ser un exelente Armero
It is a fascinating hobby. Thanks for your interest!
I noticed in modern wood stock firearms they intentionally leave the wood proud of the tang to allow for wood shrinkage long term. And if you look at old flintlocks the wood has indeed shrunk and is now below the tang. Hundred years later of course but still.
Because of my planned carving I want it flush and if it’s still around in a hundred years and has shrunk, well, it’ll look original, lol. You do bring up a valid point though and I thank you for sharing it.
What would you do. IF. The tang did not align up with the Flat of the barrel 😢😢??
That is called fitting the breech plug. I’ll actually be demonstrating how it’s done in my next build.
Sorry but I could not make out the channel u recommended could u please tell me
Thx
My apologies, but could you remind me of what you were looking for and I’ll try and get you a link.
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You all keep complaining about long hours. This guy compleets 1700 guns in a workshop he buld last year withe his bare hands 😅
I don't think the hours matter if you love what you're doing.
Thank you! To be honest, I never think on time other than to realize it is our most important commodity. If one truly enjoys what they are doing, time taken is immaterial.
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Two hands on a file, X-Y-Z control.
Yup
Your aboriginal neighbors can turn out more tomahawks and knives than you gunsmiths can arm yourselves with.
Mr Ellsworth,
You mebbe Right,
yet, it'd have to be a long-armed Nieghbor with a long-han'led tommy-hawk to be able to match that rifle's ability to "reach out'n 'touch' someBody".
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Rick Bonner Pennsyltuck
Indeed and they’re good at using them, lol!
I think those guns were primarily considered assault weapons? Does Trudeau have a buy back? Could really help out Ukraine like my dads old 38-55 winchester 94 🎉. Soon to lose my 94-22 I bought as my second gun in 1971.🎉. Yay us. They don't want us shooting drones. I thought might get you to make me one but too likely more dangerous then a baseball bat or sharp pointy stick but then..... There he was asking for it over the campfire never saw that flaming marshmallow coming on sharp pointy stick. Later in court. Your honour you took my Brown Bess. Had I had it unloaded would have had to dry my powder, build some balls load her up. Might not have acted so impromptu😂
The liberal government may not survive the next election. Yea!!!! I am thinking I will not have to relinquish my black powder guns. A little bit of humor is appreciated in these uncertain times.
_"Does Trudeau have a buy back?"_
Fortunately, I bought mine from someone else.
Funny tongue in cheek. Flintlocks are not considered firearms under The Canadian Fires Act. Hand guns can be owned, but must be Regis and long guns don’t need to be. Yup, the Liberals have taken a ridiculous approach to assault style weapons , but they soon be voted out.
Are you sure Trudeau gave you the ok to be building this?
Best 2024 comment right here! 😂
Man, I heard about the tactical Flintlock community -- flipping scary bunch if you ask me
Actually I remember reading about that, and Long guns are OK, especially for those that depend on them to harvest game for food.
ok until they are not ok
Somehow the rumor is that we can’t own guns in Canada. No registration required for long guns, but I do have to register my hand guns and I’m good with that. Flintlocks are not considered a firearm under that Canadian Firearms Act.