quite an honour to see someone with years of experience sharing his techniques. someone said, "he probably forgot more than most gunsmiths even know". Agreed.
Makes me wonder what other treasures of mastery are fading away without being appreciated. Thank you for having the wisdom to ask him to demonstrate his mastery!
Firms like Westley Richards are actively training new apprentices, keeping the craft alive. The difference? Parts come to the guy at the bench much more closely resembling the finished item.
For years, I've quietly pondered and scowled at the rattle in every TCR rifle I've ever owned or handled. Love the rifles; hate the loose joints when the forearm is removed. This week I will begin to do something about it. Thanks!
Rare to see someone take a hammer straight to the gun and do it right. Where I used to work we had a special tool for that that would slide right over the protrusion and the tool was what received the hammering. Apparently it has something to do with newer sidies having hardened steel hardware and older ones having been work hardened from multiple tunings. Absolute pleasure to watch this.
Just bought one of those 99.00 dollar Walmart special single shots and it was loose as a goose bite-was going to go through all the hassle of sending it back to factory -blah blah blah-but looked up this fix and bingo-it worked great. Thanks ole Timer ,I hope you have a bunch of apprentices to pass down all of your valuable knowledge to. Thanks again.
What a wealth of knowledge! It does bring to mind a statement made by playwright George Bernard Shaw around 1942, “Britain and the US are two nations separated by a common language”.
I love old artisans like this. Humble, calm, collected. I could detect he wanted to alter those sear profiles just a smidgen more to get comfortably inside that quarter-pound tolerance.
I was given an old belgian sxs with damacus barrels. VERY tight! No rattle. Everythign points to being able to shoot low pressure loads with her. I have to repair a small piece near the right plate. Until I got this project gun, I've never been much of a shotty guy. I think I'm in love now. This gentleman (rest his honored soul) has taken me from just battle rifles and bolt guns to the more sophisticated side of things. When its all done, it time for a refinish with oil and rust blue.
What a wonderful experience watching an old timer share experience and wisdom like that. Man I cringed at the beginning but sure hands do great work. and a pro knows what hes about. Thank you for posting.
Im from the UK, lovely video, when these old boys go who`s going to know what is what, my dad was an engineer and taught me a few things, he`s gone and im 66.
That is old school trick to use smoke to mark where parts interact. Tough Larry usually uses more modern methods like that blue-stuff, what name I don't remember.
He's not from Yorkshire, that's a Brummie accent! Birmingham was once a major gunsmithing city. There are still a handful of talented old smiths there.
alex tworkowski Some of the best London guns ever made were made in Birmingham, not many quality manufacturers left AA Brown, Westley Richards, Greener
***** It's a problem on both sides of the argument. I'm seeing too many accidents due to guns falling into the wrong hands. Children, etc. The other side of the argument is protection. We could sort it out i think. Something's got to change. Don't want to see any more death, esp of children....keep working on it.
alex tworkowski We have stringent legislation here for law abiding citizens upon approval only.Most people with a gun like in video wouldn't leave lying around.
Hrmm so this method requires altering the color of some metal....I wonder, if perhaps putting down a small protector sheet would suffice prior to hammering the crap out of the thing? maybe that would cut down on doing any grinding of metal
The whole ideology of "hammering the crap out of it" is to ping the metal starting from the bottom and working up which forces the top layer in and up to take the very little slack out. It would be impossible to accomplish this without marring the surface of the metal up. The real professional work is the filing and sanding that makes the lock look brand new.
James Mckee Called lead clamps. I can remember a fellow co worker Chris Wallin making those particular clamps in 1999. Jack used to pay the Birmingham trade a visit once a year after he emigrated.
I've learned an incredible amount from both of these men. True craftsmen.
quite an honour to see someone with years of experience sharing his techniques.
someone said, "he probably forgot more than most gunsmiths even know".
Agreed.
Makes me wonder what other treasures of mastery are fading away without being appreciated. Thank you for having the wisdom to ask him to demonstrate his mastery!
rarerepair Frits too many.
When we overvalue book learning of course these masters of their trades slip away quietly with few even interested in learning these trades
@@wlehtola There are still classic gunsmiths out there. There are just fewer classic guns for them to work on.
Firms like Westley Richards are actively training new apprentices, keeping the craft alive. The difference? Parts come to the guy at the bench much more closely resembling the finished item.
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For years, I've quietly pondered and scowled at the rattle in every TCR rifle I've ever owned or handled. Love the rifles; hate the loose joints when the forearm is removed. This week I will begin to do something about it. Thanks!
The art of gunsmithing! Thanks for sharing this Jack and Larry!
Rare to see someone take a hammer straight to the gun and do it right. Where I used to work we had a special tool for that that would slide right over the protrusion and the tool was what received the hammering. Apparently it has something to do with newer sidies having hardened steel hardware and older ones having been work hardened from multiple tunings. Absolute pleasure to watch this.
I’ve known two gunsmiths like this gentleman. Both have passed. Love watching these masters work.
Just bought one of those 99.00 dollar Walmart special single shots and it was loose as a goose bite-was going to go through all the hassle of sending it back to factory -blah blah blah-but looked up this fix and bingo-it worked great.
Thanks ole Timer ,I hope you have a bunch of apprentices to pass down all of your valuable knowledge to. Thanks again.
Two masters sharing their vast knowledge. This is a great series. Thanks for taking the time to put this together for all to enjoy!
and that is priceless knowledge!! awesome vid gentlemen, thankyou
I was just thinking that
knew an old gunsmith from indiana the guy could fix any gun problem while you stood there and watched with amazement
Brilliant video. He is older but he still moves around guns very precisely and articulated.
He was exactly right on I had this problem with my gun fixed it after watching this thanks
Same thing! Been looking for just this golden kernel of knowledge for over a year! Now to go and fix my dad's old single shot!
Well he has been doing it for a few hundred years
Let us not forget the skill regardless of country, this is brill.
One of my favorites in this series. That old gent sure knows his trade. Larry is spot on as well (as usual).
absolutely brilliant video. RIP Jack, your expertise lives on in these videos for people like me to learn.. .from the best!
What an experience.. excellent smithing.. Hats off to this great man..
@MidwayUSA thank you for bringing these gems of wisdom and experience to us!
What a wealth of knowledge! It does bring to mind a statement made by playwright George Bernard Shaw around 1942, “Britain and the US are two nations separated by a common language”.
Larry: “Have you ever done this before”?
Mr. Rowe: “No”. Joking of course.
I love this video and learned a lot too!
An absolute pleasure to watch these videos, such a wealth of information, glad it's being preserved for everyone.
happy to see great skillman still teachings, master of shotguns! very not many left on earths.
I love old artisans like this. Humble, calm, collected. I could detect he wanted to alter those sear profiles just a smidgen more to get comfortably inside that quarter-pound tolerance.
I would like to meet Larry potterfield... berry intelligent man...he has alot to teach
Wow! That guy was amazing. Lets see lots more of that great old Master Gunsmith!
BSA favourite gun of all time
I would have loved to been with him for quite a few years to learn a lot of the trade gunsmith, he would have taught me a lot. unbelievable
Very very nice formula for dbbl you doing for us old is gold respected sir thanks
Until 2050, if youtube (or you), don't make an archive of these practices... It will be lost!
What a shame.
LOVE how Mr Potterfield has no worries about Mr Rowe's work he has probably forgotten more about gunsmithing then most guys alive even know
Wonderful to see an old master at work!!!
Larry, Thank you for an otherwise impossible lesson to observe!
I love side by sides! My bernadelli hemmingway is my favorite shotgun
Thank you Mr. Rowe. RIP.
What a great instructional video. Jack has the skills of a surgeon. Need to see more like this video.
a surgeon with a cross peen hammer?
Wow Super..... Love the oler English Gentleman gunsmith.
I was given an old belgian sxs with damacus barrels. VERY tight! No rattle. Everythign points to being able to shoot low pressure loads with her.
I have to repair a small piece near the right plate.
Until I got this project gun, I've never been much of a shotty guy.
I think I'm in love now. This gentleman (rest his honored soul) has taken me from just battle rifles and bolt guns to the more sophisticated side of things.
When its all done, it time for a refinish with oil and rust blue.
thank you for the gift you are so generously giving us!
i love the videos with Mr potterfield. he seems like such a cool guy
I’m glad to know this! I own a number of doubles and one of them has that exact problem. Now to fix it!! Thank you, Larry and Mr. Rowe!
A great video and lesson. Now I can tighten up my old shotgun!
What a wonderful experience watching an old timer share experience and wisdom like that. Man I cringed at the beginning but sure hands do great work. and a pro knows what hes about. Thank you for posting.
No school like the old school.
Thank you so much.
Thanks for this Larry and Jack! I was able to tighten up my old Hopkins and Allen side by side.
Outstanding Gentleman
Thank you Jack and Larry.
Thank you so much for this video! Had my 1892 Bayard fixed in 30 minutes!
Thank you for the great video. Exactly what I was looking for.
Thumbs up from New Zealand.
Very informative.. Will have to remember it for my SXS. Thanks again midway!
great series
I love watching these guys,So informative,Keep up the good work
I know that pain staking work ..awesome job
Man this video is just cool.
Seeing an old master at work absolutely incredible
Both Are Legends...Self made...Respect
Im from the UK, lovely video, when these old boys go who`s going to know what is what, my dad was an engineer and taught me a few things, he`s gone and im 66.
rest in peace to your father, when did he die?
@@FlourescentPotato Many yrs have passed, my dad died in 1998 took with him a vast knowledge some was passed on to me, and now to my son.
thanks larry. thanks jack(RIP).
Love watching a master craftsman at work
That young man is a pleasure to watch.
This is a lovely video with much useful knowledge taught. Another series featuring Art Isaacson and the Browning Auto 5 would be really nice.
god bless you two awesome guys
I enjoy the old timers they are a wealth of knowledge
That is old school trick to use smoke to mark where parts interact. Tough Larry usually uses more modern methods like that blue-stuff, what name I don't remember.
Larry dykem
As we say in 'Brum "Gi' it some 'ommer."
Master at work!
Like watchmakers a fast fading “art”.
Well there are still plenty of us around. Just got to know where to look.
Wonderful English gentleman I can imagine him building colonial era shotguns
I'll be guessing Mr. Rowe has forgotten more than the average gunsmith of today learns in his entire career.
Yes unfortunately Jack passed in 2015
I doubt he forgot anything.
@Sheila Walker a woman building precision barrels......now that is sexy
Thank you for another informative video.
Bravo master!
Out standing!
My god a talented Yorkshire-man :) .
No, he's a Brummie, from Birmingham. Yorkshiremen don't talk like that.
I feel like a grasshopper
Great video as always
Superb knowledge
We are unlucky to have such great gun masters in my country.. India'
Pretty good stuff.
Yeah, that might come in handy. Maybe you can get a good deal on a shotgun with some play in it.
Thank you!
Greetings,
Jeff
Jaw dropping. It's that easy. I've past on so many good deals on shotguns because of play etc.
No it’s not that easy. Decades of working in the trade makes it look that way. It’s dead easy to get it wrong and make a costly mistake.
He's not from Yorkshire, that's a Brummie accent!
Birmingham was once a major gunsmithing city. There are still a handful of talented old smiths there.
BSA
alex tworkowski Some of the best London guns ever made were made in Birmingham, not many quality manufacturers left AA Brown, Westley Richards, Greener
***** It's a problem on both sides of the argument. I'm seeing too many accidents due to guns falling into the wrong hands. Children, etc. The other side of the argument is protection. We could sort it out i think. Something's got to change. Don't want to see any more death, esp of children....keep working on it.
alex tworkowski We have stringent legislation here for law abiding citizens upon approval only.Most people with a gun like in video wouldn't leave lying around.
My experience is different. I can not talk about other countries, but where i live, it is bad.
very informative vid as usual, thanks
Sweetness! 👍thank you!
awesome! thank you
Thank you! Thank you!!!
Lol his face when he grabbed the big hammer.
thought you were gonna have a heart attack when he said he's never done it before.
We had a master gunsmith in louisville named Danny.......after he died his shoes were not filled, not even close
Sadly, that is the story most often. What a loss!
Mis respetos a este señor. es un MAESTRO ARMERO.
The wonderful world of gunsmithing. Sometimes you use a highly precise lathe to change metal a few thousandths. Sometimes you use a hammer.
Brilliant!
I'm going to try this on the interchangeable from Manhattan arms that I have and it definitely needs this procedure.
What an honor!
wonderful
Hrmm so this method requires altering the color of some metal....I wonder, if perhaps putting down a small protector sheet would suffice prior to hammering the crap out of the thing? maybe that would cut down on doing any grinding of metal
There are lead sheets over the vise jaws. This will keep any metal damage from happening.
The whole ideology of "hammering the crap out of it" is to ping the metal starting from the bottom and working up which forces the top layer in and up to take the very little slack out. It would be impossible to accomplish this without marring the surface of the metal up. The real professional work is the filing and sanding that makes the lock look brand new.
James Mckee Called lead clamps.
I can remember a fellow co worker Chris Wallin making those particular clamps in 1999. Jack used to pay the Birmingham trade a visit once a year after he emigrated.
Master MASTER :0
Awesome information
John Frederick “Jack” Rowe (1936 - 2015)
That made me want to be a gunsmith.
great video!
this is the first time ive seen someone in a video with Larry where Larry might not be the one with the most knowledge.
I would love to own an old english side by side
Nice to see a fellow scouser
Amazing 11 minutes :)
This guy is Awesome!!