Important – Leather Care
I just wanted to post a quick note about leather care. Leather dries out and cracks over time. I recently saw an old bag of
I just wanted to post a quick note about leather care. Leather dries out and cracks over time. I recently saw an old bag of
I made this shot pouch and powder horn for a Virginian headed south to the Texas fight for independence. It represents late flint pouch from
The Face of God Fraktur I decided that I wanted to combine my fraktur (18th & 19th Century German-American folk art) work with my leather
Shown here is my version of a simple mid 18th Century shot pouch. It is a variant of my Early VA shot pouch which is
1775-1785 Augusta/Rockbridge Co. Virginia Longrifle Templates & Layout Guide This offering is my attempt to help the beginning gunmaker by making some of my layout
Today, I was fortunate enough to be present for the charcoal bluing of a longrifle barrel. Richard Frazier, a former journeyman at the gunshop at
Best of Class This is a rifle in the style of an early Jacob Dickert. It shares characteristics with the Moravian rifle makers at Christian
Handmade Tumbler Trouble In conjunction with some recent repair/restoration work, I have started working on an all handmade flintlock. That means one made of wrought
I just finished making a metal bow for my watchmakers type metal bow drill. The bow itself is very simple. Unlike the ones in the
On many longrifles, there are mouldings along the forearm (usually the upper forearm) and along toe of the buttstock. Most often these are simple raised