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Offline David Rase

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a couple more powder measures
« on: March 21, 2009, 06:35:18 AM »
Just completed making a couple of adjustable novilty powder measures that look like an octogon to round pistol barrel and a swamped rifle barrel.  The swamped barreled powder measure is a raffle prize for our Washington State Muzzleloaders Association annual fundraiser banquet.  All people who purchase a banquet ticket prior to the door are entered in a special raffle for the powder measure. 
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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2009, 06:43:34 AM »
Those are incredible! What a neat idea. Very cool, David.

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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2009, 04:17:51 PM »
 Wow Dave those are REALLY neat.

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« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2009, 04:21:34 PM »
very cool...what a great idea...

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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2009, 05:56:40 PM »
WOW!  Dave,  That's a couple of the neatest measures I have ever seen.  Thanks for posting the pictures. 
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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2009, 08:36:58 PM »
Dave, you showed me one of those, likely the top one, at Heffley last summer, and I admired it shamelessly then.  Thanks for posting pictures.  I shall just as shamelessly reproduce one for myself.  What a great way to use up some barrel stubs.
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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2009, 12:39:50 AM »
Very nice Dave, hope I win it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! see you next saturday!
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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2009, 06:46:53 AM »
Taylor,  I did bring the top one to Heffley last year.  The bodies of the measures were made from mild steel round stock, not barrel stubs.  They are drilled to a 3/8" ID and then turned and filed to shape.
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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2009, 07:49:38 AM »
Dave I have my ticket already purchased so just wrap that measure up and set it aside for me, well I hope so.

Your measures are always a preferred prize at the annual banquet and certainly raise a considerable amount of money for the State Association.  They are as neat as your generosity in making them.

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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2009, 04:16:29 PM »
Those are SO cool!  I WANT one!  Wish they were for sale.
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« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2009, 03:33:14 AM »
If you ever make them to sell put me at the top of the list! Please.

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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2009, 08:46:05 PM »
Very nice Dave.  Something different and certainly eye catching and innovative.  I really like them.
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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2009, 04:51:30 PM »
Dave had a group of Powder Measures for sale at our Gun Makers Fair several years ago. I spotted them as I was passing the table, told myself that I`d scamper back and grap one. By the time I got free from administrative hassles to return, they were sold. Such is the way with fine items.  Hoping Dave might work up a batch to sell in the future.

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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2009, 05:28:03 AM »
Those are very very cool.  What a neat idea.

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« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2009, 04:10:55 AM »
Dave....Neat, neat, neat....makes me mad that I didn't think of that first.   I love to make things like that, you just beat
me to the punch.............Don

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« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2009, 07:49:29 PM »
Coolest things I ever saw!!!!!!!!  Wish I could buy one too!!!!!!!

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« Reply #16 on: May 31, 2009, 04:07:04 PM »
Great idea!!!!  Absolutely beautiful work.  Oh, to have the skill such work takes.

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« Reply #17 on: January 28, 2014, 11:06:40 PM »
Fantastic,I like those a lot.
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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2014, 03:17:54 AM »
I would like one of those too,  but I have better things to do than make one from scratch.    David,  you ought to have casting sets made up and sell them as kits.    That should be cheap and easy for all involved. 

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« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2014, 06:11:07 AM »
Those are about the neatest looking powder measures I've ever seen!

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« Reply #20 on: January 29, 2014, 08:15:38 AM »
Extremely nice craftsmanship there!!
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« Reply #21 on: January 29, 2014, 08:07:02 PM »
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #22 on: February 02, 2014, 10:24:53 PM »
Sooo special, Dave- thanks for posting them.
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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #23 on: February 02, 2014, 11:34:14 PM »
Even now, those are the coolest measures I've ever seen....again.
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Re: a couple more powder measures
« Reply #24 on: February 03, 2014, 06:43:53 AM »
Dave,
I expect one to be enclosed the next time I get a barrel inlet returned!!
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