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Offline RockLock92

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Show me your Woodbury rifles
« on: May 06, 2018, 03:43:30 AM »
Always had a thing for the House Brothers school and I’m looking into possibly building an early southern rifle. I’ve seen a few images around of rifles from this school but finding good up close pictures is usually a bit difficult, so I figured I’d ask

Offline Pukka Bundook

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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2018, 03:44:09 PM »
G' Morning Rocklock,

I made a couple Woodbury style years ago.  I do like the look of them!  (Herschell rifles that is)

There's one here in this thread;
http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=47848.msg472929#msg472929

Have another thread here somewhere I'll look for.

Found the other thread;

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=46458.msg473410#msg473410

All best,

Richard.




« Last Edit: May 07, 2018, 04:07:25 PM by Pukka Bundook »

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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2018, 04:13:16 PM »
Here are some pictures of a James House rifle that a guy I ran into at Davy Crockett Days In Lawrenceburg Tn had. He bought a $1 raffle ticket and won it, he had no idea of its value.










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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2018, 05:16:49 AM »
Walnut stocked .40 cal rice barrel - woodbury style built by Mike Davis














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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2018, 05:41:45 AM »
The "Woodbury" rifle that I built under the instruction of Hershel and John House at the Canter's Cave Gun Makers Seminar .













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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2018, 06:21:00 PM »
 8) 8)... Great looking rifle, galudwig,.... give us some specs,... bbl length, cal., overall length, etc,...

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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2018, 02:46:24 AM »
Thanks Dana! She's a .40 cal with a straight, 42" Colerain barrel. Davis Late English Lock and Davis triggers. The stock is plain-Jane hard maple with about a 13 1/2" pull. It was my first attempt at building from a blank, so I didn't want to take on anything too complicated.  I just hoped to get the lines right first off.  I forgot to tell Pecatonica to drill a 5/16" ramrod hole and they drilled out 3/8" instead. That kind of made things too tall though the wrist and lock area, but it still looks okay.

John House forged the hardware for all the class members and then he taught us how to assemble the pieces. I did all the fit and finish work on the buttplate; trigger guard, and side plate (I really do like doing filing work for some reason).  Hershel taught us how to pour the the pewter muzzle cap and I did that too.  Hershel let us use some of his stamps on our forgings, so I took advantage of that perk! He even engraved my name on the barrel and that is what really makes this gun special for me.





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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2018, 08:03:54 PM »
 ;) ;)... Thanx for the specs & x-tra pix,... One great looking rifle,...!!! ... special, too to have those mentors involved,... love that nose-cap,... I'm kinda fond of them too,.... regards,... CCF,....


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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2018, 08:36:40 PM »
I love those "no-nonsense" rifles.
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Offline RockLock92

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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2018, 08:38:58 PM »
There really is just something about this style that speaks to me. Thanks everyone for sharing pictures.

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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2018, 07:26:52 PM »
Here is a Steve Davis rifle that I have.












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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2018, 07:43:52 PM »
Richard - those look like really pleasant rifles to shoot.
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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2018, 09:43:14 PM »
that davis rifle is really nice, especially like the entry pipe neat design.
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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2018, 01:19:58 AM »
I’ve always enjoyed this style. Really like that patchbox on the Steve Davis rifle
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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2018, 01:45:15 AM »
Here is a Steve Davis rifle that I have.












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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2018, 02:01:58 AM »
yep, Steve Davis is one of my fav's too. Haven't seen any of his current work, but he was doing some fab stuff 20 years ago.
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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2018, 05:04:29 PM »
Steve told me that this rifle was built in 1988.
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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2018, 06:39:04 PM »
Steve told me that this rifle was built in 1988.
That's about when I used to see lots of his work down at Gunmaker's Hall at F-ship.
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Offline heinz

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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #19 on: June 07, 2018, 04:58:34 PM »
This is a Jim Kibler kit with Woodbury touches.  I did the box, nose cap, molding and toe plate with some trigger and design work by Ian Pratt. Frank House did the finishing and tweaking.
I think that qualifies as Woodbury
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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #20 on: June 07, 2018, 09:58:46 PM »
 :o :o :o.... Heinz,..... Whitson himself would be proud of this rifle,... !!! .... which  caliber is she,...??? 8) 8) 8)

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Re: Show me your Woodbury rifles
« Reply #21 on: June 07, 2018, 11:45:38 PM »
Forty caliber. Would be a good all around gun. Amazingly handy for a 46 inch barrel
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