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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Tim Crosby on November 22, 2011, 02:30:33 PM
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http://www.historicmartinsstation.com/rifleproject1.html
Tim C.
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There's the shop to build except for the missing post vice and smith's hack saw.
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Wow! Thanks for the link. Wish I had more time and money to make it to classes like these. I will probably look over those pics at least a dozen times
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You might be interested in the following Photobucket albums:
http://s498.photobucket.com/albums/rr347/FlintlockAndy/MartinsStationRifle/
http://s498.photobucket.com/albums/rr347/FlintlockAndy/MartinsStationRifle2/
Also, the BlackPowderMag interview here is great:
http://www.blackpowdermag.com/featured-articles/martins-station-rifle-project.php
Andy
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Wonderful stuff!! ;D
Curtis
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Thanks Andy, I figured you would add to it and field any questions.
Tim C.
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I am surprised that the screw bodies and heads were filed out rather than made with a pair of hollow end mills in a brace and bit. Such bits could have been made by a gunsmith capable of drilling holes in iron/steel or more likely purchased from England. You can mill the screw shanks and heads by hand in literally seconds
cheers Doug
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When will this FINE piece be auctioned?
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Just buy a ticket and pray that you bought the right one!
Upon completion of the project, the longrifle will be awarded to the lucky ticket holder whose name will be drawn during a special celebration at the Raid at Martin's Station in May 2012, with the proceeds to benefit the Friends of Wilderness Road, a support group for the Park and Martin’s Station.
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LOL :D You not kidding. Ya, I just seen the info on it.
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Thanks for the links. I know i will be buying the winning ticket, LOL
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Does anyone know what was used to stain the stock as it looks as if they applied and acid (green color) and then applied a heat to set the stain and turn it brown?
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T,
Yeah, it was acid stained. The first rifle we did, Martin's Station No.1, was stained with a homemade brew. We took some nitric acid and desolved iron in it until it couldn't hold any more, then filtered it, and let it set for half a year. This gave the sugar maple stock a nice red color, but the contrast wasn't what I like. Rifle No.2 was stocked with a sister piece of wood, so we wanted to try something that would give more contrast, while retaining the red. My experience with Wakon Bay's AquaFortis is that it gives a good contrast, but doesn't have the red I like. So, I took a scrap piece of the stock wood and stained a place with our homebrew, a place with WB AF, and a place with a 50/50 mixture of the two. After putting a quick coat of finish on it, I took it to Capt. Martin (aka Billy Heck) and before I could say anything, he pointed to the 50/50 spot and said "Use that." So that's what we used.
Andy
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ok, thanks, It really looks beautiful!
Where did you guys come up with the box plane for inletting the barrel? I have something similar that I picked up at an antique store but I believe was mor for working trim in a home?
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The plane was originally a rabbet plane, which was reshaped.
Andy
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Thanks!
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ok, thanks, It really looks beautiful!
Where did you guys come up with the box plane for inletting the barrel? I have something similar that I picked up at an antique store but I believe was mor for working trim in a home?
That would make it a fillister plane.
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Malcomb Knight was the winner of the Martin's Station Rifle Project raffle. Congratulations Mr. Knight!
And thanks to Richard Sullivan, Mike Miller, and Billy Heck for making the project a reality!
Andy