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ramrod thimble swage block
« on: June 24, 2012, 01:42:46 AM »
What is the best way to obtain or make a swage block to make thimbles?
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Offline Dennis Glazener

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Re: ramrod thimble swage block
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2012, 02:18:38 AM »
Check the tutorial forum for things like this. Lots of good things in there.
Dennis


http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=15962.0

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=687.0
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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: ramrod thimble swage block
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2012, 02:40:54 AM »
I will use a block of lead to pound into, or carve what I want out of maple endgrain.
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Re: ramrod thimble swage block
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2012, 04:52:39 AM »
Here's the way we do it at the Martin's Station gunshop:

http://s498.photobucket.com/albums/rr347/FlintlockAndy/MakeThimbles/

The swage is made from a piece of oak in my case, but any hardwood should do. And as Acer said, beat into the endgrain.

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