Just completed lock

[Stophel]

Nice job on the frizzen tempering. I think it should have been polished also.  You did a good job on the lock . I agree with Eric on the screw.   Friendly honest opinion.

The colors will be buffed off.   

And hey, go look at the jaw screw on the Jacob Georg gun on the antique board!!!       

[jerrywh]

Jacob Georg's is ugly also.  In my opinion, this is what is wrong with copying original stuff sometimes.
  Those guys made all the same mistakes we do. Besides---- That could be a replacement screw.

[Ky-Flinter]

Good grief!  Not all of us are old and crotchety....  some of us are just old and some just crotchety. 

I'm glad I didn't let you guys run me off when I was a newby.  Maybe we do need an Intro forum.  Moderators?

Welcome, msblacksmith!

And Welcome, fullcircle!


Oh, yeah.....  Nice looking lock Stophel, but I'm with Eric on the topjaw screw.

-Ron

[fullcircle]

thanks for the welcome.Most forums have an intro thread/forum.
 I wouldn't be browsing around here and complimenting if I didn't have a strong interest and like for this stuff.I'm not nearly accomplished enough to give advice or post a tutorial. I'll try not to step on any old/crotchety toes.
   By the way ,that's a great looking lock .Nice work.If I may say so myself.

[Don Getz]

Ron..when you talk about old and crotchetcy, now you're getting personal. ha.     When I first looked at this lock the first
thing that jumped out at me was the top jaw screw, personally, I don't care for it, but, that's me.  You also stated that
the frizzen was case hardened....why would you do that?  Why not heat treat it properly?  That is one of the problems
with a TC lock....the frizzen wears out after they have worn that hard shell away.  I realize that it's probably fun Stophel
to build your own lock, but, at my age I can live quite well with a siler, make a few modifications, and I can get on with
gun building.  The locals that I am building these barn guns for wouldn't know if I modified a siler or not, as long as it works well, why bother.  The one thing that really jumps out at me on a siler, and makes it easily recognizeable, is the
frizzen.   I wish someone would make a replacement that did not have that big radius cut in the corner.  Nuff said, I do
admire your ability to make something up from a variety of parts, not sure if it worth the time to do it just for change sake..........Don

[Leprechaun]

  I realize that it's probably fun Stophel
to build your own lock, but, at my age I can live quite well with a siler, make a few modifications, and I can get on with
gun building.  The locals that I am building these barn guns for wouldn't know if I modified a siler or not, as long as it works well, why bother. .............I do
admire your ability to make something up from a variety of parts, not sure if it worth the time to do it just for change sake..........Don

Don, I'm not speaking for Chris as he's a big boy and can speak for himself but re-read the quote above then consider this statement and I think the point of building ones own lock becomes clear.

I realize that it's probably fun Don, to build your own gun, but, at my age I can live quite well with a Pedersoli, make a few modifications and get on with shooting. The locals that i shoot with wouldn't know if I modified a pedersoli or not, as long as it works well, why bother. I do admire your ability to make something up from a variety of parts, not sure if it's worth the time to do it for change sake. 

[Stophel]

Is it "worth it", monetarily?  NO.  Not by a long shot.  I could never charge anywhere near what really goes into building a lock.  It's done for my own satisfaction.   

[jerrywh]

It's worth it for what you learn.