Ken Gahagan and I will be teaching the Gunmakers' Workshop at Canter's Cave this upcoming January. Starting with a barrel inlet in a blank and a selection of parts, Ken and I will help you design and build your very own flintlock gun. In addition to assisting you with "hands on" work, Ken and I each have several demonstrations planned covering parts fabrication, forging and a variety of gun making tools and techniques.
This year we will be focusing on early pieces based on the concept of a "composite gun". These were very interesting pieces that were typically made using salvaged or recycled parts from earlier guns. Here are two of them made by Ken Gahagan - the first one is a copy of an original in the Dewitt at Colonial Williamsburg, also shown in the book "Of Sorts for Provincials"by Jim Mullins :
This is one I made using a barrel cut at the breech and a mix of parts - based more on the idea of a composite gun than on an existing original :
We currently have a couple openings for new students in the week 1 class . Beginners are welcome - a little gun building (or kit assembly) experience is helpful, but is not required. Also, due to a cancellation we have one spot available in the week 2 class ( students should have some prior gun building experience for the week 2 session).
More information is available on the Southern Ohio Artisan Workshops website -
http://www.southernohioartisanworkshops.com/gunmakers.htmlA few shots from previous classes -