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Offline Dennis Glazener

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Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« on: September 07, 2009, 02:23:32 AM »
After having this kit a couple of years I finally got around to building it. I was able to talk Ed Wenger (VAriflegun) to do the carving (I didn't want to screw it up with mine!). I used LMF Honey Maple/Nut Brown and Chambers oil finish. I had planned to do the black spray paint thing and rub back the barrel to give it an aged look but I have about talked myself out of it. Then again I just might do it if its not too late.

Here are some photos, pardon my old digital camera (too good to replace but not good for good gun photos)


















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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2009, 03:15:58 AM »
Dennis,
The rifle turned out great!!!  The fit and finish are nice and Mr. Wenger's carving looks wonderful. 
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2009, 03:27:34 AM »
Dennis,
Very nice looking rifle.  Look forward to seeing it before or after a barbeque sandwich soon!
Larry
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2009, 03:45:19 AM »
Very nice looking rifle and your friend did a nice job of carving it.  Now you need a good Lehigh to complement it.  They did a lot of incised work.  Good one for you to carve yourself.  You seem to have the drift of things.
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2009, 03:50:53 AM »
Wow !  That looks really Great !  Beautiful job !!     ;D
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2009, 04:07:11 AM »
Very nice!
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2009, 04:12:15 AM »
Hey Dennis, I love the color and finish, great job!!  I was hoping you'd be posting some pictures...  Again, really nice looking rifle and I'm with Larry, would love to see it after some barbeque!

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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2009, 04:24:33 AM »
Hi Dennis,
Very well done.  It is a beautiful gun.  You kept the corners nice and crisp and the inletting is very good.  Ed's carving is superb.  Did you or Ed create the designs, or did you work together on them?  They are excellent.  If it were my gun I would do nothing to the barrel (no treatment-let time do it) except file a decorative molding across the top 3 flats at the breech.

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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2009, 02:11:30 PM »
Dennis--
That sure is a nice looking rifle. You did a great job with the color.
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2009, 02:26:12 PM »
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Hi Dennis,
Very well done.  It is a beautiful gun.  You kept the corners nice and crisp and the inletting is very good.  Ed's carving is superb.  Did you or Ed create the designs, or did you work together on them?  They are excellent.  If it were my gun I would do nothing to the barrel (no treatment-let time do it) except file a decorative molding across the top 3 flats at the breech.

dave
All the design and carving is Ed's work. I told him to design and carve whatever he felt right for the rifle. I am very pleased with the result.
Dennis
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2009, 02:30:15 PM »
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If it were my gun I would do nothing to the barrel (no treatment-let time do it) except file a decorative molding across the top 3 flats at the breech.
Actually the barrel has been treated with Phosphoric Acid to give it the "French Grey" appearance. I liked it better than leaving it bare.
Dennis
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2009, 03:52:50 PM »
 Great looking rifle Dennis, nice job. Is that a Dogwood on there?

 Tim C.

 PS: Wish I was there to eat BBQ's with you guys.
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2009, 04:15:08 PM »
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Great looking rifle Dennis, nice job. Is that a Dogwood on there?

 Tim C.
Thanks Tim, as to the Dogwood, you will have to ask Ed but I think it is but there is another flower that looks like the Dogwood, can't remember its name but I think it looks a lot like a Dogwood.
Dennis
 
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2009, 04:31:26 PM »
Nice design and execution on the carving Ed. Well done.
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« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2009, 04:47:22 PM »
Very nice Dennis, you did a super job on the finish. I really like the color and the finish. Has a good cast off I notice. I also like the barrel and the lock polished. Thanks for sharing the pics with us.
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« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2009, 08:17:22 PM »
Very Nice Dennis. ;D
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« Reply #16 on: September 07, 2009, 08:56:40 PM »
Clean and sharp looking. Nice job. Lots of cast or the photo appears that way.   LB
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #17 on: September 08, 2009, 02:57:11 AM »
Tim...

     The flower is kinda/sorta in the idea of an Edelweiss (sp?)...  Thought it would add to the Germanic touch of a Lancaster rifle. 

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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #18 on: September 08, 2009, 03:02:59 AM »
Ed,
Nice job on the carving.  When I first saw the post, I looked at the pictures and only skimmed the text.
Larry
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #19 on: September 08, 2009, 04:53:37 AM »
That's a rifle to be proud of. Great workmanship. Congrats!
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« Reply #20 on: September 08, 2009, 12:51:56 PM »
Very nice job,I'm building one of these now and was trying to decide on the color, Tonight i'm gonna do a sample of some left over honey maple as a base then LMF walnut over that.We'll see how that comes out,should be a little darker.
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #21 on: September 08, 2009, 03:57:17 PM »
A Classic!!  The lines are all so clean and crisp and everything just looks artistically perfect....Thanks for posting it.
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #22 on: September 08, 2009, 04:01:36 PM »
Dennis......you know I will have to question something on your gun.    How is the trigger pull?   The trigger seems to be
forward in the guard and you might have it pinned too far from the sear bar which equates to a hard trigger pull.   Other
than that, the overall finish looks great.   That early lancaster builds into a great gun, and is so typical of the guns of this
period....they were not little guns...........Don
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #23 on: September 08, 2009, 04:13:21 PM »
Well done, Gentlemen. Handsome work. If it was mine, I would shoot it for a while and let it dirty up naturally before spray painting it.

Ed, congrats to you for your carving.

Tom
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Re: Chambers Early Lancaster Kit finally done
« Reply #24 on: September 08, 2009, 04:59:13 PM »
Quote from: Don Getz on September 08, 2009, 04:01:36 PM
Dennis......you know I will have to question something on your gun.    How is the trigger pull?   The trigger seems to be
forward in the guard and you might have it pinned too far from the sear bar which equates to a hard trigger pull.   Other
than that, the overall finish looks great.   That early lancaster builds into a great gun, and is so typical of the guns of this
period....they were not little guns...........Don
"Noticed it right off didn't put enough dirt down" (Wil Gere - Jerimiah Johnson)
Need skinny trigger finger! or no gloves... :)  Hard pull - been there and done that! ::)
Beautiful rifle and plenty better than I could ever do!
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