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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #25 on: November 06, 2021, 03:07:53 AM »
I got a little more done on the carving. The butt stock carving and the left side of the wrist carving is complete. Just a little cleanup to do.










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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #26 on: November 06, 2021, 04:39:59 AM »
looks beautiful

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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #27 on: November 06, 2021, 05:12:06 AM »
Very impressive. Lovely work.
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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #28 on: November 06, 2021, 05:42:29 AM »



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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #29 on: November 06, 2021, 05:46:13 AM »
Oh YEAH - BIG thumbs up!
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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #30 on: November 13, 2021, 04:08:34 AM »
I finally got the carving done and have applied the first coat of stain. I think the color is going to be just right when I apply the finish.








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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #31 on: November 13, 2021, 05:03:07 AM »


Bob
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog !

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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #32 on: November 13, 2021, 07:28:03 AM »
Beautiful carving there Jim!!!  Most excellent.  She's gonna be proud.


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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #33 on: November 13, 2021, 03:04:34 PM »
Outstanding quality of workmanship on this piece Jim, can’t say enough about great carving and engraving work you do.  Can not wait to see this finished.
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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #34 on: November 13, 2021, 09:42:43 PM »
That perfect carving warms the cockles of my heart.  Envious of the fine lady who winds up with the final product.

You DO set the bar high for those of us wishing to emulate your work.
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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #35 on: November 14, 2021, 10:32:50 PM »
Jim,

   That is a great looking rifle.
The difficult we do at once, the impossible takes a little longer.

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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #36 on: November 16, 2021, 12:35:20 AM »
Patch box engraving is complete 👻

 

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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #37 on: November 16, 2021, 01:54:05 AM »
First rate Jim!

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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #38 on: November 16, 2021, 02:38:04 AM »
Ohhh boy, indeed!
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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #39 on: November 16, 2021, 07:22:39 AM »
That will be one happy lady Mr Parker !
It’s looking great, as usual . I can hardly wait to see the finished product.

Bob
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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #40 on: November 16, 2021, 07:18:34 PM »
Wow!  It has been fun watching this come together. Excellent workmanship.
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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #41 on: November 18, 2021, 02:58:07 AM »
I have just about got this project completed and will be delivering it next week.







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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #42 on: November 18, 2021, 03:15:41 AM »
Here are a couple of more shots of the rifle.





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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #43 on: November 18, 2021, 04:22:00 AM »
Good looking rifle Jim.

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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #44 on: November 18, 2021, 04:37:53 AM »
Mr Parker, you have taken the Lancaster style and made this rifle one of your own. Great work sir, another family heirloom will be leaving your shop. The new owner is a very lucky lady !

Bob
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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #45 on: November 18, 2021, 04:44:04 AM »
Very nice, Jim.
Flintlock is the only truly reliable source of ignition in a muzzle loader.

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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #46 on: November 18, 2021, 04:59:12 AM »
This is just beautiful by any ones standard.

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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #47 on: November 18, 2021, 04:52:35 PM »
Great rifle! Love the carvings.

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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #48 on: November 18, 2021, 06:55:47 PM »
Thanks for all your comments. This rifle was a big challenge because of it’s size. It’s hard to make a 3/4 size rifle of a 1780’s / 1790 period rifle and get it to look proportionally correct. Thanks to Charlie Burton of FCI Barrels for making me a barrel 38” long with a 1” breech that has a very nice swamp and wound up at 3/4” at the muzzle in 32 caliber. The little rifle handles like a dream. I just found out the young lady I built this rifle for is 18 months old. Talk about a planning Dad. 😜
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Re: Lady's Lancaster
« Reply #49 on: November 23, 2021, 06:44:01 AM »
Here are a couple of photo's before I send this rifle off. One is of my hunting rifle beside the Lady Lancaster to give a size comparison and one of the toe plate engraving. Thanks for all the comments and I hope my next project goes as well as this one has.





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