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Offline GrantLee63

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« on: September 29, 2005, 11:07:18 PM »
Thanks to ALL on this forum and especially CU_Cannon for sending me the plans.  This one is slightly modified from the plans in that the gun tube is approximately .500" longer, and the powder chamber is 1.300" wide by 1.900" deep.  I also used a commercial browning solution instead of blueing or painting.  The base is going to be re-done out of red oak and will be finished in tung-oil instead of being painted.  I'll post pics of that when it is complete.



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Offline Cat Whisperer

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« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2005, 01:17:37 AM »
Looks GREAT!

We're looking forward to some action pictures with smoke (and the requisite empty Goex can for scale).
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« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2005, 11:52:59 AM »
Use paint...unpainted guns look naked and unnatural..
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2005, 11:57:00 AM »
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Use paint...unpainted guns look naked and unnatural..


I don't know about that. If you use nice, expensive hardwood for a base, an oiled finish looks awful good.

I know paint is the Period Correct finish, but when I used about 80 pounds of ash for a base for my Coehorn, I couldn't bear to paint it.

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« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2005, 02:01:49 PM »
Great looking work!

I’m glad to see that you got some use out of my plans.  I admit that the powder chamber was a little small on mine.  I would have made it bigger but the biggest ball end mill I had was 1”.  I picked up a 1.25” one at a flea market a while back if I decide to build another.

I wasn’t sure about painting my base either.  It is almost a crime to cover up such beautiful oak but once you do it you won’t go back.
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« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2005, 02:08:20 PM »
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I know paint is the Period Correct finish, but when I used about 80 pounds of ash for a base for my Coehorn, I couldn't bear to paint it.

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I understand that.  My first mortar looked so bright and shiney I took it to the plating plant and had it bright chromed!  My biggest is Armaloy industrial hard chromed!  Now I MAY get around to doing a serious replica.
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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2005, 05:15:57 PM »
GrantLee63,
Hey, that rhymes, cool!
That's a nice piece.
Keep up the good work.
kap
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