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18-09-2018, 17:15 #21
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19-09-2018, 17:43 #22
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Re: Black powder : Making a powder horn
Completed the lid today..will turn the plug on the lathe tomorrow..
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23-09-2018, 19:05 #23
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Re: Black powder : Making a powder horn
A few nice photos of Johan Greyling shooting one of his front loading black powder canons with his own made black powder:
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24-09-2018, 12:11 #24
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Re: Black powder : Making a powder horn
Great photos Gert!
That is your standard Voortrekker canon; a short-barreled grapeshot ships-canon mounted on an ox-wagon rear axle!
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17-10-2018, 20:10 #25
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Re: Black powder : Making a powder horn
Made some progress on the black powder horn...I got hold of great tanned leather that I will cut into strips to carry the powder horn over my shoulder ...there still needs to be done a lot of work but I am getting there...
Lid/cap is secured..
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24-10-2018, 18:26 #26
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Re: Black powder : Making a powder horn
Made some progress on the black powder horn..mostly filling work to insert brass studded copper pin rings around the filed rings on the horn:
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02-02-2019, 21:37 #27
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Re: Black powder : Making a powder horn
Members, will update this thread the coming week..
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03-02-2019, 21:12 #28
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Re: Black powder : Making a powder horn
I had to spend some time in thinking about what I want to make for a powder dispenser/measuring tool that will fit onto the powder horn, I think I know how I want to make one that will work for me... will be doing /working on the dispenser this week as well..
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04-02-2019, 22:48 #29
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Re: Black powder : Making a powder horn
Very nice work, so far Gert. Well done.
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11-02-2019, 20:53 #30
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Re: Black powder : Making a powder horn
Thank you Richard...I completed my Vellies, so now I can turn all my attention to completing the powder horn...
Sometimes it takes longer than I planned to complete a project. But on the end I usually get the job done...after the Black powder hunt I will turn all my attention to building the 8x68S rifle and probably finish it before December..I need to hunt the Kalahari next year June/July holidays..my hunting trip is already booked...it really is something I am looking forward tremendously ...I will be visiting /doing farm work, making /forging knives and making leather vellies assisting the owner of the farm in Aranos..it really is going to be a great, great experience....
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