How to Build a Flintlock by Hand (Part 3)
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- In this video, I continue the flintlock build by cutting the ramrod shaft.
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The Crow by Lindsie Blain and Co.
Never built one from the blank up, just parts kit, lots and lots of pain staking work, this is the most in depth work I’ve seen, highly appreciated very, very educational.
Black powder been in my blood since I was 12, and purchased my very first Muzzleloader from a shoot in Friendship Indiana. That was 51 years ago!
That’s awesome! It in mine too.
Never done any sort of woodwork in my life but here’s youtube giving this to me as a recommendation. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.
Hope you enjoy!
failing eyesight put an end to my shooting days, but watching you work your craftmanship was highly relaxing. Thank you.
Good deal! I’m glad you enjoy it.
Can you tell me where your shop is? It's so beautiful
I live in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 very beautiful. Did you build that cabin? Do you live the period 24/7
Thank you. The cabin was built in 1860 in Missouri. I don’t live period all the time but love living it when I can lol.
Thanks for the great videos. I was just looking at a swamped barrel and curly maple blank I bought way back in '91. Have all the parts I need just never got to it. Now is the time and your videos will sure help inspire me.
That’s awesome. Good deal! I’m glad you enjoyed! Good luck!
my grand father used to tell me "every animal has enough brains to tan it's own hide." glad to see someone else learned it as well.
You bet. My uncle was the one that shared that with me. It’s a lot of work to tan hides.
The man is bare foot making flint locks... such glorious Chad energy
What wonderful videos! And you certainly embrace the life and times of an 18th Century gunsmith, even to dressing the part and using mainly period tools, But please - can you instruct me in HOW you maintain such a perfectly straight line with the handsaw? I do OK with a jeweler's saw, but with a handsaw, I veer off line either to right or left, and also sometimes find myself ON the line on the side I am cutting from, and OFF the line on the other side of the part. And it really is necessary sometimes to get away from using the table or bandsaw and resort to the handsaws. And I really pity your poor back cutting the fore-end to size - that is a LONG cut! But thank you so very much for the series. Got into this late in life - I am 76 now - and I really enjoy recreating these period firearms.
That is awesome. I love building them. Honestly most of how I keep it straight is years of using a handsaw. But you can clamp blocks on either sides of your cut to help keep it straight as well. Only cut about an inch at a time and check your work. If you have to sometimes you’ll need to cut away the drop piece with the end of your cut where you stopped so you can start again with a fresh straight cut. I hope this helps.
Yes indeed sir, thank you for making these fascinating videos. You are a brilliant, artisan craftsman, it is fantastic, to know that there are passionate gunsmiths, like you, who are still keeping alive, these historical, skillful handy crafts. I think that a well made custom Pennsylvania long rifle, is at thing of beauty. I also like the name of your gun making business, it is both appropriate, and imaginative. I hope you acquire all of the tools you need, and I hope that you get lots of custom. Keep up your brilliant work.🙂👍
Thank you very very much! I appreciate that! Buying tools is something I have to do over the years. But I’m getting there haha.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 Thank you for your reply, and you are welcome and deserve praise for your diligent attention to detail. It is great to read that you nearly have everything that you need. I have watched and listened to all of your videos, and am hoping you continue crafting, and sharing videos of your efforts, to people who are interested in what you are doing. I wish all of your friends, family and yourself, all the very best, for now and ever more.🙂👌
Thank you very much. I appreciate it. There will be more videos coming in the near future.
That’s a lot of precision hand sawing. Very impressive work.
Thank you. It’s a trick to keep it all straight.
Your videos are just amazing. Everything about them! 🫡
The k you so much. I had to move to Missouri, but am hoping to start up videos again soon.
I am enjoying your videos. You have you a really cool shop there. Keep up the good content.
Thank you. I should have more videos coming sometime soon.
Workshop?
Thank you for making these vids as I'm doing my first full build from a block of wood so it's perfect timing! Love your shop too, Good luck with your business. By the way, I worked with an old cabinet maker years ago when he noticed me struggling with my handsaw. I thought I had to muscle it through. He told me not to push down on the saw and let the saw do the work. Nice light forward strokes gets it done with much less effort and error (not that I could see anything wrong -your cuts look perfect). Maybe it was just the heat and humidity but maybe this will help you too.
Thank you. I’m glad you like them. I hope they help you.
Theses are great videos. Very well presented material . I don't think anyone would fault you for having an air conditioner. It looks brutally humid... Keep up the good work!
Haha. Thank you. Yes. I am getting one this summer.
Nice videos,
I have had custom flintlock rifles and fowlers built from a nearby gunmaker over the last 15 years. My most recent is a Gillespie rifle in .32 caliber. It’s really interesting to actually see what goes into building one. Well done!!
Thank you. I appreciate it. I’m glad you enjoyed. And yes. It’s a lot of work.
Am amazed at how you can rip as far following the line as you can. My saw would wander within the first three inches.
It’s tougher than it looks! Lots of practice haha.
All without power tools beautiful I love it
Russian from love.Im live in Russian, look this chanal, you Great Master❤
Thank you very much. I appreciate that! Wow! Russia! Cool!!!
That is such a beautiful shop. I would love to own a cabin like that
Thank you.
Your videos are great! They are so detailed that it makes me think I might be able to do this. Keep up the great work.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed. There will be more in the near future.
Interesting and educational job... Love from India🇮🇳
you are a great teacher!
Thank you very much! I appreciate that.
These are the best videos man. Please make more .
Thank you! I will after I get my shop built! I’m really glad you enjoyed.
I can't give you enough thumbs up! Great job!
Thank you sir. I appreciate that very much!
Owning a flintlock is on of my dreams
Sadly in my home country that I’m living right now owning any sort of gun is forbidden
So hope one day i could get that gun….
This is amazing! I love woodworking, and I love American History…and you bring the two together! Keep it up! Are your rifles for sale?
Thank you. And yes they are. I do custom orders. Shoot me a message on Instagram under Golden Mean Flintlocks. Or email me at goldenmeanflintlocks@gmail.com
Again another great video! You do a awesome job and the person behind the camera too.
I have one tipp for you: for disasembling it is easier to compress the mainspring, when you first cock the hammer in firing postion. Then position the mainspring vise on the spring and then lower the hammer, the spring ist free. This method is much easier because you dont have to compress the mainspring so much with the vise.
Sorry for my stuporous englisch!
Oh no you’re good. Yes I knew that and should’ve done that in the video. There’s a few things I wish I would’ve done differently foe the video but there’s a next time I guess haha. Thanks.
Great vdo. I think we all should donate some cash for making these vdo.
I sure appreciate that. I was honored to do it.
You will see check coming next week
Peter. Thank you very much. That is much appreciated. It will be put towards more videos.
Very interesting video. The bare feet in a workshop was hilarious though.
Ya. I enjoy being bare foot. It’s was really hot.
Great content and historical educational
Love watching this. !!
Why no shoes? Great craftsmanship on this stock.
Thank you. Well I didn’t have the right shoes at the time and didn’t feel like wearing moccasins lol. I usually go barefoot every summer anyway when I’m at 18th century events or around my house. So my feet are pretty callused up and used to it.
Really enjoy your build vid’s. Great to see it done all by hand, 18rh century style. Keep up the good work👍
One suggestion though: imho your workbench is much too light. Workpiece and -bench are visibly instable under workload. Build/buy one that is substantially heavyer I would say.
It’s plenty heavy. It’s just on an uneven cabin floor haha. I need to anchor it to the wall. I’m glad you enjoyed it. There will be more in the near future.
Great work Jebbadiah !
Actually my name is Tyler haha. You’re not the only one that’s called me that lol. Not sure where it’s at. No worries at all though. Thanks for watching.
Bet you grew up watching Roy Underwood on The Woodwrights Workshop..
Me too.. I still watch it CZcams
Yes I did haha. And my dad is a carpenter. I also watch Wood and Shop a lot on CZcams.
After using Japanese pull hand saws I cant use a traditional saw. I see SO many areas I would use a coping saw. Nice to see the traditional styles still being used.
Thank you. Can’t beat traditional tools in my opinion. I love feeling the work.
Someone needs to show him how to use his marking gauge he calls a "square " dude would save a shitload of time.
Actually, taking a few woodworking classes would blow his mind. He'd actually learn how to use them tools to make most efficient use of his time and effort
If you want 18th century tools. Do as they did and do at Colonial Williamsburg make them. This way you have an original appearance with modern steels and if you break one you haven't lost the genuine article. George Wilson, used to be active on one of the forums, made a lot of their tools.
I do make a lot of my own tools. I didn’t have too many that I’d made in those videos because I’d just moved into my shop a few weeks before the videos and didn’t have everything I wanted or needed. But I’m getting there.
Makes me proud to be a Pennslytuckian
They would have bought stock material and filed their own saws from that back then, I assume. Maybe a good resharpening session will also improve the sawing experience. One has to spend a mighty buck and still can't be certain that modern blades are sharp right out of the box.
A few possibly could have made their own saws. Most all cutting tools were made in England in the factories and imported here. We couldn’t make steel here at the time. We were the third largest iron producing colonies in the world before the Revolution but most all our steel items came from England. Saws, files, chisels and so on. The blade was sharp but if you ever try to cut through that kind of figured maple it doesn’t matter what kind of saw you have. They didn’t call it rock maple for nothing back in the day.
Someone get this man a floor fan
Hahaha.
This is a wonderful video series in every way but the lighting. I understand the attempt for period atmosphere but many details were lost in the dark.
I understand. I just moved into that shop a few weeks before filming that. The lighting in there is horrible. We will try to make it better.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 A superb video series otherwise. I would love a look at that first rifle when it was finished though.
If you have Instagram, hop on my page and you can check out some pictures of it.
And thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed. More will be coming in the near future.
Wax your saws! And clean the pitch off the sides of your saws.
No lol
I'm sitting here looking an unwaxed, pitch laden saws.
And there's not s thing you can do about it.
What did the old timers use? Setting aside romantic notions wouldn't a Rabbiting plane work better?
Yes. I didn’t have one for the video. Planes work great! I still prefer to use chisels for the ramrod channel but for the barrel channel I start with chisels and then go to a plane.
When I began my mechanics apprenticeship, when removing nuts and screws and put them on the bench I got a smack across the knuckles with a steel ruler, needless to say thereafter I put things in a box, then a lid on and labelled.
Yep. Haha.
Isnt that agains the rules to smack people at least with map sticks
I've been known to make a drawing of the part on a piece of cardboard then stick the screws through the cardboard drawing so theres no question where they came from
Same. I draw the design on the stock and then use tracing paper and trace the drawing. Then glue the paper to my material and cut it out. Works great.
It doesn't really matter if the tools you use aren't exact copies of tools of the time period, as long as the working principles and techniques are period correct.
Correct. It’s hard to find original tools. I make a lot of my own as well. But it’s still the same concept.
Our presenter is working totally barefoot, and I wonder what the motivation is for that!
Hahaha. Well, I’ve always gone barefoot in the summers since I was little. I just enjoy it more than having shoes on.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 When the temperature is agreeable, I sure do understand your thinking!
Love your videos
Thank you!
when you got Winded sawing the sides I had to laugh because I did the same thing little over a week or so ago.
Haha. Hey man. That piece of wood wasn’t playing around.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 nice job, and congrats on your new subscriber
Thank you very much! I appreciate that!
Where did the old timers find locks ?
It put a smile on my face when i saw you barefoot in the workshop. I also work barefoot when i can in the workshop. (Work with wood and metal)
Nice. Ya I enjoy it. I always go barefoot in the summers. Have since I was a kid lol.
Excellent video! What brand of lock are you using? Thanks.
Thank you. That one is the colonial Davis flat face lock. I mostly use Chambers locks though.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 Thanks! really enjoying all these vides! Have a good weekend. John
Thank you John. You as well!
You may have answered this already, but just started watching this series. How do you know how far to drill in for your ramrod? Do you cut your ramrod to length then mark where it would be on your drill?
Yes. You can do it that way. I usually lay my bit along the barrel putting one end flush with the back side of the breach and then mark my bit on the bore end of the barrel. I’d recommend a piece of tape. This will make your hole about an inch and a half deeper than the bore length. That way when you’re cleaning the rifle it gives you that much rod to grab a hold of plus the length of an extended jag or worm. Hope that answers your question okay.
Absolutely! Thank you. I'm strongly considering inletting a traditions kit i have to get some practice so these videos have been great 👍
Good deal. I’m really glad.
Why isn’t this monetized
I don’t know. Honestly I’m brand new to CZcams and don’t know how to do that lol.
Always nice to see a hobbit building a gun!
Absolutely.
Is it just me or is it strange having this guy talk about modern products while he looks like he belongs in the hills making his own rifle after his broke in the 1800s
7:10 how on Earth do you get a straight cut THAT long by HAND? I always have the issue of the blade twisting or bending and the cut pulls off to a side
Hahaha. It still happens to me from time to time. The biggest thing is to just try to keep it slow and check your work constantly so you can make corrections immediately instead waiting too late.
Friend,
Is that Screw-Driver a Goodell-Pratt? I love their olde tyme Treadle-Powered Metal Lathes. Wish that I could afford one.
Not sure. I’ll look a little closer and see.
So you didn't use any type of marking compound during your inletting?
No sir. I’ve done so many I just know what I’m looking for I guess lol. I did use some inletting the lock though. It’s very important that no parts are rubbing on any wood that will effect the function of the action. But I would recommend to anyone that’s still pretty new to at building to definitely use inletting black, a kerosene lantern or a beeswax candle to assist them in their build.
i think i'd be owning an 18th century table and band saws lol
Hahaha. Yes. Band saws would make it easier. But where’s the fun in that haha. My table was a very expensive gift to me and it works so I use it lol.
I would have a broken toe or a chisel sticking out of my foot.
Hahaha!!!
You would be far better using a wood boring bit than a metal cutting drill, the geometry is completely different and will give much better chip clearance.
I totally agree. I have one now but didn’t at the time when I made the videos. I’m about to start making all my own bits as well.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 I find that when you make a spade type boring bit, the amount of "flare" you need to give chip clearance makes it difficult to keep going straight, when you braze a "auger" type wood bit on to a long shank the sides of the auger keep the drill much straighter, you still need to block over the muzzle end of the stock channel to keep it in line, but I find that auger type cuts a nice straight hole without problems, good luck! Chris B.
Awesome. I did not know that. Thank you sir.
What kind of drill bit do you use for boring the ramrod hole?
You really need a bit that’s made for it. You can order them from Muzzleloader builders supply or Track of the wolf or make your own. I took a 3/8” bit and took it to a machine shop and had them drill and tap the bit into a steel rod. It works very well but just make sure you keep oil on it and clean the shavings out every 1/2”-1” while drilling.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 thx
This guy is worrying me with his bare feet... he's not concerned about splinters???
Haha. Callouses. I’ve gone barefoot a lot every summer since I was little.
Didn't know hobbits build firearms.
Some do.
Why no footwear?
Didn’t feel like wearing any. I like going barefoot.
Its a musket
Muskets were typically military issued weapons only. There were a few early Tradeguns that were referred to as muskets and I’m not really sure why. Rifles were made for hunters. They were never intended to be used in military service but ended up being widely used throughout the Revolution.
Plz buy a Japanese wood saw, these US saws are terrible to use
I agree.
@@goldenmeanflintlocks9713 great work btw, I'm very impressed with the quality of workmanship
Thank you.