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Parnell:
JW, you致e got my interest, for sure.

I知 realizing I知 getting pretty close.  I carved the lock plate in for a couple hours last night.  I知 going to bring it down a little more, but this is really my first honest run of carving and low and behold a couple of things clicked in my head with feeling how to remove wood with respect to the grain.  I知 amazed at how single minded I am carving.  A lot like flintknapping that way. 

I have to do the touch hole.  Other than that...it痴 finish work.

Parnell:
More inlet

Eric Krewson:
Try to avoid slab sidedness in front of you lock and sideplate panels. There shouldn't be any flat wood in your forestock sides.

Parnell:
Hmmm, ok, I値l work on that Eric.

Eric Krewson:
This is a fowler but it is the same on a trade gun, actually every flintlock is quite similar in shape.



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