sutlerjon Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I had to take a diversionary break from gettin things ready fer Hampton, this is how I spent me mornin' Now I either gotta build a carriage or a swivel. I'm sure it's not right .... it's wood fer cryin' out loud Ya know I woulda called this "Quaker Guns" but Mr. Oatmeal would've thought ....... I coulda called it "got wood" but a Senator would've had somethin' ta say 'bout it ... well before 10 pm anyway As Mick Jagger once said ...... "Please, allow me to intro ......" ooops ......... "Gonna paint it black" Self Promoter Jim Pirate Gear oldsutlerjohn.biz American Civil War oldsutlerjohn.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j8ksdad Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Nice! I'll eat when I'm hungry. I'll drink when I'm dry. If the hard times don't kill me I'll lay down and die. Rye whiskey! Rye whiskey! Rye whiskey I cry. If you don't give me rye whiskey, I surely will die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Me likey! -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutlerjon Posted May 15, 2009 Author Share Posted May 15, 2009 Who'd a thunk it! Here I am playin' wit me power tools, to get reinspired ta fiinsh belayin' pins an' apostles an' look whut happens! Here it is painted ... I'll have to figger out whut I gotta have for 'em.. Self Promoter Jim Pirate Gear oldsutlerjohn.biz American Civil War oldsutlerjohn.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 How fun. Useful as a weapon ...like a rolling pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callenish gunner Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Interesting lad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Constructive criticism: Needs bands, like- From the Queen Anne's Revenge: -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Those are bloody freakin' awesome! Wish I could get 40 from ye.. but can't at this time. Bands or not, engravin's or not, whatever ye puts on them... they are bloody fantastic! How's about the next one or some other one with th' mark of King George the 1st. Or some other king? Oh, and... LOVE th' Rolling Stones reference and other craziness. What ye have in mind with these? ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I think I may have found my sloop's window cannons . . . We're gonna talk! -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutlerjon Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the great responses to my time wastin' .... I'll post a pic in a little while ...... even I'm havin' a hard time believin' what I'm findin' in this block o' wood ..... Edited May 16, 2009 by sutlerjon Self Promoter Jim Pirate Gear oldsutlerjohn.biz American Civil War oldsutlerjohn.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Swab Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Thanks for the great responses to my time wastin' ....I'll post a pic in a little while ...... even I'm havin' a hard time believin' what I'm findin' in this block o' wood ..... remember truniun diameter roughly = bore and breech roughly = 3X bore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutlerjon Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 Looks ya'll are waitin' for this ... Look what I found in this block o' wood ...... Thanks for the suggestions Vintage Sailor .... I printed the pic and tried to proportion this accordingly .... TA DA! With Trunions, might be small .... but it's wood! Self Promoter Jim Pirate Gear oldsutlerjohn.biz American Civil War oldsutlerjohn.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Very cool. Now, as seen on the first one paint lets the wood grain through. Any ideas what you will do to correct that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Swab Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Very cool. Now, as seen on the first one paint lets the wood grain through. Any ideas what you will do to correct that? Bondo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Well that was easy. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Paint, Sand paint, sand again paint Shouldn't be that noticeable anymore. I have painted wooden dowels many times. -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutlerjon Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 Jack, that be one of you're guns on the lathe. I've got some good thick paint. Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty ...... Bondo fer wood! Self Promoter Jim Pirate Gear oldsutlerjohn.biz American Civil War oldsutlerjohn.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callenish gunner Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Sanded well with 2 coats of sanding sealer and three coats of good quality exterior matte black enamel w/400 grit in between coats and it should look like a good quality iron gun accented with a small amount of "rub-n-buff" silver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Jack, that be one of you're guns on the lathe.I've got some good thick paint. Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty ...... Bondo fer wood! COOL! -Guess I gotta pay-up . . . Now, where was that galleon I saw yesterday . . . what was it's heading. I'm off to catch it! -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silas thatcher Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 what kinda prices are you thinking ??? those are pretty cool, jim !! a fairly cheap alternative to the real thing, and looks fairly real at a small distance... what about a gun carriage?? designed one yet ?? mebbe offer an unfinished version and plans for a carriage for those who can do ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Oooo... I likes! :) Incredibly well made. Aye, I'm keepin' ye in mind. Been ponderin' a good faux cannon t' "train" th' tenderfoots and new recruits at events. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutlerjon Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 what kinda prices are you thinking ??? those are pretty cool, jim !! a fairly cheap alternative to the real thing, and looks fairly real at a small distance... what about a gun carriage?? designed one yet ?? mebbe offer an unfinished version and plans for a carriage for those who can do ?? Hi Silas, I'm always thinking high prices but somehow that just don't fly, At the moment PM me for price. BUT WAIT THERE"S MORE, sorry, too many infomercials .... I haven't built a carriage yet, ideas still wanderin' round lost in me skull. I do like your idea for the unfinished and the plans for the DIY type, and you'd be able to pick your own lumber for the carriage. Lady B. thanks for the compliments ... see I'm not as Evil as ye 1st thought .... or am I? Jack the Galleon was headin' South down the coast from Charletown ..... Self Promoter Jim Pirate Gear oldsutlerjohn.biz American Civil War oldsutlerjohn.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 No... yo'r still evil... danglin' all these treasure b'fore us. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Swab Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 One of my current projects, the barrel is already made and will be cast (lost wax) when the viceroy gets back in bronze. The entire piece is about the length of a heavy dragoon and is taken from original drawings/demensions. As for a lock I was hoping to get a miquelet but a normal sized pistol lock will fit beautifully. Its big brother also has the wax work done for the barrel and has a barrel that is about 18 inches long. Im planning on having both of these finished for PiP along with a couple other designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutlerjon Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 I didn't like the 1st one, so I'm reworkin' it, I'm tryin' fer the swivel gun in a pic Dorian Lassiter posted in the Me needs a gun thread that Dutch started. These are waiting to be sanded ... Self Promoter Jim Pirate Gear oldsutlerjohn.biz American Civil War oldsutlerjohn.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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