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    Matchlock Axe/Pistol

    Blood red rubys?
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    Matchlock Axe/Pistol

    Sounds like a good idea to flip open the primer box by hand. Come to think about it...that's no different than being required to flick the safety lever on a modern weapon.
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    From Eastern Washington

    Name's Lon. Have been lurking for some time; it's now time to join and attempt to learn more. Have a decent home machine shop and have made small muzzle loaders that will fit inside flashlights and etc., also miniature engines, however no edged items have been tried because of the special...
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    Matchlock Axe/Pistol

    Bruce Have every reason to believe you wound, by hand, that compression spring. Doesn't look, to me, like it came from the corner Ace Hardware Store.
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    The Official "Show us your shop dog" thread

    Six and a half year old puppy. He likes ice cream bars. Will lay on the floor for hours in my little machine shop, on metal chips, just to be with me. I've discovered that there is likely to be a relationship between lack of training/discipline and poor deportment.
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    Cold Iron

    My favorite is: "You can sometimes ride an old horse with just a halter....but never a young one. Also: "...there are rocks to the left and rocks to the right And thorn bush in between You may hear the snick of a rifle bolt Where never a man is seen Rudyard Kipling [by the best of my...
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    Lons 50 Stude "Rat Rod"

    Rat Rods are sorta a reaction to slick and clean Street Rods. In the 50s and 60 etc. hot rods were looked upon as anti social...and worse. It was fun being an outlaw, so to speak. Now, if you go to a 'show and shine' it's mostly 'Mom n' Dad n' Buddy and Sis' with a 36 Ford with perfect paint...
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