I don't suppose you are doing a lollipop breech plug? No. I've got to chose some things to simplify, to reduce the amount of time and therefore...

Gary and Doug, Thanks for the compliments guys! It's been a loooooong road! I just spent the fourth day of work on a damacus breech plu...

Awesome work Keith!!! How can something that is supposed to be fun, be so painful? LOL!!

are we doing anything to the grain structure? It has been my belief that the grain structure shouldn't be affected as long as the heat was mainta...

Great thread topic Dan! Most all of my carbon steel blades are just edge hardened. But, I don’t care to see a temper line on most of my damasc...

Thanks Brian! A lot of the historical information about damascus barrels, I learned through a couple of firearms historians, who are now my f...

I got the final construction work done on the lock today. I'll etch and finish it just before I assemble the completed project.

Thanks for the compliment Pete! Ed, I'm not too concerned about what the purists will think of this piece. It is a piece of art. I would ...

First did you style this after a siler flintlock kit? Second what damascus pattern? Hi Ed, I would love to see some pictures of other damas...

Thanks for all of the compliments guys!! A flint-lock is a tremendously complicated device. Having this lock work perfectly on the first...

Welcome Joshua! You did well taking the intro class. That's the best way to get started in bladesmithing. I won't add to the nice things be...

Welcome Meridith!

Welcome Thaddeus!! You did good taking the class. And Jim Crowell is a great instructor. I'm sure that you learned a lot from him.