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Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 11:34:10 EST
From: CTOAKES@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Gun Cleaning
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In a message dated 1/3/01 2:58:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
SpiritoftheWood@webtv.net (Micheal A Smith) writes:
> What I would like to know is what type of
> brush would be period correct (brass bristle or other)? >>
If you want to be period correct you can use tow (as in Tow Head). Tow is
the course, left over fibers, from carding flax to make linen. The tow is
also used as fire starter tinder so you should have that already. My tow
worm is a spiral of wire (looks like/is a large spring) that I twist on to
the end of my ram rod. I then twist it into a hank of tow and use it to
scrub the barrel clean. If you are cheap you can then rinse out the tow and
hang it from your pouch to dry to use again to clean or start a fire with.
<<are all these Ram Rod attachments Period
Correct or are they as seems to be a more modern invention and if so
what would be the alterative>>
Many of them are Modern Adaptations (mass produced/machine made) of tools
that were available from a gun smith to go with the gun he made for you.
There are vendors/gunsmiths (Mike Lee for instance) that have reproductions
available for sale to make your shooting pouch more authentic. But if you
have a tow worm, tow (or long dry grass), a scrape of rag to swab the barrel
dry, water to clean and oil to lub you can live without all the other
gadgets. Unless of course you are going by the old adage that he that dies
with the most toys wins. But remember the more you put in your bag the more
it weighs and if you were a trapper, a long hunter or a soldier that carried
everything he needed to survive how much extra weight did you want.
YHOS
C.T. Oakes
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 1/3/01 2:58:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, <BR>SpiritoftheWood@webtv.net (Micheal A Smith) writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">What I would like to know is what type of
<BR>brush would be period correct (brass bristle or other)? >></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>If you want to be period correct you can use tow (as in Tow Head). Tow is <BR>the course, left over fibers, from carding flax to make linen. The tow is <BR>also used as fire starter tinder so you should have that already. My tow <BR>worm is a spiral of wire (looks like/is a large spring) that I twist on to <BR>the end of my ram rod. I then twist it into a hank of tow and use it to <BR>scrub the barrel clean. If you are cheap you can then rinse out the tow and <BR>hang it from your pouch to dry to use again to clean or start a fire with.
<BR>
<BR><<are all these Ram Rod attachments Period
<BR>Correct or are they as seems to be a more modern invention and if so
<BR>what would be the alterative>>
<BR>
<BR>Many of them are Modern Adaptations (mass produced/machine made) of tools <BR>that were available from a gun smith to go with the gun he made for you. <BR>There are vendors/gunsmiths (Mike Lee for instance) that have reproductions <BR>available for sale to make your shooting pouch more authentic. But if you <BR>have a tow worm, tow (or long dry grass), a scrape of rag to swab the barrel <BR>dry, water to clean and oil to lub you can live without all the other <BR>gadgets. Unless of course you are going by the old adage that he that dies <BR>with the most toys wins. But remember the more you put in your bag the more <BR>it weighs and if you were a trapper, a long hunter or a soldier that carried <BR>everything he needed to survive how much extra weight did you want.
<BR>
<BR>YHOS
<BR>
<BR>C.T. Oakes</FONT></HTML>
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Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 08:49:31 -0800
From: "Roger Lahti" <rtlahti@email.msn.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Re: Gun Cleaning
Michael,
Glad I didn't give offense with my sermon. <G> Now that you can start a fire
the easy way, <G> go out and find the char, the tinder and the rock in
natural conditions and get your fire going. Then you will have something to
crow about and will be a long ways farther down the path than most
Rendezvou'ers.
A tow worm is simply wire ( about like a screen door spring wire for size)
that has been coiled around a tapered mandrel. The wraps are spaced about an
1/8th apart of a bit more or less. The big end of the taper will fit easily
over the end of your wiping stick and taper down over the course of it's two
and a half to three inch length to one last tight small turn. You "screw" it
onto the wood (grip's very well) and then wind some tow onto the point until
you have a bore sized ball. You can also fold the tow into a ball and screw
the worm into it. When your through unwind the tow and wash and dry it for
further use.
Capt. Lahti'
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Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 02:47:32 -0500
From: hawknest4@juno.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: leather braiding
have one that i made ---drew a picture on a piece of cardbord then cut it
out of a piece of oak hardwood---would work better out of hard maple---it
looks like a slingshot with a hole drilled thru the handel just below the
vee---start the cordage by wraping over the lh side then over the rhside
making a figure 8 then the stiches are simple---if you need a sketch I
can trace around it and send it to you---
"HAWK"
Michael Pierce "Home of ".Old Grizz" Product line " trademark (C)
