Now Playing: Still no boom Today…And Maybe No Boom Tomorrow
Well last night I played at being a gunsmith a little more. Spent about one hour in the shop and some time in front of the TV doing hand work. Finished up a CVA Kentucky Pistol kit, that I had started over two decades ago. Being so old my handy work wasn’t what it is now. So the fit and finish has problems that date back to mistakes made at the beginning. But it will shoot just fine; it looks ok from a stand off point of view and will serve nicely for some plinking.
So that it for the guns for a while I still have a CVA derringer kit. But it has never been started. So it can sit in it’s original box, for a while longer yet. If we ever do get this black powder fun day going, we have more then enough Percussion Cap pistols. What I would really like is a wheellock and maybe a Snaphaunce to play with. We have a Matchlock and some Hand Gonnes already. And of course the Flintlock reworked over the weekend.
In any case, from here it’s time to get back to the knife work and maybe finishing up some commissions. I also have a crossbow and some rapier hilts to complete. But while I have some time to work in the shop now, I also want to rest up some this month. It feels like I’m always bone tired of late. So the plan is maybe 3 or four nights a week I’ll spend maybe an hour in the shop. Then I move inside to sit down to hand work for a little bit. And maybe I’ll spend a couple or three hours on an open weekend day, in the shop.
Speaking of free days on a weekend, I won’t be having one of those this Saturday. Instead I will be in Camarillo for the remembrance and calibration of life for my parents. If you knew my folks and wish to attend, drop me a line and I get you time date and directions.
Scott B. Jaqua
Hagerson Forge.
