One of my favorite rifles is the M1A (M-14) platform. I wasn’t issued one in the Marine Corps — we only had the M-16A2, not even the...

Pattern welded Damascus for knife making is made from two types of material forge welded together. Using high heat and fluxed with borax...

I won’t go into detail about this rifle, except to say that there’s quite a few of them on the surplus market today. Most of them are in...

There’s all sorts of newer gee whiz gun oils on the market these days. To me, one is about as good as another, based on my usage...

Modern guns are pretty awesome. What’s not to like ? With modern smokeless powders and non corrosive primers, you can shoot your favorite...

I like to turkey hunt with my old Colt 10 gauge double. It ’s the perfect thing for Fall gobblers in Maine. But it’s truly difficult to...

In today’s world of “plastic fantastic” cookie cutter guns, it’s no secret that I like older antique firearms. There’s nothing wrong with...

For this summer’s hiking season, I decided I wanted a slightly different approach to backpacking. I opted for something different. I’ve...

I had a nice piece of curly maple I carved into a gun stock. I knew it would be full of tiger striping, and I wanted a finish that would...

The way I make my patterns is to trace around the lower profile of the gun I’m making the holster for. Then I can lay the outlines around...

I start off with stiff paper and design the holster. I can wrap this around the gun itself to see how it will fit, and I can make changes...

To go along with my new bows, I needed some arrows as well. I start off with Port Orford cedar ballasters for staircases from the local...

This outlines the shaping and finishing of the traditional recurve glass backed hunting bow I made. A copperhead snakeskin pattern...

In a previous blog, I showed how I did a glue up of a bow in a homemade bow over. It is a simple wooden box that has a heat lamp wired...

I’ve always wanted a nice handmade hunting bow, but I could never afford one. So I bought an instructional book and started work on it. I...

Damascus steel that has been hammered together is different from the traditional Damascus crucible steel called wootz. Pattern welded...

A customer had an unusual request. He had seen a picture of the Lichtenberg burning process and wanted to see if it could be replicated...

In this short video, I’m demonstrating the Lichtenberg burning process on a piece of broken gun stock for practice. By wiring a...

I start off with a piece of round bar stock that I keep on hand. Square bar stock is fine too. Doesn't matter because I'm practically a...

The Dutch had .69 caliber rifle muskets hanging around their armories since 1848. By 1867, they were doing what the rest of Europe was...