Members Littlef Posted March 8 Members Report Posted March 8 (edited) So, I have a replica of a medieval handgonne. It’s basically the first iteration of a handheld firearm. The term literally means hand cannon. We were firing it using a linstock, which is a pole that holds a slow burning piece of rope. It was really windy. When we were done shooting, the match didn’t get fully extinguished. The constant 15-20mph winds stoked the match, and it sat there and smoldered against the linstock, and burned about a 30% percent the way through it. To fix it, I took my chisels, and cut the burned section out in a squared off channel. I glued in a new patch of wood, and reshaped it back to match the handle. I sanded off as much of the burned wood as I could without changing the shape of the handle, and then I put a leather wrap around it, and baseball stitched the seam. Looks good as new. Back in business. Edited March 8 by Littlef Quote Regards, Littlef Littlef - YouTube
AlZilla Posted March 9 Report Posted March 9 Looks better with the repair! Quote “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire “Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.” - Aristotle
Members Littlef Posted March 9 Author Members Report Posted March 9 11 hours ago, AlZilla said: Looks better with the repair! thanks, my friend said the same thing. Happy little accidents Quote Regards, Littlef Littlef - YouTube
Members Littlef Posted March 9 Author Members Report Posted March 9 12 hours ago, TonyV said: Leather makes everything better! Absolutely! Quote Regards, Littlef Littlef - YouTube
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