dhaverstick Report post Posted August 6, 2014 A friend of mine asked me to make him a cow's knee (lock cover) for his percussion cap rifle. I am an engineer by trade so I used some 3D modeling software at my disposal to come up with a design. But before I made his, I thought I had better try out the design on one of my flintlock guns. Below is the 3D model I made for my lock cover. My wife always says that the computer model looks better than the finished product. You just can't please some people! Here is the finished product. I don't think it looks too bad and it does what it is supposed to do, keep my lock dry. After proving out the design, I made my friend, Brian, his lock cover. I was amazed that it actually fit as well as it did considering that all the design measurements were taken from some photos he sent me. The strap could have been a little longer but it looks like it's gonna work. The covers were made out of oil-tanned cowhide and trimmed with deer. I carved the buttons out of deer antler and everything was sewn by hand using artificial sinew. Darren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Coyote Report post Posted August 6, 2014 Terrific! Great edge. Just primitive enough to look awesome, and still look properly designed. Very cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
