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<blockquote data-quote="TheDoubleD" data-source="post: 3155206" data-attributes="member: 43754"><p>Right now all my cannon building and gun work is on hiatus. My lathe got damaged in the move and it need repaired. But more of a stoppage for this work is the fact I am having knee replacement surgery this week and will be laid up for a while.</p><p></p><p>My normal hang out for cannon building is GBOutdoors Cannon forum. I started that forum about 15-16 years ago with a fellow from VA.</p><p></p><p>I have two projects in progress right now-well delayed for a few months anyway.</p><p></p><p>First I am restoring the carriage on this cannon.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_16795E77F517001_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It is a 1976 Reproduction of an iron 1 PDR from Lake George NY, made by LaPan Iron Works at the direction of a National Parks Historian for the Bi Centennial. When I got it the carriage was rotted and it was unsafe to fire. I have built a dummy carriage from plywood to figure out how the carriage is made. I will be going down to Clark's in Houston to pick up some oak later this winter. Unless some one has a source for heavy oak timber here in Oklahoma.</p><p></p><p>Dummy Carriage</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_FB6A593CBAD3063_medium800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The other project that is in the intial planning stages is building a carraige for this Model 1842 Siege Mortar. This tube has 8.6 in bore for bowling balls.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_6C9AEEED2B65AB6_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I have this stack of lumber for the project. 3" x 9 3/4" x 48" red oak.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_5D5E7517BBBF53C_medium800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I am going to build this mortar from that tube and pile of wood.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_180AAE99153B7AE_medium800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I have a set of original plans for the mortar, but they are for an Iron carriage. I am going to build a wooden Confederate pattern carriage from the pictures.</p><p></p><p>This project is a wonderful project for someone with access to a water jet that can cut heavy plate. If they have a water jet, then they can probably have source for 4 inch plate.</p><p></p><p>This right now is a project I would sell. but once I start cutting and drilling wood it is mine. Anyone want it? Not cheap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheDoubleD, post: 3155206, member: 43754"] Right now all my cannon building and gun work is on hiatus. My lathe got damaged in the move and it need repaired. But more of a stoppage for this work is the fact I am having knee replacement surgery this week and will be laid up for a while. My normal hang out for cannon building is GBOutdoors Cannon forum. I started that forum about 15-16 years ago with a fellow from VA. I have two projects in progress right now-well delayed for a few months anyway. First I am restoring the carriage on this cannon. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_16795E77F517001_large.jpg[/IMG] It is a 1976 Reproduction of an iron 1 PDR from Lake George NY, made by LaPan Iron Works at the direction of a National Parks Historian for the Bi Centennial. When I got it the carriage was rotted and it was unsafe to fire. I have built a dummy carriage from plywood to figure out how the carriage is made. I will be going down to Clark's in Houston to pick up some oak later this winter. Unless some one has a source for heavy oak timber here in Oklahoma. Dummy Carriage [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_FB6A593CBAD3063_medium800.jpg[/IMG] The other project that is in the intial planning stages is building a carraige for this Model 1842 Siege Mortar. This tube has 8.6 in bore for bowling balls. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_6C9AEEED2B65AB6_large.jpg[/IMG] I have this stack of lumber for the project. 3" x 9 3/4" x 48" red oak. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_5D5E7517BBBF53C_medium800.jpg[/IMG] I am going to build this mortar from that tube and pile of wood. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.fototime.com_180AAE99153B7AE_medium800.jpg[/IMG] I have a set of original plans for the mortar, but they are for an Iron carriage. I am going to build a wooden Confederate pattern carriage from the pictures. This project is a wonderful project for someone with access to a water jet that can cut heavy plate. If they have a water jet, then they can probably have source for 4 inch plate. This right now is a project I would sell. but once I start cutting and drilling wood it is mine. Anyone want it? Not cheap. [/QUOTE]
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