Conner Prairie Armsmaking Classes

DKanger

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Conner Prairie Armsmaking Engraving Class

For the last 21 years, classes have been held at Conner Prairie, IN with contemporary instructions who are at the top of their field serving as instructors in the various segments of historical armsmaking.

This is a link to John Shipper's engraving class held this year.
http://www.blackpowdermag.com/gallery/conners-praire-arms-making-workshop/engraving-class-part-1.php

This is a link to the full gallery of pictures for the class.
http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/lpletch/Black Powder Mag/Conner Prairie 2010/Schipper/?start=0

Similar classes are also held annually at Western KY University.
 
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Leaf drawings

I snagged those two photos showing pages of leaf drawings, digitally enhanced and restored them and turned them into PDF's if anyone wants a copy of them. :thumbs up:

I also found it very interesting in the powder horn building class that they chucked them in lathes and did some turning on them. I've never heard of doing it that way before.

Doc
 

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Doc,
In the photoshop gallery, there are 3 pages of drawings. I snagged them all, but didn't look close enough to see if the 3rd page was a dupe or not.
 

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Doc, Turning horn was a part of the profession when working exclusively with horn. Done at a low speed with plenty of swing over the bed. Some of the lathes used are spring pole or treadle type lathes of the period or modern ones with a very slow speed capacity. I don't have the equipment to run my own that slow so I build with a file or turn a plug but not the horn. Roland Cadle and a number of others in the Honourable Company of Horners will practice turning to a very high degree. Here is a link to our website of horners http://www.hornguild.org A few of the guys in the guild have taught at Conner Prairie in past years.
Mark
 
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