Traditional Muzzleloading Association

Craftsmanship => Gun Building and Repair => Topic started by: pathfinder on October 17, 2009, 06:43:51 PM

Title: Lehigh Valley plans
Post by: pathfinder on October 17, 2009, 06:43:51 PM

Well,I'm healed up from surgery's pretty well now,finished a Tennessee rifle I started before the sawbones got ahold of me,and now I'm looking at doing a Lehigh Valley,any one know where I can get some drawings or plans? I like the rather severe drop in the stock like the one in the CLA site on page 22 of contemporary for sale. Any help would be appriceated

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Post by: Ironwood on October 17, 2009, 07:22:44 PM

Pathfinder,  glad to hear you are mending well.  Sorry I can't help you with drawings of the rifle.  However, please take photos of the build.  Would love to see them.

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Post by: Kermit on October 17, 2009, 07:50:17 PM

The sort of profiles David Keck shows on his site?

http://www.knobmountainmuzzleloading.com/stocks.html (http://www.knobmountainmuzzleloading.com/stocks.html)

Choice of several styles/shapes from him, and the Dreisbach has gobs of drop. The Northampton (Rupp, Moll) is Lehigh, IIRC. Not sure he has drawings, but you can get the back end pre-shaped from him. Have a look.

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Post by: Indiana on October 18, 2009, 02:05:10 AM

Track may have some plans, otherwise I recommend picking up Rifles of Colonial American Vol's I and II.  While they are pricey (around $60 per volume), they're well worth it in that you'll have pictures and dimensions of more original guns than you can shake a ramrod at!

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Post by: pathfinder on October 18, 2009, 08:11:15 AM

I do have all of Shumway's books, you can get close with the photo's, but drawings are the way to go,unless you have one to hold. Thanks Kermit,looks like I'll have them shape my wood, I normaly work from a blank,I like @3/8 cast off,I'll contact them and if they can accomadate, I can save my customers a significant amount of money.