Went car shopping today.
It's really nerve wracking to think that a new Subaru costs more than my first two houses put together.  And that's just for an Outback or a Forester.
We've been trying to sell our travel trailer for a month or so.  Plan now is to take it back to the original dealer and consign it then trade our pickup in against the Subaru.  Gotta get rid of those payments.
I have been picking up a few already started powder horns that I have and trying to talk myself into finishing them, but have not make a lot of progress on that.
A month and a half ago, I did get to go on an Honor Flight back to Washington, DC.  That was awesome!!!  If you are a vet and have not done so - apply to your local chapter of Honor Flight and do it.  It's great.
John
PS:  Jim, that's a pretty nice measure, my friend.  I never did like to work with antler.  Glad someone does.  Of course, not  being particularly HC or PC, I go more for an adjustable brass measure rather than a fixed one of antler or wood or bone or   I did used to make adjustable brass measures but after I sold my metal lathe, that stopped.  I don't really miss that, either.

Been a busy Summer for me, and now Fall as well.  The new Cav pup addition to the family zoo has taken its toll on free time but I did manage to join a Rev War NJ 3rd Regiment, get reasonably outfitted and complete a reenactment at the end of August.  Then there's been the muzzleloader kit assembling/finishing for a Kibler fowler, a Pedi Bess, another Kibler fowler, a Pedi Charleville, and another Kibler fowler kit on the way ... and Hopefully the Kibler Bess kit will get offered by early next year as I'll need it for a bunch of AWI 250th events next year.  God is good, so life is good, too.

This third Kibler fowler is a 16ga (.66" bore) and it'll be used primarily for Rev War militia reenactments.  Smoothbores of many types were used by the the bulk of Washington's troops, where the preponderance was dominated by farmers/militia.  They brought their fowlers to the Continental camps, where most of these guns didn't have bayonet lugs, so some used plug bayonets - not as good as an add-on bayonet that still allow the gun to be loaded/shot, but a bit better than a tomahawk.

You need a sander with a removable platten, else the belt cannot flex in the inside curve.
a 4x36 should work, if the platten is not a part of the frame.
And you need cloth backed belts, not paper.
The 4" belt can be cut into two 2" belts.
Best if the belt is in a vertical position.
Things to ponder as you wander, yonder.
John

Think mechanical assists.
A 2x48 or a 2x72 belt sander works wonders and truly speeds up the process.

Mark, thanks for your time running this. I enjoy it. Although being in south Texas, my favorite time to shoot is winter. So I will continue to shoot your targets for practice.
Looking forward to the restart.
Salty Jim