Jacob Dickert Build Progress

[4-Liberty]

Thanks Jack! I'm glad my ignorance could be of some help!  

[4-Liberty]

Quick question: If I were to rust black the lock, do I boil it after each coat of the browning agent, or boil once after multiple coats?

[Captchee]

depends on how black you want it liberty.  The benefit of rusting and boiling between  each  rusting is that you get a finer  color because your carding regularly  . I find that if I do to many rusting before boiling , what I get is a heavy scale type rust  that’s harder to card  . You want the color  to be in the metal not built up on the surface.
So what I would suggest is to what the rust  build . If it’s a nice fine rust  don’t be afraid to do a 2nd rusting between boils . If its building a heavy thick scale rust , I would be boiling , rusting and  light carding between each coat

[4-Liberty]

Thanks Captchee!
Also, when you say "carding," I assume that means steel wooling the surface rust off. Is this correct?

[Captchee]

yes .  if you use steel woll , go lightly . a piece of burlap  fron an old gunny sack works very well

[4-Liberty]

Well, I finally found time in my busy summer schedule to brown the barrel and lock. I did 11 coats of Track's Browning on the barrel and 5 coats on the lock and then boiled the lock. After each coat, I rubbed the parts and barrel down good with burlap. Here is the result from the barrel.


The surface feels pretty rough, is that normal?
Also, what do I do with the metal parts? The directions say to put a turtle car wax on and leave sit for 3 weeks.  Do I really have to wait three weeks before I can shoot it?

[Captchee]

nope  not normal unless thats what your after . heavy scale has to be carded off  to create a nice smooth surface.
 You can use wax . Myself I use  oil . Motor oil works well . Soak it down real good  you want it to stay wet for at least 24 hours . Wipe it back . Then re coat it . The heavy scale should tone back to a smooth surface. After the first 24 hours , you can  put the barrel back in and go out and shoot it

[4-Liberty]

What could I use at this stage to card off the heavy scale? I've scrubbed with burlap until it fell apart, and it didn't budge.

[Captchee]

oil it up  and rub the oil in good with your fingers . then let it set . come back and check on it every few hours to make sure the oil is starying wet .

[4-Liberty]

Well folks, after 18 months of work, I finally have finished my Jacob Dickert Lancaster Longrifle build (minus the ramrod)!! It has turned out much better than I had anticipated, and I couldn't be happier!









I'd like to thank everyone who has helped me along the way, especially Captchee! Without you all, I would have never had the courage to continue forward with my build.
But, I do have one final question. I have yet to complete the ramrod (the one in the photo is an extra one I had laying around), and I like the look of the spiral stripped rod. How is this look accomplished, and how is the rod finished?

[Captchee]

Very nice job for your first rifle , im glad I could be of help .
Keep the barrel oiled heavy . The rusting will level and smooth out  . Its still to dry .

 To stripe the RR you can just  sand it , then run painters tape around it  in a spiral. Apply your stain , let dry  , remove the tape  and then oil .  The result will give you a striped rod

[prairie dog]

Congratulations!  That is a rifle to be proud of.

[Hanshi]

That's an excellent job; good looking rifle.

[MacRob46]

Excellent job and not just for a first-time effort. It is excellent over all!