Powder Horn Strap for Shane Emig

Powder horn strap for Shane Emig of Cabin Creek Muzzloading; antique overshot coverlet & cowhide.  Powder horn by Mike Small.

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2018 CLA Show Pictures

Photos of my display table; some by me and most by Jan Riser via the Contemporary Makers Blog.

Collection of Small Items

Some small items made for the upcoming Contemporary Longrifle Association Annual Show, August 18-19th at the Rupp Center in Lexington, Kentucky:

Miniature shot bags made from mixed materials;

Shot bag of textile and bone made by Clifton Hicks with a corncob stopper and patina by me;

Flintlock pan whisk made of woodchuck tail and overshot coverlet remnant, with a brass wire vent pick and waxed hemp cord.

Rifle by Jack Hansberry

Flintlock rifle by Hudson Valley gunmaker Jack Hansberry:

54 Cal. 44" Rice barrel, Chambers Golden Age flintlock, Davis No. 4 Triggers

2018 Dixon's Gunmakers Fair

I was honored when a haversack I made for Shane Emig of Cabin Creek Muzzleloading was awarded a Judges Choice Award at Dixon's Gunmakers Fair in Kempton, PA this past weekend.

The Warrior's Clutch in Print and 1st Display

The Warrior's Clutch, a group collaboration to be auctioned at the Contemporary Longrifle Association's annual event, was on display this past weekend at Dixon's Gunmakers Fair in Kempton, PA.  It is also currently on the covers/inside of Muzzleloader Magazine, American Traditions, and Muzzleblasts.  I made the hunting pouch in collaboration with Shawn Webster.

No. 156; Collaboration with Matthew Fennewald

No. 156: Materials include alum-tanned woodchuck, bark-tanned deer, antique coverlet remnants, linen, woven cotton strap by Kris Polizzi, deaths-head buttons, antique bone buttons, hemp; woodchuck tail and coverlet remnant pan brush.  Powder horn and antler measure by Matthew Fennewald.