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Hershel House spent his life in Woodbury, Kentucky — building rifles, forging knives, and keeping the crafts of the American frontier alive. The Hershel House Woodbury School Foundation carries that forward, teaching the next generation of builders the same hand skills that defined his life.
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A nicely made English fowling piece likely built in the 1770's. Restoration was performed by Jim. The lock was re-converted to flint, the barrel was stretched and some missing wood was replaced. An attractive fowling piece with some very nice engraving.
I purchased the above grade extra fancy curly maple with the CNC carving. I finished the stock using the aqua fortis. The stock is beautiful. The curl is 100% of the stock.
I left the metal in the white, which is period correct. The contrast between the armory bright metal and the stock is striking.
Most of the build time was spent draw filing and finishing the barrel. I also disassembled the lock and sanded the metal to a finish consistent with the barrel. The brass took time to file, sand, and polish.
I probably spent 30-40 hours building the kit. That time was spent getting the wood and metal as good looking as I could. You could spend more, or less, time finishing the rifle.
This was my second kit. The stock is beautiful and better than i expected. I used tannic acid and iron nitrate, then followed up with Kiblers oil finish. It shoots as good as it looks!