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Graham Ashford
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Kaboom!

Postby Graham Ashford » Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:46 am

I was lucky enough to have a change of period and pace in the workshop recently and had some fun making these. Bar shot and extending shot for 24 pounder. L'orks they're heavy.

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Re: Kaboom!

Postby SteveC » Wed Jan 14, 2015 7:36 pm

Nasty (not the workmanship, the effect they'd have).
What period?


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Re: Kaboom!

Postby Graham Ashford » Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:06 pm

Based on general shot seen around 1790 to about 1810 or so, from piccies in the HMS Victory museum in Portsmouth, web searches and the Ladybird book of Nelson's Navy :)


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Re: Kaboom!

Postby Mark Griffin » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:57 am

Did you forge the balls graham? or get from a supplier?


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Re: Kaboom!

Postby Graham Ashford » Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:56 am

Mark, the balls came from a supplier, I've forged the bar, drilled, countersunk and welded.


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