Naval Cannon Carriage (1/2 Scale)

Great job. Where are cannon tubes available>?

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

That looks like fun to shoot! Where do ya get cannon balls?

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This is a really cool project. I am interested in the answers to the two questions above.

Nice! I’ve worked on American Civil War artillery crews, so I’ve squeezed off a few rounds out of more than one cannon in my day. Beautiful looking carriage for that piece. What size gun is it? I worked mostly on 12 pounders myself.

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

There is an active board for cannon people at Graybeard Outdoors. I found my tube before discovering this and lucked out that it was properly made. This site has sources for tubes, metal, plans and everything else. I also found someone there to make a custom steel round ball mould for it. I’ve used it for lead and zinc casting. You can tubes that just look good for models and real ones for firing from firecracker size to full size. I’m sure there are a lot of people here who could do the wood part.

My barrel, in its final form, resembles a 1/2 scale Parrot rifle field cannon. I opted for the Naval carriage since the woodwork was easier. Field carriage wheels are seriously difficult. I do have a full scale cannon that I dress up in uniform to play with but I bought it so its not a project.

Steve

Wow – you must live in a really bad neighborhood! All I felt I needed was a dog. LOL

Really cool project. Thanks for posting it.

Kerry

-- Alberta, Canada

Too cool…....

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

Dude I wish your were my neighbor, that’s way cool…Blkcherry

Very cool!

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I want one…lol
That looks like a Blast! My neighbors would just love to her that go off.

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Your toys are cooler than mine.

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I’m with all the neighbor terrorists in here. I have a wicked desire to fire that thing in my little 20'x30' back yard, with neighbors bordering me tightly on its 3 sides ;)

Looks great, btw!

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

I’m impressed! Here I thought I was doing great just having a 100 yard rifle range outside my shop’s door.

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ain,t gunpowder fun! bet you were nervous first time you fired it, hoping all the hard work would hold up. Looks like it did. Do you need a permit for this?

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

kiwi1969 – even if you do need a permit, who’s going to try to enforce it? He has a cannon! I think once you have a cannon, you’re a pirate, and the law no longer applies to you.

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator