Living History in Illinois

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Hi I’m new on here. I am curious how many of you are involved one way or the other in living history programs or reinactment’s , or build black powder guns.

I’m really trying to find someone to apprentice under here in Illinois To learn to build long gun stocks.

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Francisco Luna home \| projects \| blog 935 posts in 1565 days #1 posted 99 days ago	Welcome to Lumberjocks! I remember a project the other day from one of our members, but it was more a haunting rifle…..........I’m sure someone here practices woodwork with long gun stocks, we are 58k woodworkers! -- Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work. I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain" Frank Lloyd Wright
Monte Pittman home \| projects \| blog 7078 posts in 510 days #2 posted 98 days ago	If you search gun stocks you’ll see who builds them. I don’t know how close he is to you, but Hal Dougherty makes incredibly beautiful stocks. Welcome to LJ’s -- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
Gerald Thompson home \| projects \| blog 192 posts in 406 days #3 posted 98 days ago	At my age I am living history. -- Jerry

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