tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093666650139166859.post1334040981134322502..comments2024-03-26T20:00:38.042-07:00Comments on A Woodsrunner's Diary: Gunpowder & Muzzle-loading Guns.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093666650139166859.post-92223719988335006452015-09-07T15:09:08.561-07:002015-09-07T15:09:08.561-07:00Good day Roxy,
I consulted my youngest son, & ...Good day Roxy,<br />I consulted my youngest son, & he suggests black craft sand which is available in craft shops. Sounds like a very good idea to me. <br />Regards, Keith.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093666650139166859.post-42089265408285469572015-09-07T02:37:31.457-07:002015-09-07T02:37:31.457-07:00Do you know what a god substance would be for faux...Do you know what a god substance would be for faux 18th cent gunpowder? <br />My son who is 8 likes to do reenactments. We just bought him a powder horn and he is keen to put something in it. Don't want him to have real explosives though- for obvious reasons.<br />Roxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142921983300757705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093666650139166859.post-42800468302063699102011-02-24T18:09:11.928-08:002011-02-24T18:09:11.928-08:00Thanks for the information John, much appreciated....Thanks for the information John, much appreciated.<br />Keith.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093666650139166859.post-41318836110556586392011-02-24T18:08:53.404-08:002011-02-24T18:08:53.404-08:00Thanks for the information John, much appreciated....Thanks for the information John, much appreciated.<br />Keith.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093666650139166859.post-576430024918099702011-02-24T07:27:54.431-08:002011-02-24T07:27:54.431-08:00Side note for U.S.A.: It is now illegal to make yo...Side note for U.S.A.: It is now illegal to make your own gunpowder in the States without a federal license just as it is to distill any amount of alcohol (not including beer and wine)without a federal license.John B. Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16846706428834964874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093666650139166859.post-11144146277347708372011-02-23T21:16:43.262-08:002011-02-23T21:16:43.262-08:00Thanks for the extra information Gorges, appreciat...Thanks for the extra information Gorges, appreciated.<br />Keith.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093666650139166859.post-34222070308787324652011-02-23T20:24:01.505-08:002011-02-23T20:24:01.505-08:00DuPont's early powder mills were brick on thre...DuPont's early powder mills were brick on three sides and lumber on the fourth, so that side would blow out easily and preserve the roof and the other three walls. The fourth wall always faced the nearby river, so when there was an explosion, the men working in that building were said to have "gone over the river" or some such phrase.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com