A medieval hand cannon ... sturdy as can be

Marcus den toom · 1st March 2015, 11:05 AM

I especially like the door knocker as a handle, are you going to make the wood darker Nando?

fernando · 1st March 2015, 12:05 PM

Alright ...
The design is mine ... but no copyright applies

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The massive parts (square cut and barrel cavity) were made at the carpenter; i wouldn't have the means an the hands (read my profile

) to do it. I only used the chisel to adjust the cavity and a little wood plane to 'rusticize' the wood a bit.
The raw material was part of a pine wood beam that once came ashore in my homeland coast.
The black iron bands were cut in strips at the smith's machine and i 'only' had to cut them in smaller parts and bent them to fit the barrel.
For the fixing i used cut off parts of old hand made nails, salvaged from 19th century ceiling beams.
The door knocker is also old stuff, most probably from the 19th century as well, having once being bought in a street fair. Due to the barrel heavy weight, i had to introduce it (and glue it) well deep into the wood, in a diagonal line, to prevent it to hit the barrel.
The wood colour is already slightly darkened with diluted grain filler. I have previously tried some wallnut wax/tint in the base to check the aspect and i didn't like it. The way it is now looks more patina like ... more in real than in pictures. But maybe i will give it another hand.

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M ELEY · 1st March 2015, 05:45 PM

"Nando, just in case my previous post came off as sarcastic, I meant no offense! Your framework is exceptional and exacting in many elements to the original such portable cages. We definitely want to see the finished (stained and such) product! If I ever get to purchase a nice lantaka, I had plans of building the original housing for it, including aged iron fixtures and whatnot, as it would have looked on the side of a ship's gunwale...

fernando · 2nd March 2015, 04:45 PM

C'mon Cap'n ... Can't we make a joke any more ? no stress at all

I have given it another coat of pore (grain) filler. The result wasn't much, but i will leave as it is. I won't venture irreversible alternatives.

Yeah, a lantaka or even a breech loading berço mounted on a piece of wood resembling a ship's gunwhale; who wouldn't want to have one ?

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Ken Maddock · 2nd March 2015, 07:02 PM

Hi Fernando
If I am ageing wood I use potassium permaganate, this is a very strong oxidiser which mimics the years of exposure of wood to weathering
It is used in fungus removal so can be purchased in chemists in Ireland. It might not be available in Portugal but give it a try, some times farm suppliers can stock it as well.
I you do get the compound let me know and I can give further instruction
Regards and nice to see how you piece would have looked

Ken

fernando · 3rd March 2015, 12:48 PM

Thanks a lot Ken; i will look into it.

1st March 2015, 12:05 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Alright ... The design is mine ... but no copyright applies . The massive parts (square cut and barrel cavity) were made at the carpenter; i wouldn't have the means an the hands (read my profile ) to do it. I only used the chisel to adjust the cavity and a little wood plane to 'rusticize' the wood a bit. The raw material was part of a pine wood beam that once came ashore in my homeland coast. The black iron bands were cut in strips at the smith's machine and i 'only' had to cut them in smaller parts and bent them to fit the barrel. For the fixing i used cut off parts of old hand made nails, salvaged from 19th century ceiling beams. The door knocker is also old stuff, most probably from the 19th century as well, having once being bought in a street fair. Due to the barrel heavy weight, i had to introduce it (and glue it) well deep into the wood, in a diagonal line, to prevent it to hit the barrel. The wood colour is already slightly darkened with diluted grain filler. I have previously tried some wallnut wax/tint in the base to check the aspect and i didn't like it. The way it is now looks more patina like ... more in real than in pictures. But maybe i will give it another hand. . Last edited by fernando; 1st March 2015 at 12:16 PM.

2nd March 2015, 04:45 PM	#4
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	C'mon Cap'n ... Can't we make a joke any more ? no stress at all I have given it another coat of pore (grain) filler. The result wasn't much, but i will leave as it is. I won't venture irreversible alternatives. Yeah, a lantaka or even a breech loading berço mounted on a piece of wood resembling a ship's gunwhale; who wouldn't want to have one ? . Attached Images

1st March 2015, 11:05 AM	#1
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 535	I especially like the door knocker as a handle, are you going to make the wood darker Nando?

1st March 2015, 05:45 PM	#3
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,159	"Nando, just in case my previous post came off as sarcastic, I meant no offense! Your framework is exceptional and exacting in many elements to the original such portable cages. We definitely want to see the finished (stained and such) product! If I ever get to purchase a nice lantaka, I had plans of building the original housing for it, including aged iron fixtures and whatnot, as it would have looked on the side of a ship's gunwale...

2nd March 2015, 07:02 PM	#5
Ken Maddock Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ireland Posts: 104	Hi Fernando If I am ageing wood I use potassium permaganate, this is a very strong oxidiser which mimics the years of exposure of wood to weathering It is used in fungus removal so can be purchased in chemists in Ireland. It might not be available in Portugal but give it a try, some times farm suppliers can stock it as well. I you do get the compound let me know and I can give further instruction Regards and nice to see how you piece would have looked Ken

3rd March 2015, 12:48 PM	#6
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Thanks a lot Ken; i will look into it.