Yes, but if I remember correctly, there were some issue in the casting, and there are dents/cavities on the inside wall, which means it would probably break if fired.
What a waste of my time! I was wtching for all these videos to see him fire the thing? Why do all those test and recasting if you were not even going to fire it??
@@wolf359loki Yeah I agree, I thought he'd at least have the nuts to fire it once, even with a lighter load of powder or an undersized ball to reduce the pressure
I'd be willing to bet it will fire and he just had to claim it's a non-functioning replica since TH-cam has rules against showing how to manufacture a firearm.
I am absolutely gobsmacked and in total admiration of what you've built and achieved! You have such a diverse set of skills... and your editing skills have made this a real pleasure watching, from the melting of the materials to the finished look. Thank you for sharing this!
Next Videos: - Cast your own canonballs - How to make gunpowder - Fireing canon replica - Holy shit it exploded - How to patch your wounds Seriously: Amazing videos. But i'm still concerned about the defects in the barrel. Especially the amount of small voids.
@@Gibblegobblegoob my thought exactly, it's not as if he'd be firing a military load in it and if he's *that* uncomfortable, he could sleeve the barrel as he discussed in a previous video.
Those are the voids that you can see, what about the internal hidden voids that may be there? Unless he gets it x-rayed the only way to know if there are any hidden major voids is if it comes apart upon firing :(
@@56815 Are you serious? of course you can, there are tons of videos already. hell there are videos for much much more dangerous chemical synths. this is youtube , not kiddietube
I have a number of cannons that my grandfather built, I believe they are aluminum bronze. It was a lot of fun to watch the process and think of the time and hours he spent making them. Awesome content, and the quality of the videography keeps getting better and better - well done!
That's stunning. After putting so much time and effort into this, I think you should take the final step and line the barrel with steel so you can fire it. 1/4" wall thickness would be perfectly adequate, because the liner will be supported on all sides by the brass. If you do, be sure to make the liner out of solid bar stock. It's possible to use DOM tubing or similar, but that involves a separate breech plug, which is a janky way of doing it and will probably end up becoming dangerous after a while (whether welded or threaded, it provides places for corrosion to accumulate). If you bore out a liner from solid stock, the cannon will last indefinitely as long as it is cleaned properly after firing. If you do line the barrel, don't forget to also line the vent, so that corrosion doesn't start at the junction between the steel and brass. You can make the vent liner by boring a hole through a hex head stainless bolt.
When it comes to burning the wood I love the idea I’ve done it before I’ve deeply burned wood and then took a wire brush to it to bring out the grain makes it looks ancient and beautiful
I love working with white oak. Your shop must smell great. Another way to get a dark finish like that in white oak is to expose the wood to fumes of concentrated ammonia
Looks great you have dipped your hands Into a lot of cool things I enjoy watching you don't just show but also inform which I appreciate very much and so do a lot of other people. Keep doing what you are and you won't have trouble building an audience.
I found your channel a week ago, or so and now i watched almost all your videos. I have to say you got a real talent to make very entertaining videos. Please carry on
For future reference, mixing vinegar and steel (i use steel wool, as it works much faster) and then leaving it to sit , produces a period-accurate stain that's grey in color. If it's not dark enough you can always just add more wool to make it darker.
A nice dog could fill the horse duty in a pinch. I can just see a malemute pulling the cannon in a parade, or even just as a static display riding on a wagon. Lol!
10:13 best thing to do would be to have spiral lubrication grooves in the bushing (similar to what you did for the epoxy, just shallower) and have the shaft polished. Another option would be honing the bushing but it requires special tools. If you leave the shaft rough it'll carry oil instead of the bushing but work into the Bronze much quicker.
Brother I admire your efforts. Next time would you dish the wheels so they won't collapse while your miniature horse is careening around a corner at 25 miles an hour. I've built 2 twelve lb. howitzers and a six lb. James at .35 scale I used the Mordechai plates to guide me on tube, carriage and implements. currently working on rev. war gun same scale. Thanks for your presentation.
My first impression was to go with the wood scorch and linseed oil buff-in personally. I have done that to wooden furniture in the past personally and I LOVE how it makes the wood just POP!
I bought an exact replica civil war Parrot cannon (at an estate sale) that fires (about four feet in length). The spokes have three different tapirs, iron rims, incredible craftsmanship. Looks identical to it's full size authentic battlefield versions at miltary parks. Civil War carriages were painted a shade of green with iron trim,by the way.
I really like what you did with the edit at around 15:39, and that stop motion animation near the beginning looked really good. Not only do you have some serious metal and wood working skills, you do some really great editing as well.
Check out the This Old Tony channel, he does loads of this (and might just be where the inspiration for the edits here came from) and is a bloody good channel too.
This cannon is BEAUTIFUL! Wish like others it was functional but oh well. I was wondering what was going on with the long pause between vids and now I know you had a million hours of wood working and machining to do. The burned wood is great and looks like something that could have been done back in the day.
I have never heard this much wood working sounds in my life not even in my secondary school technical class which was wood/metal working class brings back memories to hear the bandsaw though
watched all on making you cannon thanks it was fin to watch came out looking great and i do like the burn out come of the cartage . looking to see if you ever fire it good luck
I like that you said it was non-functional. Why? If I had a cannon that looked like this, I could never bring myself to fire it anyway. That is not a weapon. That is a work of art and it is absolutly beautiful. And actually charring the carriage instead of painting or staining it was a stroke of genius.
Staining with ferric sulfate FeSO₄ makes oak nicely blue-black, and covering it with linseed oil preserves the wood (but it will lose the blueness). No risk of burning too deep! The torch treatment looks good too though!
i normally grove my bushing like a barrel rifling one left hand spiral the other right hand so they carry the grease but the spiral groove dont come to the edge they stop short of it . the shaft always smooth. also the tail end of the carriage isnt finish. it needs the curve at the end with a a steel plate on the curve with the round pindle type hitch loop for towing and the 2 handles on the sides so a man could aim it.. but the burnt wood finish it beautiful
When the 1" bar got cut, my brain short circuited for about 10 seconds, I couldn't believe my lying eyes, that was great. The cannon is beautiful, it's a work of art.
The overall scorching is called shou sugi ban which is a Japanese style (unless you're a pedant). You did well. I wire brush it after, going with the grain which is tricky at joints, and then hose it off. Yep, linseed oil every 6 months or so if outdoors. Also, for anyone else, glue joints can show so go lightly and possibly apply a fine touch of thinned matt black paint to them.
15:00 hint to the next project? The cannon is awesome. I'd love to make a mini cannon Not functioning just something to look at but a mini functioning cannon would be awesome.
Wasn’t it meant to fire?
From what I remember in the casting videos
Yes, but if I remember correctly, there were some issue in the casting, and there are dents/cavities on the inside wall, which means it would probably break if fired.
What a waste of my time! I was wtching for all these videos to see him fire the thing? Why do all those test and recasting if you were not even going to fire it??
@@wolf359loki Yeah I agree, I thought he'd at least have the nuts to fire it once, even with a lighter load of powder or an undersized ball to reduce the pressure
I'd be willing to bet it will fire and he just had to claim it's a non-functioning replica since TH-cam has rules against showing how to manufacture a firearm.
@@donjohnson5424 haha but this is technically not a firearm
Just found your channel and Sir, I now live vicariously through you. I wish I had the skills, tools, and knowledge! Well done.
Cutting the steel rod "This Old Tony style" was pretty fun :)
love the way you and TOT have super human strength and sharp scissors and straight edge bolt cutters
I am absolutely gobsmacked and in total admiration of what you've built and achieved! You have such a diverse set of skills... and your editing skills have made this a real pleasure watching, from the melting of the materials to the finished look. Thank you for sharing this!
Burning the wood was the perfect choice for finishing. The carriage looks great next to the barrel. Great work!
Next Videos:
- Cast your own canonballs
- How to make gunpowder
- Fireing canon replica
- Holy shit it exploded
- How to patch your wounds
Seriously: Amazing videos.
But i'm still concerned about the defects in the barrel. Especially the amount of small voids.
Black powder is really low pressure compared to smokeless he'd be just fine firing it
@@Gibblegobblegoob my thought exactly, it's not as if he'd be firing a military load in it and if he's *that* uncomfortable, he could sleeve the barrel as he discussed in a previous video.
Don't think making gunpowder would be allowed on TH-cam even though it isn't that hard to make if you buy the tree components.
Those are the voids that you can see, what about the internal hidden voids that may be there? Unless he gets it x-rayed the only way to know if there are any hidden major voids is if it comes apart upon firing :(
@@56815 Are you serious? of course you can, there are tons of videos already. hell there are videos for much much more dangerous chemical synths. this is youtube , not kiddietube
The finish on that looks amazing!!! Awesome work!
That looks absolutely gorgeous. I was clenching my teeth during the torching, but after the linseed seal, it looks - dare I say - better than a stain.
I admire your dedication and patience throughout this project, well done.
I have a number of cannons that my grandfather built, I believe they are aluminum bronze. It was a lot of fun to watch the process and think of the time and hours he spent making them.
Awesome content, and the quality of the videography keeps getting better and better - well done!
That's stunning.
After putting so much time and effort into this, I think you should take the final step and line the barrel with steel so you can fire it. 1/4" wall thickness would be perfectly adequate, because the liner will be supported on all sides by the brass.
If you do, be sure to make the liner out of solid bar stock. It's possible to use DOM tubing or similar, but that involves a separate breech plug, which is a janky way of doing it and will probably end up becoming dangerous after a while (whether welded or threaded, it provides places for corrosion to accumulate).
If you bore out a liner from solid stock, the cannon will last indefinitely as long as it is cleaned properly after firing.
If you do line the barrel, don't forget to also line the vent, so that corrosion doesn't start at the junction between the steel and brass. You can make the vent liner by boring a hole through a hex head stainless bolt.
Really top-notch editing on this one, it was a joy to watch!
I think the torched finish turned out great btw!
When it comes to burning the wood I love the idea I’ve done it before I’ve deeply burned wood and then took a wire brush to it to bring out the grain makes it looks ancient and beautiful
absolutely incredible work, truly a pleasure to watch you work. Your skill set in second to none. Great work on the cannon.
Your level of patience far exceeds my own. Mad skills, fun to watch this series.
Patience... last thing he wants is patients.
@@yereverluvinuncleber auto correct
Damn auto-correct!
I love working with white oak. Your shop must smell great. Another way to get a dark finish like that in white oak is to expose the wood to fumes of concentrated ammonia
Just remember, Jon, don't breathe the concentrated ammonia fumes. Open a window or something. 😉
Wow, that scorching and oiling of the carriage came out awesome!
Bronze bushings work better when the shaft is polished and hardened, so I'm happy to see you went and rubbed it shiny alright
One of the most enjoyable (if not thee) builds I have ever watched and torching it was proper ballsy. It looks awesome.
One has to admire an individual who has the tools and knows how to employ them like a true craftsman. Fine work me lad! Best wishes from Kauai.
It turned out to be a beautiful Cannon. I watched all the videos in this series.
That is a beautiful cannon! Outstanding work. Thank you.
Looks great you have dipped your hands Into a lot of cool things I enjoy watching you don't just show but also inform which I appreciate very much and so do a lot of other people. Keep doing what you are and you won't have trouble building an audience.
The torch finish looks great! I’m glad that worked out so well!
Smooth the roughness will act like a saw
13:50 The original hover board
👍
The burning went brilliant. Id have my doubts too and would be scared to do it. But it looks amazing. Well done!
Talk about risk and reward.... that burn finish is gorgeous!
I found your channel a week ago, or so and now i watched almost all your videos. I have to say you got a real talent to make very entertaining videos. Please carry on
For future reference, mixing vinegar and steel (i use steel wool, as it works much faster) and then leaving it to sit , produces a period-accurate stain that's grey in color. If it's not dark enough you can always just add more wool to make it darker.
very nice! I usually don't care for a burnt finish but i think that you did a marvelous job.
Excellent workmanship and production. Well done.
If only you had a miniature horse to pull it around with.
It is called "FarmCraft" so maybe what he'll do is breed two shetland ponies, and raise the foal to be a drafthorse
Isn't that called a mother in law? ;)
A nice dog could fill the horse duty in a pinch. I can just see a malemute pulling the cannon in a parade, or even just as a static display riding on a wagon. Lol!
Maybe a Shetland pony. 🤣
@@joewoodchuck3824 I would use a Saint Bernard.
It's been a real pleasure watching you make this cannon.
10:13 best thing to do would be to have spiral lubrication grooves in the bushing (similar to what you did for the epoxy, just shallower) and have the shaft polished. Another option would be honing the bushing but it requires special tools. If you leave the shaft rough it'll carry oil instead of the bushing but work into the Bronze much quicker.
Wonderful work man ... You put a lot of work into this 👏👏 the final result was amazing !!! I enjoyed watching every second of this cannon series
The torch, great idea. Looks great. What a project.
Brother I admire your efforts. Next time would you dish the wheels so they won't collapse while your miniature horse is careening around a corner at 25 miles an hour. I've built 2 twelve lb. howitzers and a six lb. James at .35 scale I used the Mordechai plates to guide me on tube, carriage and implements. currently working on rev. war gun same scale. Thanks for your presentation.
Oh man, that fire finish was great. Gave the cannon an aged look to fit the period.
The burned wood and BLO was a really nice touch. Next a good fire session would be ideal.
My first impression was to go with the wood scorch and linseed oil buff-in personally. I have done that to wooden furniture in the past personally and I LOVE how it makes the wood just POP!
I really had my doubts when you said you were going to do a burn finish, but when it was finished it looked really good, well done!
I bought an exact replica civil war Parrot cannon (at an estate sale) that fires (about four feet in length). The spokes have three different tapirs, iron rims, incredible craftsmanship. Looks identical to it's full size authentic battlefield versions at miltary parks. Civil War carriages were painted a shade of green with iron trim,by the way.
The burn of wood followed by the linseed was fantastic!
Great job with this build the scorch n oil worked well beautiful finish
I really like your decision on the finish, it turned out great!
wow that burned finish came out BEAUTIFUL.
Good work matey I’m glad you didn’t paint it 😁. The burning look turned out great 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
My fav channel. No lie. Videos just keep getting better n better. ❤️
Was a pleasure binging this playlist. Covid layoff. Machinist.
I really like what you did with the edit at around 15:39, and that stop motion animation near the beginning looked really good. Not only do you have some serious metal and wood working skills, you do some really great editing as well.
Check out the This Old Tony channel, he does loads of this (and might just be where the inspiration for the edits here came from) and is a bloody good channel too.
.......this was a BADASS series..!!
total enjoyment.
Love the editing work you put into your videos as of late. The magic "part" edit is a nice touch.
Another totally satisfying video. Thank you.
This is looking awsome. You made me have a small heartattack during the torching but it looks way better now.
I would love to see it fire, too bad its non functioning
It will fire he has to put that so youtube doesn't demonetize or take the video down. Read between the lines.
@@Skiddols Its also because he is probably worried about the defects in the barrel.
@@Skiddols hm, doubtfully. theres a million gun channels on youtube
Go check his Full30 channel
@@Skiddols it doesn't have a hole in the back to light it
Followed the cannon from the beginning, Well done!
Great job! Yeah, I get a little nervous with the burnt wood stuff, but it always turns out nice, not to mention preserves it.
I could definitely help wit the machining but wow man GREAT build and love the torched wood! Looks amazing!
15:39 Haha that was beautiful. :)
So much was said in maybe 1 or 1.5 seconds of video.
Very nice work on the canon also. work of art.
Excellent multi skills, thanks, regards, David.
Awesome! Congratulation on finishing this perfect cannon!
Excellent choice on the finish.
Beautiful cannon and carriage! Enjoyed watching this all the way thru to the final product... Keep up the good work!
This cannon is BEAUTIFUL! Wish like others it was functional but oh well. I was wondering what was going on with the long pause between vids and now I know you had a million hours of wood working and machining to do. The burned wood is great and looks like something that could have been done back in the day.
I have never heard this much wood working sounds in my life not even in my secondary school technical class which was wood/metal working class brings back memories to hear the bandsaw though
watched all on making you cannon thanks it was fin to watch came out looking great and i do like the burn out come of the cartage . looking to see if you ever fire it good luck
I'm loving the fun little edits, the spokes and cutting the steel rod😂
I like that you said it was non-functional. Why? If I had a cannon that looked like this, I could never bring myself to fire it anyway. That is not a weapon. That is a work of art and it is absolutly beautiful. And actually charring the carriage instead of painting or staining it was a stroke of genius.
this is perfect woodworking and bronceworking ! R E S P E C T !!!
Staining with ferric sulfate FeSO₄ makes oak nicely blue-black, and covering it with linseed oil preserves the wood (but it will lose the blueness). No risk of burning too deep! The torch treatment looks good too though!
Shou sugi ban is the Japanese technique of charing wood to make it both waterproof and pest resistant...great skills sir and video
Long road to a beautiful product. Nice.
watched all the series.. wow your determination and dedication is unmatchable.. awesome.. learnt a lot. keep it goin👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Me: watches the clarification video on full30
Me: now that's what I call a pro gamer move
This old tony would be proud. Excellent video
Awesome build, that thing is beautiful
the torching was on point, very nice indeed.
You should have way more subscribers, you sir are fantastic.
Really good work 👍You are the cannon artist👍👍
i normally grove my bushing like a barrel rifling one left hand spiral the other right hand so they carry the grease but the spiral groove dont come to the edge they stop short of it . the shaft always smooth. also the tail end of the carriage isnt finish. it needs the curve at the end with a a steel plate on the curve with the round pindle type hitch loop for towing and the 2 handles on the sides so a man could aim it.. but the burnt wood finish it beautiful
It actually looks good the way you yorched it
I'm building my own project right now. It is so much less well conceived than this guy's one - I'm sick. This guy is really good.
That's how Alec Steel finishes the handles of the hammers he makes. Looks great.
Beautiful work love the burnt wood look! Congratulations on Full 30 keep up the good work
I really love the scorched finish!!
Man you got some impressive bolt cutters. Wish I could snip round stock like you
Nice work in both metal and wood.👍
It does look beautiful, nice job.
the touches you and thisoldtony make to machining are always in great taste :D
The wheels look really cool because of the pattern of the grain
The firing of the gun platform was a great idea. That is a common method in the north country to keep wooden siding waterproof (somewhat).
That is badass, incredible work.
When the 1" bar got cut, my brain short circuited for about 10 seconds, I couldn't believe my lying eyes, that was great.
The cannon is beautiful, it's a work of art.
wow I'd definitively put THAT into my living room. what a nice piece of art!
Looks great, thank you. Bet you are glad its done.
The overall scorching is called shou sugi ban which is a Japanese style (unless you're a pedant). You did well. I wire brush it after, going with the grain which is tricky at joints, and then hose it off. Yep, linseed oil every 6 months or so if outdoors. Also, for anyone else, glue joints can show so go lightly and possibly apply a fine touch of thinned matt black paint to them.
Bummer to hear you can't shoot it :( The silly This Old Tony-esque editing was on point though !
Keep an eye out on his other channels. He can't put everything here for political reasons.
But not as smooth ;)
www.full30.com/watch/MDIxMzMw/historic-bronze-cannon-update-guncraft101
Check out his other channels for updates on firing it.
I wouldn't shoot it just because of the casting defects.
Your editing skills are looking really good. Keep up the creative work!
15:00 hint to the next project? The cannon is awesome. I'd love to make a mini cannon Not functioning just something to look at but a mini functioning cannon would be awesome.
Maybe in the future I'll make a crossbow. I have other things planned, especially on my other channels.