Building a Historic Cannon Replica: The Carriage. FarmCraft101 

Wasn’t it meant to fire? From what I remember in the casting videos

this turned out really nice, especially the wood burning, I think it was a definite win over painting

Cutting the steel rod "This Old Tony style" was pretty fun :)

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.

love the way you and TOT have super human strength and sharp scissors and straight edge bolt cutters

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 found your channel and Sir, I now live vicariously through you. I wish I had the skills, tools, and knowledge! 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.

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.

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.

the way you did the wheels is actually really clever, I would've thought about steeming strips of wood for a circle but that's actually really well done

Burning the wood was the perfect choice for finishing. The carriage looks great next to the barrel. Great work!

Good work matey I’m glad you didn’t paint it 😁. The burning look turned out great 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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!

Bronze bushings work better when the shaft is polished and hardened, so I'm happy to see you went and rubbed it shiny alright

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!

The finish on that looks amazing!!! Awesome work!

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.

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.

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 admire your dedication and patience throughout this project, well done.

That is a beautiful cannon! Outstanding work. Thank you.

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.

The burning went brilliant. Id have my doubts too and would be scared to do it. But it looks amazing. Well done!

Smooth the roughness will act like a saw 13:50 The original hover board 👍

It turned out to be a beautiful Cannon. I watched all the videos in this series.

absolutely incredible work, truly a pleasure to watch you work. Your skill set in second to none. Great work on the cannon.

Really top-notch editing on this one, it was a joy to watch! I think the torched finish turned out great btw!

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!

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

One of the most enjoyable (if not thee) builds I have ever watched and torching it was proper ballsy. It looks awesome.

Wow, that scorching and oiling of the carriage came out awesome!

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!

Bummer to hear you can't shoot it :( The silly This Old Tony-esque editing was on point though !

Me: watches the clarification video on full30 Me: now that's what I call a pro gamer move

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.

The torch finish looks great! I’m glad that worked out so well!

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!

Talk about risk and reward.... that burn finish is gorgeous!

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.

Excellent choice on the finish.

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.

Shou sugi ban is the Japanese technique of charing wood to make it both waterproof and pest resistant...great skills sir and video

Oh man, that fire finish was great. Gave the cannon an aged look to fit the period.

Beautiful cannon and carriage! Enjoyed watching this all the way thru to the final product... Keep up the good work!

very nice! I usually don't care for a burnt finish but i think that you did a marvelous job.

the torching was on point, very nice indeed.

Jack of all trades master of clamps!

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).

The burned wood and BLO was a really nice touch. Next a good fire session would be ideal.

Excellent multi skills, thanks, regards, David.

Cannons are also not regulated in Canada :) anyone can make one. Also I like you 'This old Tony' editing style :)

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

Smooth, the bronze is lubricating in itself

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.

Was a pleasure binging this playlist. Covid layoff. Machinist.

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.

It actually looks good the way you yorched it

If you plan to shoot it? Your not done. You will need at least 2 cross bolts to hold your gusset's to the center stock. The glue will not hold up to firing. Trust me on this. Having put that out. GREAT JOB!!

It's been a real pleasure watching you make this cannon.

The burn of wood followed by the linseed was fantastic!

I'm loving the fun little edits, the spokes and cutting the steel rod😂

The torch, great idea. Looks great. What a project.

I think the carriage looks awesome

I could definitely help wit the machining but wow man GREAT build and love the torched wood! Looks amazing!

Oh yeah the old trick of cutting metal. This old Tony does it with the karate chop. Maybe that leaves less dust...

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.

Awesome build, that thing is beautiful

Awesome! Congratulation on finishing this perfect cannon!

Excellent workmanship and production. Well done.

For a stain, you could use tobacco soaked in ammonia for a realistic look. It's a trick of gunsmith's to create a sense of age for replicas.

Man you got some impressive bolt cutters. Wish I could snip round stock like you

I agree with your idea of using flame. more authentic.. nice job

If only you had a miniature horse to pull it around with.

I really like your decision on the finish, it turned out great!

Looks great, thank you. Bet you are glad its done.

wow that burned finish came out BEAUTIFUL.

The finish looks good.

torching it looks awesome, great choice

This is looking awsome. You made me have a small heartattack during the torching but it looks way better now.

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 would love to see it fire, too bad its non functioning

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.

That is badass, incredible work.

Really good work 👍You are the cannon artist👍👍

I see a lot of comments being pissy about it not being fireable. But I know what you did here and I think it was a smart move considering RU-vid’s bs guidelines.

this is perfect woodworking and bronceworking ! R E S P E C T !!!

Absolute top job! Loved watching this project. Well done👍

Great job with this build the scorch n oil worked well beautiful finish

It does look beautiful, nice job.

Your level of patience far exceeds my own. Mad skills, fun to watch this series.

That is sick!!! Good call on burning it

Followed the cannon from the beginning, Well done!

.......this was a BADASS series..!! total enjoyment.

Need some metal rims for those wood wheels and spokes to hold it together then some caragehead bolts and washer and nuts for the metal rims and rifle the barrel for accurate fireing and good hits and some 50 cal primers to set it off with and a firepin design with a good spring and a 12 ft. Fireing cord . And then kaboom down range.and a 1/8 pound powder charge and a one pound ball shot of lead and a clothe packing like a muzzle loader rifle. And put some pin front sight that adjust Left and right and up and down by screwing it in or out and a peep sight rear sighting system. And you will have it made other than wheel chocks to keep it from rolling back when fired . I love it Man you did great. Rifleing should be 1 turn in 67 inches. That should be sufficient.

Must be nice to have a fully functional wood/metal workshop.

This old tony would be proud. Excellent video

wow I'd definitively put THAT into my living room. what a nice piece of art!

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