Traditional Muzzleloading on the Cheap

Member’s Closet => Primitive Gear You Have Made => Topic started by: woody on November 14, 2013

Title: Blanket Pin....”on the cheap!”
Post by: woody on November 14, 2013
I was tinkering in the shop yesterday when I found this one inch brass plated ring in my parts bin. I've been wanting a small Celtic / Blanket pin for my kit and figured it would be perfect to make one. A few minuets later with a hacksaw, a piece of coat hanger, pliers and hammer, I have one ........"on the cheap!"  ;D
Title: Re: Blanket Pin....”on the cheap!”
Post by: Watauga on November 14, 2013
 Good idea woody  thmbsup thmbsup
Title: Re: Blanket Pin....”on the cheap!”
Post by: Red Badger on November 14, 2013
Yeah but it's not a Brass ring anymore!   thmbsup
Title: Re: Blanket Pin....”on the cheap!”
Post by: woody on November 14, 2013
Quote from: Red Badger on November 14, 2013
Yeah but it's not a Brass ring anymore!   thmbsup

That's OK....it's brass plated steel not really brass.....so I can still go for that famous brass ring!  dntn
Title: Re: Blanket Pin....”on the cheap!”
Post by: Hawken50 on November 14, 2013
 thmbsup Dont ya love that feelin when ya pick up a few things off the bench and all of a sudden yur holdin somethin cool like that.
Title: Re: Blanket Pin....”on the cheap!”
Post by: Red Badger on November 15, 2013
Yep - Always nice to be able to make somethng nice outta materials on hand... I like the posts where we look at scrap odds 'N ends and the light bulb comes on and we make something nice outta stuff that would have been tossed in the garbage or firebox!
Title: Re: Blanket Pin....”on the cheap!”
Post by: sweed on November 15, 2013
Just for those folks who don't know, could someone with better verbal skills than me, splain how that thing works!

P.S. I'as gona do it my self, but time I thought about it, I'd already hit the post button!  :o
Title: Re: Blanket Pin....”on the cheap!”
Post by: woody on November 15, 2013
Quote from: sweed on November 15, 2013
Just for those folks who don't know, could someone with better verbal skills than me, splain how that thing works!

P.S. I'as gona do it my self, but time I thought about it, I'd already hit the post button!  :o

I found a youtube video that shows a guy that made these the same way and shows how they work...if that helps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IViFo2cFong&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLj-G1a-z9XoLHzghGk_0IYX_P3iigptl_
Title: Re: Blanket Pin....”on the cheap!”
Post by: sweed on November 15, 2013
Thanks a lot Woody!   thmbsup That 'ell really help all them that didn't know what a blanket pin was for!     noway  'Corse I could'a tried to tell 'um but that feller did a right good job of it, least wise good as I could'a.  ROFL

sweed