cow's knee?

[Lady of the Woods]

OK. I need a cows knee and it doesn't look like too hard a project, any suggetions, drawings, pointers, help!
I believe it should be made of leather right?
letme know what ya'll do ta keep yer powder dry when yer huntin...
z

[Roaring Bull]

I know where 4 bull knees are.....................alright, bad joke.


have seen a couple at TOTW, I think.

[Lady of the Woods]

well folks as it turns out once again I'm the luckiest girl I know... a friend of mine stopped by today with a fabulous cows knee for me. Actually it is a barktanned bucks knee. Anyhoo, it's perfect! I'll post a picture tomorrow, forgot my camera at work today...
Z

[FrankG]

Cool I'd like to see how one is made .

[Roaring Bull]

All this time I thought that my wife was the luckiest girl in the world................



Anyway, can't wait to see it!

[little jim]

Here ya go...   Get ya some "soft" leather, artificial sinew(or equivlent) and yer favorite water proof'in stuff.

[Oldnamvet]

And if you have money to spend..........
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=112444632

[roundball]

If nobody minds, I'd like to just toss in some experiences I've had with cow's knees...not trying to influence anybody's use of cows knees or not...just sharing some practical lessons I learned when I tried to depend on them...mine was from a BP supply place, think it's made by Leatherman company...simple, pretty much form fitted, drop it over the lock area and cinch up a strap, good fit, etc.

In reality, what I found using a cows knee while hunting was:
1) It did not keep the powder dry, because while direct rain drops may not have hit the lock, the 90-100% humidity in the air got to the prime anyway...a cows knee just cannot seal out the air;

2) Then, with the cows knee in place, it added much more "movement activities" to the simple act of refreshing prime periodically...to say nothing of having to deal with it if you get a shot at a deer.

What ended up being the easiest thing for me, was to simply do two things while hunting in wet weather:
1) Keep the muzzle down all the time;
2) Keep the whole lock area of the rifle up under my coat or rain coat where its warm and dry...whether walking or sitting, doesn't matter;

You can lean forward over the lock and refresh the prime as often as you want without it getting wet.
And if a shot presents itself its a simple matter to move the rifle forward a few inches out from under the coat flap and raise it to your shoulder.

NOTE:
I do use my cows knee religiously while walking in and out of the woods in the dark as it gives excellent physical protection to the lock and there's no risk of the lock, hammer, flint, snagging on a bush and causing any damage...when I'm ready to start hunting I remove and stowe it out of the way.

Just my .02 cents...

[bull frog]

Thank you for your input Bill, It sounds like good advice. 

[roundball]

(If the counter clerk was correct, the Brown Truck should arrive tomorrow)