vlad
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I'll just call him "L" as he is currently active in the hobby and the publication of a related magazine. He's an old fence jumper from Baton Rouge that
has dug his share of relics. Played a lot of Bourre, or Boo-ray--that is Cajun Bridge to you outsiders, and a gambler's card game. At a nickle its not bad
but get up to a quarter and it can be expensive, $1 you don't even want to be in the game. See, you don't catch a trick you "boo" or match the pot-gets
ridiculously big, fast. He used to play with the notorious John Sexton, who paid his way through LSU playing Bourre, and John don't lose.
http://t7.tagstat.com/tags7/02s/12sdhxz2n.jpeg
Anyway "L" had a 12 pounder Boreman fused caseshot that has recently went through electrolysis to remove the crud and salt. Its been through a
lot of lye baths and the final soaks in distilled water. Drilled and flushed out, time to thoroughly dry it out before coating with polyurethane.
So he takes it upstairs to the kitchen and puts it in the oven. The thing about black powder is it is very unstable, and ignition occurs at 400 degrees.
The other thing is this, electric ovens are known for really lousy [faulty] thermostats-but just set it low, right? Should be safe. Hey. I've
cooked 32 pounders and by comparison they are monsters--no problems. Just be careful, really really careful. Probably most dangerous thing is
drilling a projectile. http://www.heat.net/store/img-large/civil-war-12-pound-borman-case-shot-artillery-shell-cannon-ball_221199719226.jpg
He sets the thermostat and timer, and goes back down to the basement. Just getting settled in and "whump!" the whole house shakes
from the detonation. Guess all that powder was not flushed out after all.
Goes back upstairs and walks into the kitchen. The oven
is bulged on the sides and top, and the door is blown completely off-everything that was on the stove is scattered across the kitchen. Well, he
is looking at this catastrophe-and when his wife walked in, it got bigger. The words that were spoken cannot be repeated here, except with symbols.
She gets a new stove, and he is banned from ever putting any projectile in it ever, even a bolt. Eventually, he was allowed back in the kitchen.
But he had all the pieces to an exploded CSA Borman 12 pounder.
He lives in another state today and still hunts, when not at CW Shows or working in publishing. Still married.....not sure its the same woman though.
has dug his share of relics. Played a lot of Bourre, or Boo-ray--that is Cajun Bridge to you outsiders, and a gambler's card game. At a nickle its not bad
but get up to a quarter and it can be expensive, $1 you don't even want to be in the game. See, you don't catch a trick you "boo" or match the pot-gets
ridiculously big, fast. He used to play with the notorious John Sexton, who paid his way through LSU playing Bourre, and John don't lose.
http://t7.tagstat.com/tags7/02s/12sdhxz2n.jpeg
Anyway "L" had a 12 pounder Boreman fused caseshot that has recently went through electrolysis to remove the crud and salt. Its been through a
lot of lye baths and the final soaks in distilled water. Drilled and flushed out, time to thoroughly dry it out before coating with polyurethane.
So he takes it upstairs to the kitchen and puts it in the oven. The thing about black powder is it is very unstable, and ignition occurs at 400 degrees.
The other thing is this, electric ovens are known for really lousy [faulty] thermostats-but just set it low, right? Should be safe. Hey. I've
cooked 32 pounders and by comparison they are monsters--no problems. Just be careful, really really careful. Probably most dangerous thing is
drilling a projectile. http://www.heat.net/store/img-large/civil-war-12-pound-borman-case-shot-artillery-shell-cannon-ball_221199719226.jpg
He sets the thermostat and timer, and goes back down to the basement. Just getting settled in and "whump!" the whole house shakes
from the detonation. Guess all that powder was not flushed out after all.
Goes back upstairs and walks into the kitchen. The ovenis bulged on the sides and top, and the door is blown completely off-everything that was on the stove is scattered across the kitchen. Well, he
is looking at this catastrophe-and when his wife walked in, it got bigger. The words that were spoken cannot be repeated here, except with symbols.
She gets a new stove, and he is banned from ever putting any projectile in it ever, even a bolt. Eventually, he was allowed back in the kitchen.
But he had all the pieces to an exploded CSA Borman 12 pounder.
He lives in another state today and still hunts, when not at CW Shows or working in publishing. Still married.....not sure its the same woman though.
