Judson Brennan: Alaskan Longrifle Artisan: A Finished Po' Boy and a Tomahawk In Process

Saturday, September 12, 2020

A Finished Po' Boy and a Tomahawk In Process

Made the trip to Tenderfoot Hill yesterday between rainstorms to find Jud cleaning out his barn and Emma busy with harvesting a bounty of carrots and potatoes from her very productive plot at their farm. Beautiful, tasty carrots!
Jud has just finished a beautiful and very "upscale" Po'Boy rifle which I encountered on his workbench (first photograph). Detailed views of this superb rifle in a large calibre - it looks like .60 cal rifled bore, are shown.

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Wayne EstesSeptember 17, 2020 at 3:21 PM
Another masterpiece. Lucky it’s coming to live with me! Thanks again Jud!
Wayne Estes
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CmDecember 1, 2020 at 7:50 PM
Need more post come on dude
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Judson J. Brennan was born in Lansing Michigan where he developed an interest in early American longrifles, especially the beautiful and artistic flintlock rifles that were hand made by artisans during the Golden Age of American frontier craftsmanship.

Thanks to the friendship and encouragement of mentors like Roy Keeler, as a young man Jud was able to actually handle and inspect the construction, and the proportion and balance of original Pennsylvania Kentucky rifles. He then set out to teach himself the techniques required to build, carve and engrave contemporary examples of these rifles. His work has been featured in many books and articles on the craft and artistry of these tools of the American pioneers.

In 1985 Judson fulfilled a lifelong dream by moving to Alaska where he settled with his family on Tenderfoot hill, 29 miles North of Delta Junction Alaska.

It is here that he built his house, his workshop, and his forge and it is here that he and his sons Jesse, David and Seth produce handmade historical arms and accoutrements in the traditional manner.

The purpose of this blog is to illuminate the beautiful and artistic works of this unique Alaskan family.

The author is collaborating with Jesse Brennan to present a new website for his work:

http://jessebrennanartsmith.blogspot.com

The author of this blog is Peter Marshall. He is a family physician in North pole, Alaska and has known Judson and his family since they arrived in Alaska in 1985. The author has a companion blog featuring his explorations around the State of Alaska.

It is called:

"Adventures of an Arctic Pilot" and it can be found on the web at:

http://k-syrahsyrah.blogspot.com/