He used paper for his powder bag. That’s insane. Modern reenactors use aluminum foil. He also should have poured water into the barrel after the misfire and started over. He probably didn’t pierce the bag before he lit the fuse.
The fuse is also a no-no because it leaves residue. He should have used a small amount of powder at the touchhole and used a linstock which is a fuse at the end of a staff.
From the photograph, I don’t see his water bucket for cleaning and swabbing the barrel after each shot.
He’s an accident waiting to happen. I hope it’s not his kid.
Sounds like his problems are in process and materials, not the cannon itself.
I cringed a little when he ramrodded it after it failed to discharge. Good way to lose some fingers.
I wondered about that. Messing with a gun (er, cannon) that was lit but didn't fire just seemed dangerous. And he did it twice.