Duty Gold Cup Trophy to BBQ Gun

[Lonesome Dove]

BBBBBBBBBAD!

 

[Moonpie]

Very nice.

Do you work on a customers gun like that?
Or is this a once and done kind of thing?

 

[V-Tach]

Very nice.

Do you work on a customers gun like that?
Or is this a once and done kind of thing?

Honestly all the guns I have done have been mine, friends or family. And have only charged for parts not anything for labor and lot of times not even for the parts.

I have always turned down requests for "commercial work" as I am not qualified or skilled enough to charge folks.

 

[El Coyote]

Now that is a bar b que gun and the old colt the engraving. is great who eve did it and yes a great leather holster. for it and a again great job

 

[Txhighlander]

Honestly all the guns I have done have been mine, friends or family. And have only charged for parts not anything for labor and lot of times not even for the parts.

I have always turned down requests for "commercial work" as I am not qualified or skilled enough to charge folks.

I have met more than a few commercial gunsmiths that don't have a 10th of your talent.

 

[Hoji]

" as I am not qualified or skilled enough to charge folks.

Bullshit. You are not only qualified and skilled enough to charge folks, you are qualified and skilled enough to charge a premium

 

[Fishin4guns]

Absolutely beautiful!!

 

[leVieux]

A Sunday go to meeting kind of gun.............

Flashy, pimped, gaudy, ostentatious, razzle dazzle, show off, flamboyant, extravagant, over done.........safe queen except for special occasions....weddings and BBQ's..........

Typically a Southern thang.........

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Not ‘flashy or pimped’’, but the others you said.

Like an older Python with real ivory grip panels in a custom holster.

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[toddnjoyce]

Bullshit. You are not only qualified and skilled enough to charge folks, you are qualified and skilled enough to charge a premium

That’s the polite way of saying he’d rather not deal with the asshole public. Not unlike a ‘smith who states his order book is closed.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

That’s the polite way of saying he’d rather not deal with the asshole public. Not unlike a ‘smith who states his order book is closed.

I do the same as what V-tac said.
I started doing stuff and got backed up to a years time. That's not a good thing at all.

 

[robertc1024]

Beautiful result. You sir, have talents.

 

[Grumps21]

Honestly all the guns I have done have been mine, friends or family. And have only charged for parts not anything for labor and lot of times not even for the parts.

I have always turned down requests for "commercial work" as I am not qualified or skilled enough to charge folks.

Dad?

 

[Gordo]

Damn Nice!

 

[RickLovesBacon]

That is glorious!

 

[mroper]

Great work.

 

[MTA]

@V-Tach do you mind sharing which stones you use?

 

[V-Tach]

@V-Tach do you mind sharing which stones you use?

They were bought from Brownells several years ago individually. Each fits a specific track/slot on the 1911 (although can be used on all guns). Don't know if they still offer these specific stones or not...

 

[MTA]

They were bought from Brownells several years ago individually. Each fits a specific track/slot on the 1911 (although can be used on all guns). Don't know if they still offer these specific stones or not...

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I need to stone my Colt's trigger bar. I think it is hanging up the slightest bit. Im sure you would know exactly what to stone on it but for me its process of elimination situation

it has the slightest bit of rough takeup. Drives me nuts but most regular people wont notice bc other than that its an outstanding trigger

 

[General Zod]

I have always turned down requests for "commercial work" as I am not qualified or skilled enough to charge folks.

Man, you need to drop that attitude and take commissions - be picky, keep 'em small enough that you still enjoy the work, but this is something you're good at that people will pay for and be happy they did.

Besides, if I get to consider myself a competent enough bladesmith/blacksmith to charge for my work, you damn sure qualify as a competent enough engraver to charge for yours.