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Old, You are young. There are craftsmen here that were working on doubles before WWll. Heed their remarks.
There are few shortcuts. Most repairs and freshenings require the same hand skills today as when the item was produced. Learn those and have a happy career. Cheat on those, and be called a butcher.
Plus, it's fun.
Out there doing it best I can.
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Boxlock
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thanks clap 'specially for the "young" comment my docs would find that real amusing
i grew up working in pops garage since wiping tools in 2 grade
i became a "gun nut" around the age of 7 with my first .22 shot
grew up loving guns and art, pencil/oil from grade school then carving and airbrush work on cars and the big van craze of the '70s (made more $$ than a kid that age should have had after hours at the garage= trouble)
but untill about 10 yrs ago never even thought i could combine mechanical background, art and guns into 1 past-time, and even on occassion make a couple bucks to help pay for the tools!
most jobs i have had were heavy and fast paced with short deadlines... so sitting taking slow and carful figuring out just how it should go/work became my therapy
if i never make any money from it, so what
at the least i know if i see a candidate for tlc, i can take it home and make it nice again for my own collection
and the handfull of people i have had for customers so far really appreciate the time taken to make it the way they hoped it would be without mortgaging the ranch
Gun control starts with a good grip, make it beautiful too
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Sidelock
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I like the soft case colors! Nice job.
Ask not for whom the dog barks, it barks for thee...
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Sadly, I think we've lost most of our craftsmen who were working on doubles before WWII, which started 70 years ago. I came along at the very end of the war, but when I was a kid, I remember WWII vets as young guys--and served with quite a few when I first enlisted. Lot of water under the bridge since then.
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