Finally Finished

[Nameless Hunter]

Well, it seems it took me FOREVER (lots of stops and starts) to finish this Colonial, but it's finally done. Many thanks to labrat for the excellent engraving, and to dave_person and rich pierce for their patience with questions from a rank amateur. Lots of little mistakes but I'm happy it's done. My wife thinks it's a design element for her library. I told her it's a hunting tool, and am looking forward to finally getting it into the woods.

 

[snakebit]

She's a looker for sure. Well done

 

[128]

Awesome!!

 

[Spikebuck]

What a gorgeous rifle! Your time spent was WELL worth it!

 

[deerstalkert]

"My wife thinks it's a design element for her library. I told her it's a hunting tool, and am looking forward to finally getting it into the woods."

grab that as a reason to build another! run with it! excellent work. don't stop now. those lessons you learned should be used and not lost.

 

[stubshaft]

Great looking Colonial!

 

[Brokennock]

My wife thinks it's a design element for her library. I told her it's a hunting tool,

Why can't it be both?
That's a large part of the allure of these guns for many people. Functional art.

Great job.

 

[Nor Cal Mikie]

Well, it seems it took me FOREVER (lots of stops and starts) to finish this Colonial, but it's finally done. Many thanks to labrat for the excellent engraving, and to dave_person and rich pierce for their patience with questions from a rank amateur. Lots of little mistakes but I'm happy it's done. My wife thinks it's a design element for her library. I told her it's a hunting tool, and am looking forward to finally getting it into the woods.

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Not quite sure how to describe it but you did a DAMN FINE JOB!!!
And PATIENCE has prevailed!! Time to build another. (or two)

 

[wayne1967]

That is sweet

 

[Songwriter]

Monstrous fine!

 

[mikesto44]

Wow is all I can say..!

 

[Mulebrain]

Nice job on it!

 

[Old Bear]

Well, it seems it took me FOREVER (lots of stops and starts) to finish this Colonial, but it's finally done. Many thanks to labrat for the excellent engraving, and to dave_person and rich pierce for their patience with questions from a rank amateur. Lots of little mistakes but I'm happy it's done. My wife thinks it's a design element for her library. I told her it's a hunting tool, and am looking forward to finally getting it into the woods.

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Great work

 

[Capnball]

Well, it seems it took me FOREVER (lots of stops and starts) to finish this Colonial, but it's finally done. Many thanks to labrat for the excellent engraving, and to dave_person and rich pierce for their patience with questions from a rank amateur. Lots of little mistakes but I'm happy it's done. My wife thinks it's a design element for her library. I told her it's a hunting tool, and am looking forward to finally getting it into the woods.

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You can really see the attention to detail that only comes from spending a lot of time doing a project like this. The more of these I see, the more I'm thinking I'd like to build a rifle.

 

[jarentz]

You can be proud of that!

 

[loflyr55]

Beautiful!

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

I like the addition of the brass patch box and hunters star. You did a good job inletting those.

 

[CyrusP]

Beautiful! Perfect amount of embellishment!

 

[tom mesa]

Nice rifle! Patch box is a nice touch. Carving is just about the nicest I've seen. Good taste shows.