Sure hope he passed on his knowledge.
Dave
Great Video
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Sure hope he passed on his knowledge.
Dave
Hatchet-Jack
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Wallace is still building guns today. He was at the CLA in 2023. I got to see the gun he built in this video and meet him.
Hatchet-Jack
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Saved to watch later during Happy Hour.
Thank you! An enormous amount of knowledge he has!
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I have never seen this video before? Thanks for showing it! Being raised in a family with machinist in it I have seen how much knowledge and expertise it takes especially in making small parts. This fellow is a master metal worker!
Finished watching. Amazing how much labor involved. Especially the barrel. The narrator mentions 300 hours to make one gun. Figuring 10 hour days and six day weeks, that's five weeks to make just one gun. At today's typical labor rates for craftsman work, plus parts and supplies, I suppose you could easily figure on a cool $23K+ per gun.
That video taught me how to cut a dovetail with simple tools.
