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Elnathan said:
This is typically the best all around option.
I teach bow making but so far I haven't had a student that I would encourage to build a rifle, they are all heavy handed and want to finish a bow "right now". On a rifle build they would always grab a tool that cuts faster then lose their focus and really hack things up. I am continually talking them back into the zone so they don't ruin a good stave.
Guns aren't hard to build if you can keep yourself in the "zone" and walk away when you feel you are losing your focus. The hard part is accepting the extended amount of time it will take you as a beginner to complete the project.
In my case it was 2 years on my first (I would get stumped and back off for months at a time), a year on my second and 8 months on my third. I only work on guns when I feel like it and don't camp out in my shop to hurry things along.
Guns aren't hard to build if you can keep yourself in the "zone" and walk away when you feel you are losing your focus. The hard part is accepting the extended amount of time it will take you as a beginner to complete the project.
In my case it was 2 years on my first (I would get stumped and back off for months at a time), a year on my second and 8 months on my third. I only work on guns when I feel like it and don't camp out in my shop to hurry things along.
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