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[MSW]

well here's my comment:

Wow




here's my critique:

this rifle isn't in my cabinet. this saddens me.

 

[ApprenticeBuilder]

Thanks Again for all of the positive comments, I do appreciate it.

Here are a few picks of my first rifle, built in '06 because I wanted a custom rifle. This is my daily rifle and still shoots well enough to bring home the goodies.

I asked the master to build me a rifle then apprenticed myself to him to do as much of the work as he would let me do, this is the result of that colaberation.

 

[pab1]

Beautiful work on both rifles! :hatsoff:

 

[Hallmark55]

Very,very nice. WELL DONE

 

[roundball]

Terrific looking rifles AB...
:hatsoff:

 

[MSW]

wow- that's a really nice looking rifle ... congrats!

:thumbsup:

:hatsoff:

 

[ApprenticeBuilder]

Thanks Again for all the positive comments, It is a bit like therapy creating these as well as some of the stuff that goes with them.

 

[Vtsmoker]

Man, you have more talant in your pinky finger than I could ever dream of having with work like that. Great work :bow:

 

[ApprenticeBuilder]

I don't know that its talent so much as a desire to do well, I bought books and studied pictures as well as looking at original furniture carving to see how the carving was formed, the engraving is different, still, I don't practice as I should, just go after it and manipulate the work.

I really need to put more time into this art form to realize the true potential of the piece, guess I need to "man up" and quit my day job, kinda force the issue an all.

I don't create anything that I would'nt use on a daily basis, no matter how nice the carving or engraving might be, its kinda useless if afraid to use it.

Thanks Again for the positive comments.

 

[DTCoffin]

Excellant work, you are very privelidged to have had an experianced builder guide you.I was on the 3rd or 4th pic before i noticed it was a caplock hehe.