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We have been receiving many eager emails and phone calls with customers who have placed orders wondering about the status of their kit. We want to thank everyone again for...
Last time I sent an email, I said I was in the home stretch. Well, it has been a longer than expected and somewhat grueling home stretch but production has...
Home StretchI have been working very hard and making good progress over the last month to pull all of the remaining loose ends together on the Southern Mountain Rifle Kit....
We are firing up the kiln again this week to cast more of the thumbpieces that we have been turning into pendants. Some folks have purchased one to use as...
Not based off of any original rifle, this is primarily my own design.54 caliber43 inch barrelCurly figured maple stockFlip up sightIf there are any details you would like to know,...
Hey there everyone. I thought I would take a bit of time and introduce you to a project I am working on... A mountain rifle kit.These kits will be significantly...
Below are some photos showing the progression of the carving for my latest rifle. It still needs a bit of finish before it is complete, but I will add it...
I finally have finished photos of the burl-stocked fowling piece available. These are shown in the Sample of Work tab. Additional views are also shown below. I would like to...
I'm happy to announce that I've completed the fowling piece I have been working on. I apologize for not posting my progress sooner. Along with some other projects, I've been...
Hello! For those of you I didn't get to meet in August at the CLA show in Lexington, I'm Jim's girlfriend, Katherine. I do my best to help out in...
Hey there everyone. Time for another post... In this segment, I'll show some of the steps used to make a steel thumb piece for the fowling piece I've been working...
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