new project

[Tom Hudson]

if this post isn't Ok with management just zap it - I started a new engraving project - it's on a Custom Tenneesse Valley .32 Ca. Poor Boy Squirrel Rifle i had Jack Gardner in Mississippi build for me about 25 years - it's been a beautiful wall hanger ever since - what i have done is created 2 new links on my site - Project PB before & Project PB After - I have all the pix's up on the before site - I will post pic's along the way and post them on the "after" link as i move along - so if your interested in this sort of thing as I think most knife guys are - drop in a take a look - it will take a few days to complete the rifle so check back - enjoy - tom
http://www.twhudsonengraver.com

[rangerbluedog]

Tom, you do great work. I thought engraving like that was a dead art. Obviously not!

[orvet]

Well Tom,
As an Administrator on AAPK it is usually up to me to say what is or is not allowed.
I think this is definitely related to knives since you are using the same skills and tools as you do when you engrave knives.
Besides, what idiot goes hunting without a knife?
I think they are related!
No problem

Great stuff BTW, no beyond great, it is SWEET!
Not over done, simple and clean. I LOVE it!

Dale

[FRJ]

Tom, looking forward to the continued work.
What a great looking gun. Great caliber.
Just courious; how many grooves in the barrell? How fast is the twist? How does it shoot?

Thanks Dale.

[Tom Hudson]

Well Tom,
As an Administrator on AAPK it is usually up to me to say what is or is not allowed.
I think this is definitely related to knives since you are using the same skills and tools as you do when you engrave knives.
Besides, what idiot goes hunting without a knife?
I think they are related!
No problem

Great stuff BTW, no beyond great, it is SWEET!
Not over done, simple and clean. I LOVE it!

Dale

Thanks Dale - I could post a pix of a knife in the background I have all the pix's now posted in the after link - started at 6 am - now 6:13 - so thats 12 hours plus i still have to brown all the parts & get everything back together - another 2 or 3 hours - but this includes computer time - I'm happey with it - hope to get out some time this week & shoot it! - t

[orvet]

Beautiful work Tom!
When I looked this morning you had not posted the the parts after they were engraved.
I am impressed. Absolutely Magnificent!

I can't wait to see what it looks like when you are finished with it and have it assembled.

I am also impressed by your vise....
Where could I find one like it?

Dale

[Tom Hudson]

Beautiful work Tom!
When I looked this morning you had not posted the the parts after they were engraved.
I am impressed. Absolutely Magnificent!

I can't wait to see what it looks like when you are finished with it and have it assembled.

I am also impressed by your vise....
Where could I find one like it?

Dale

it's done! all brown & back together - had to do a little work on the double set trigger but it's done - only 16 hours - think i'll get back to customers before i do any carving on the stock - but i'm thinking about a pattern

Dale the vice is made by GLENDO Corp. - The engraving end of the corp is called GRS - just google GRS engraving - my sales rep is Aaron McMichael -nice guy - my vice is called the Maga Block - pretty hard to beat - Think i paid around $550.00 for this one - sounds expensive but it's worth every dime -will last forever - i saw a vice listed that was all polish stainless for $7,000.00! - some of the guy's charge 150 to 300 bucks an hour and stay busy - there are only maybe 25 guys in the world that can ask that kind of money & get it but their the best of the best! they can afford a vice like that - tom

[gary]

What a talent, hat's off.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[orvet]

I don't care who you are, that is just plain ol' nice!