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Are there any Custom Smiths that are Women?
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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Rachel Wells in Prescott, AZ and Chick Menard in Cordes Junction, AZ.......
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Ms. Beisen does the engraving right here in spokane.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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I thought Rachel Wells only engraved too?
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Sharon Dressel does stocks, or at least did.
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Just engraving doesn't make you a Custom Smith building rifles only a helper.
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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Sharon Dressel is the only one I know of the has actually built a complete rifle or shotgun.
Engravers are not gunmakers. They are artists who embellish metal.
To all gunmaker critics-
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.."- Teddy Roosevelt
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"Engravers are not gunmakers. They are artists who embellish metal."
I think you are not quite being honest here, I consider custom gunwork artistry. Don't you?
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But engravers are not artists who build guns.
The Chosin Few November to December 1950, Korea.
I'm not one of the Chosin Few but no more remarkable group of Americans ever existed.
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"Engravers are not gunmakers. They are artists who embellish metal."
I think you are not quite being honest here, I consider custom gunwork artistry. Don't you? How would you know?
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Ed de Lorge Engraver-Gunsmith Houma, Louisiana 70360 1-985-223-0206 http://eddelorge.comThis guy is a great gunsmith and master engraver. A rare combination. DF
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"Engravers are not gunmakers. They are artists who embellish metal."
I think you are not quite being honest here, I consider custom gunwork artistry. Don't you? How would you know? You're not being very nice to Jkob...  Top quality gunsmithing IS artistry in a sense, although not bling... Jim deserves better than that, IMHO. DF
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I assume the OP is asking about rifles, but I know of one female 1911 pistolsmith who does very nice work: Marianne Carniak.
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Rachel Wells does engrave guns, but is perfectly capable of building guns. She owns Wells and Wells Custom Guns. She has a fully equipped shop and is still producing fine weapons.
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Kathy Foster, checkering and stockmaking
her work is at finegunmaking.com
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Kathy Foster, checkering and stockmaking
her work is at finegunmaking.com I think you may mean "Forster". She is a member of the ACGG.
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"Engravers are not gunmakers. They are artists who embellish metal."
I think you are not quite being honest here, I consider custom gunwork artistry. Don't you? Jim, Never said gunwork was not artistry. But gun engraving only is NOT gunsmithing.
To all gunmaker critics-
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my 21 yr old daughter is self training to be a pistol smith.
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