Bringing Order to the Chaos
For the last several years, I’ve been trying to devise a way to keep my projects in various stages of completeness organized, protected and out of the way. I should have known the gunmaking craftsmen on the other side of the pond would have had this problem sorted out long ago. And so it was,…
A Steampunk Westley Richards
Think what you will of social media, but occasionally it can actually bring some good to the world. Such is the case with this project. Before us, we have a Westley Richards Improved Martini in for restocking. Its current owner, Steve, and I had connected via Instagram and communicated for the better part of a…
Restocking the Rizzini
My accountant, Van, is a passionate bird hunter which is probably why we work so well together. About a year ago, while completing the final details on my taxes, the conversation naturally turned to gundogs and shotguns. Van had recently ordered a Rizzini Artemis Light Hunter in 16 gauge as a special treat, and a…
A Swede for Tricia
My wife Tricia is a patient woman. And just as the cobbler’s kids have no shoes, she was the last to receive a project from my bench. It was time to fix that. Years ago, while wandering around the Bozeman gun show, Tricia and I found a Ruger M77 Express in 30-06 that she just…
Deep Woods Elk Rifle
Elk hunting, at least my version of it, consists of long days afield, only occasionally interrupted by success. Between the moments of excitement, my mind tends to wander towards custom rifle builds. Shortly after moving to Montana, my wife and I focused our elk hunting efforts in the densely forested mountains around our home. Opportunities…