Air-gun Stock PlateClearly this is not jewellery, but is it silver-smithing? Probably not that, either. But it just goes to show how transferable the skills are. Well, one of my customers had the foresight to think so anyway, because they asked me whether I could make an engraved plate to fit on the stock of an air rifle that they had had custom-made.
I never got to the see the actual rifle, but it was for competition use, charged using a compressed-air system. But, if the metal bits were as beautifully made as the wooden stock, then it would be a fine piece of equipment. JH and DH are the proud maker and owner. We decided that, while the plate would be glued to the stock, we would secure it against knocks using 3 domed pins, which also serve to protect the plate from scratches when the stock is rested on the firing table/ground. |
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