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Lzymtlsmth

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dressed up capper & cap box
« on: March 30, 2019, 04:38:24 PM »
Hi all,
couple items I made a while back, Ted Cash capper I engraved it for a guy who mostly shoots flint but shoots percussion pistol.
the box I made an engraved in Latin, it means in God there is hope.
questions comments always welcome
Kent







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Offline Longknife

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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2019, 05:06:50 PM »
Kent, those are very nice!!! Do you market your talent??? Ed
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Lzymtlsmth

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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2019, 05:16:10 PM »
Mostly word of mouth.
I used to do shows, a lot of people have the attitude that skilled craft work is a hobby so its not a real job so very few are willing to pay suitably .
I still have the cap box, it tarnished now.
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Online smylee grouch

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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2019, 05:20:48 PM »
Nice work. Worth more than hobby wages for sure.  :)
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Offline Greg Pennell

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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2019, 05:50:57 PM »
Beautiful work, for sure. I’ve run into the same attitude regarding “worth” when restocking classic 19th century rifles...(it’s gonna cost how much!?!)...so I simply stopped. Truly custom rifles are a rathole that many enthusiasts aren’t financially prepared to enter...

Greg
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Lzymtlsmth

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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2019, 06:37:47 PM »
Got that right, they want a custom gun for the price of a off shore kit gun.
It’s easier to go fishing. Restocking is harder than build from scratch imho.
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Smokey Plainsman

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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2019, 10:31:42 PM »
Supposedly a reproduction of an original, but the one I bought in the past couple years has “TDC.com” stamped into it. Stupid!  >:( It does work very well, but they need to remove the Internet address from a supposedly historically based item.
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Lzymtlsmth

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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2019, 12:33:12 AM »
Quote from: Smokey Plainsman on March 30, 2019, 10:31:42 PM
Supposedly a reproduction of an original, but the one I bought in the past couple years has “TDC.com” stamped into it. Stupid!  >:( It does work very well, but they need to remove the Internet address from a supposedly historically based item.
Better than made in China.
But I agree they could leave their mark discretely inside.
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Offline BOB HILL

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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2019, 03:51:28 AM »
Very nice work, Kent. 
Bob
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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2019, 04:12:20 AM »
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Offline Mike from OK

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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2019, 07:40:16 AM »
Sir, your work is beautiful. Amazing talent.

I don't know what your price is/was for those pieces, nor will I ask. But in my experience the asking price of such work is very reasonable when the required time and effort are calculated.

Mike
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Lzymtlsmth

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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2019, 03:41:37 PM »
The capper was traded to a leathersmith in exchange for the capper. My end of the deal was a custom hunting 3 pocket bag. We we both happy . The box I still have. I don’t make too much stuff anymore except maybe for a blanket prize occasionally.
Kent
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Offline Marcruger

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Re: dressed up capper & cap box
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2019, 06:15:35 PM »
Well dressed indeed. Very nice.
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