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Our first 5-day class was in 2018 with Rex Pedersen and Sandy Popovich as our gunsmith. The project in this class was a 1911 with a choice of either American or English scroll, along with gold inlaid borders. Most of us had not done any inlay so this was a nerve-racking task….I remember Diane Simpson saying, “Should we just do copper inlay in case we mess it up?” My answer to her was “No, this is what we are here for…..go for the gold!” In this class we also had our first real taste of gunsmithing. Sandy educated us in the disassembly, de-bluing and prepping of the metal surface for engraving. “What, we have to do all this stuff before we can engrave?” We learned there is much more to engraving the gun than just the engraving. If your project is not prepped properly your hard work will not look its best. Sandy gave us great advice — “buddy up with a gunsmith!” Our class with Rex and Sandy was a huge success! Now to find another unsuspecting instructor to teach this group the following year!
Leslie Lamberth
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