I think you are right Santee, (more than one) I feel so blessed in so many ways
If it wasn't for you guys i don't know if I would of made it threw the winter!! you know we got a few day sof good weather here and my back was liveable, it never stops hurting, but I have days where I get to go to the shop and get in 4 hours of play time, I havn't been out of bed but maybe 3hrs in those 4 days. I am ready for dry none humid days(ha, ha)!
Have you been working on anything new? This new rig I am making is taking 3 times as long as I thought it would! I hope that it turns out decent. I hope some day I will get up the nerve to crave! Have you done any carving?
I went to a Gun show before X mas, and there was a guy that made complete rigs! I looked at one it was nice, had some hand carving and I priced it, it was $500.00 allmost blew me out of my wheel chair!
Now I totaly understand where he was coming from, if I was to guess I would think a pro, and I think he was, he still had atleast 14 hrs. so you take out $100.00 for leather, buckles, concho's, ect. He would make $400.00, if you deduct $50.00 wear and tear on you tools, he made $350.00 divide that by 8hrs and he made around $24.50 per hour. That isn't very much for the quality work he did!
This rig I am making and itwill by no means be (PRO QUAILTY) no hand carving, I still can't get my stamps perfectly strait.
And I wouldn't take $250.00 for it, I will have about 40hrs in it when I am done.
Santee, I am sorry that i got so long winded, please excuse me!
ACE