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I started building a 7x57 as a 10 year anniversary gift for my wife about three years ago. We're about to celebrate our 11th so I thought it was time to at least get the sights made Smiler Here's a video showing the process. The front sight is almost a copy of the "masterpiece" sight NECG sells, but has a little cleaner look without the cut for the hood and release.
https://youtu.be/166Q_MFBsrQ
 
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Beautiful work man! Incredible.
 
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I can smell the dark cutting oil just watching the video.

7:35 X your $hop rate.
I'll take a dozen Big Grin

Too bad the attention span of the average youpotato can't comprehend the time you spent hand filing/polishing off camera.

Looks great


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You forgot material cost, which in this case is $200 an inch.
Nice work, especially the rotary head part.
 
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Thanks James! You couldn't be more right about Youtube. My last video has around 700k views and it's certainly resulted in a lot of emails and phone calls inquiring work. The conversation usually goes like this, "I've got a Ruger American with a plastic stock that I'd really like a walnut one made for". I respond, "sure we can do that for X dollars". Caller indignantly responds "That's more than I paid for the whole gun!!" I've broken a lot of millenial youtubers hearts this way Smiler

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I can smell the dark cutting oil just watching the video.

7:35 X your $hop rate.
I'll take a dozen Big Grin

Too bad the attention span of the average youpotato can't comprehend the time you spent hand filing/polishing off camera.

Looks great
 
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Extremely well done video, excellent filming, editing and music appointments.
Well done
No wonder you get a bunch of response from your videos
 
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Nicely done!
 
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Thanks guys. I enjoy making them and appreciate the feedback.
 
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Actually I prefer the sounds of the machines to any music. Just me.
 
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That makes sense. If I dedicated time to filming I could make this happen but otherwise the radio's usually blaring in the background and the kids are in and out of the shop talking. It makes for a pretty hectic soundtrack. You probably also noticed that I sped up some clips to cut down on the overall length of the video. The original audio gets messed up when I do that.
I will try to get some usable audio on the next project though. Thanks
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Actually I prefer the sounds of the machines to any music. Just me.
 
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Wonderful video and awesome craftsmanship!

Lee
 
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Top job! Did you taper bore or stretch it on? Hang on I just watched it again and it looks like you taper bored it.
 
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Thank you! That's correct, taper bored.
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Top job! Did you taper bore or stretch it on? Hang on I just watched it again and it looks like you taper bored it.
 
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