Steven Dodd Hughes, Gunmaker, Writer, Photographer
After two years without taking on any new projects I am now officially “caught-up” and can offer 24 month delivery time on the next custom project, unless it is extremely complex. From here on out I will only accept a commission for a custom gun project when I complete one, currently at the pace of 1.5 projects per year. Please contact me for details. Click on the Contact me at the bottom of any page.
I recently completed a Hagn single shot custom rifle project for a client in Spain. I have shown various photos of the project in stages and now will compile a page of photos of the entire project.
Michael Petrov is happy to do his best to answer questions about, or help to identify vintage custom rifles. Please email Mike: mpetrov@finegunmaking.com Please include good photos and information. I’ll post Q&A as we get them.
The latest shop project a Custom Low Wall .17 HMR rifle is being documented in photos of what’s currently happening on the following page. When new pix are added on top, some will come off the bottom and go to Shop Archive Photos. There will be a continuous archive of photos of SDH shop projects moving from the bottom of the Home Page to the Archives.
Thanks for joining us,
Steve
What’s New!!! Just click for direct link!
SDH Bio, Added 11/18/11
New Viewer’s Photos! Flintlock Fowler by Ray Tatum 11/18/11
New Dorleac & Dorleac Mauser, in process
and Joel, Elvis & Friends Hunting “isard” (Pyrenean chamois) in the Pyrenean Mountains.
Smith & Wesson Paper, New stuff 11/18/11, various catalogs and flyers of interest.
PETROV’S PAGES: Michael Petrov is the leading authority on between the wars American Custom Gunmaking and Gunmakers.
The .400 Whelen Story, Pt. 1, By Michael Petrov
The .400 Whelen Story, Pt. 2, By Michael Petrov
Low Wall .17 HMR Project, in progress in the workshop New Photos 6/21/11
Adolph Minar Springfield, Goes Grizzly Bear Hunting
Fugger Engraved Savage 99 From Griffin & Howe
A Lock in a Box, a view of an Anson & Deeley boxlock mechanism.
Inside a Boxlock Stock, A look at what holds the metal to the wood, A&D boxlock.
SDH Hagn .30-06 Reviewed on the popular Chuck Hawks Web Site
Dakota .257 Roberts
Winchester Low Wall
Britte 12 ga.
Hagn .280
FINEGUNMAKING.COM is a place to view and learn about custom guns and custom gunmaking. I hope to add a page or two every couple of weeks until there is a healthy archive of interesting information and lots of photos.
Some pages will be devoted to one custom gunmaker, some pages will feature one type of gun and some will be in the format of “how it was done” with in-shop, in-process photos. I welcome input via sdh@finegunmaking.com and in the near future will be seeking photo and information from gunmakers worldwide.
More soon! Steven Dodd Hughes, Life Member ACGG
NEW PROJECTS!
The Hughes/Hagn .30-06 case colored by Doug Turnbull, rust bluing and nitre bluing photos!
Engrave CC bottom-
Rust Bluing the .30-06 Hagn
Burnishing with Scotchbrite.
Complete rust bluing set-up. Sweat box on left, boiling tank lower right, parts on wires ready for tank on the bench in the middle.
Solution coated parts in sweat box.
Swabbing solution on barrel.
Boiling parts.
Boiling parts.
Carding barrel with milling machine.
Inspecting carded barrel.
Carding scope ring.
Just back from engraver E.L. “Larry” Peters Hagn .30-06 metalwork!
Checkering custom N-frame grips for a S&W M-1950 .44 Hand Ejector
(I only make these for myself. SDH)
