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Found this on sonicbands.eu
Much to the surprise and apparent horror of many folks, guns and guitars DO in fact go together. For about 10 years I gunsmithed as a sideline from my long-time business as a builder and restorer of high-end acoustic guitars, and had 'Timberline Guns and Guitars' on my business cards. Many folks reacted in surprise and seemed to think the two were at opposite ends of the spectrum for some reason, but that isn't so.
Many of the same hand and machine skills required to build instruments are also required for the building and repair of firearms. Shaping, inletting and fitting a rifle stock has a lot in common with shaping and fitting guitar necks. Relief carving on banjo necks is often very similar to that found on better grade guns. Ditto the engraving on banjo hardware and firearm receivers. Painstaking attention to detail is a requirement of both trades. When repairing either, good observation and diagnostic skills are imperative, and fine motor control is equally required to work on either.
When I owned a small banjo manufacturing outfit in the mid 70s, a significant percentage of our customers were also gun enthusiasts, and several asked us to do relief carvings or fancy checkering on their firearms after they had seen similar decorative work on our higher end banjos.
Unfortunately a significant number of folks in modern society have been brought up with an irrational fear of firearms and virtually no understanding of their proper function. As a result they seem to recoil in horror at the mere mention of the existence of guns. In spite of the efforts of such folks, the fact remains that some of the very finest hand craftsmanship ever seen in the US and elsewhere is to be found on both firearms and custom musical instruments. Folks with an open mind can appreciate both without feeling the need to rush to any sort of politically correct judgement.
