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His black and white is not so good.
Last edited by Ithaca16; 08/12/10 07:22 AM.
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Sidelock
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Sidelock
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I have had work done by Keith on one of my guns, and some of his work is stupendously good and other aspects left me wondering, both extremes on the same gun.
I had the opportunity to examine a set of barrels that Keith did in his "black and white" finish, and they were very nicely executed, but they were brown. Perfect for an old Brit double, but these were Parker barrels.
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Sidelock
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I just had a set of Greener barrels done in black and white by Brad Bachelder in Grand Rapids, MI.
They were done in 3 weeks (no, that's not a typo) and are beautiful.
I have had barrels browned by Keith and was very happy with the results but have not used him for black ans white.
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Sidelock
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Sidelock
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The most stunning set of B&W barrels I ever saw were done by Buck Hamlin.
Keith did my brown barrels and they were exceptional as well.
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Sidelock
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I would like to think of myself as a good friend of Dale Edmonds, I've known him for several years and I've worked a bit in his shop. Dale will freely admit that:
1. The process of refinishing barrels is far from perfectly reproducible.
2. That he has struggled and continues to struggle to get a good brown and white finish.
If you find someone that gives a good brown finish go with him, if you find someone who gives a good black and white finish, go with him. But don't expect a guy who gives one kind of finish to do as good a job on the others. This is tough work.
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Sidelock
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Sidelock
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There is nothing wrong with Keith's brown barrels.
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Sidelock
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I apologize if I stated things poorly, I meant to say that Dale has a hard time getting a good reproducible brown and white finish and prefers to do a black and white finish.
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Sidelock
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I have been very pleased with the "browning" done on my twist and damascus barrels by Buck Hamlin of Pevely, Mo. However, he usualy has a long backlog. I'm pretty sure he doesn't do black & white.
JERRY
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Some of the best browning work I have has come from M.V.Highsmith-Memphis, Black & white, Dale Edmonds !
Craig Havener
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Sidelock
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His black and white work is horrible.
Also don't ever send him a gun to put a leather covered pad on. He did one for me a few years ago. It looked sort of like a road apple rolled up into vaguely the shape of a recoil pad then stuck on the gun with super glue. I'm really not exaggerating here, I wish I was.
Destry Sounds like he knew of you and gave you the quality of work befitting you.
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