A sad loss of someone you'd class as an old school craftsman. R.I.P.
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A sad loss of someone you'd class as an old school craftsman. R.I.P.
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RIP Don .
Sad news for the family..
And sadness that the tap of the tools now sound silent
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Very sad news indeed, he was a true craftsman.
I'm not a particular fan of engraved air guns, but have one of his earliest examples of an engraved 'Through the Blue' Webley Senior, fitted with standard grips. When I spoke to Don about this he vaguely remembered doing it, but most of his later examples were done 'In the Silver' and refinished after engraving.
Below are some photographs of said Senior. The grips were acquired later.
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Last edited by Troubledshooter; 29-06-2021 at 11:18 AM.
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RIP Don. I never met him but spoke to him a few times when I had 2 rifles engraved by him some time ago. Wouldn't it be a fitting tribute to have a few pics up on this thread of his craftsmanship?
I have a few pics of an ISP AND GC2 scimtar I could add but no idea how to ;-)
Atb
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Last edited by 666; 28-06-2021 at 04:10 PM. Reason: Typo
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I have some of the ISP I had, will see if I can get them upOriginally Posted by 666
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RIP Don.
A true craftsman and a gentleman, always happy to answer any queries I had.
It is good to know that Don's memory will live on in the incredible works of art he created over the last few decades and an honour to be the custodian of some of them.
John M
Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.
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Been away for the week and to return to this news is a spoiler,, Don will live on through his work and i am lucky enough to own one of Ben Taylors own rifles that Don worked his magic on and a wonderful piece of work it is too, Being a shooter and motorcyclist i have admired Dons skill for many many years,
Combined with the polishing and bluing by Ben and the artwork of Don they made masterpieces on many custom rifles and pistols, Privileged to own one .
R.I.P. Don... A real pleasure to own a piece of your work.
Quick link for some of Dons work..
https://donblocksidge.weebly.com/gallery.html
Last edited by colin g; 29-06-2021 at 09:19 AM.
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