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The Gun Engraver, Jim Downing, Fine Engraving on Firearms and Knives
Description
Jim learned by the age of 20 that he was cut out to be a craftsman and has worked for himself ever since. Learning woodworking from his grandfather, a master carpenter, Jim started doing shows in the New Orleans area and soon discovered the art of scrimshaw. By 1980 scrimshaw was a full time occupation and love. Displaying at shows throughout the country his reputation and expertise grew to include silversmithing. A natural progression started from engraving ivory to engraving silver and other metals by hand. Becoming familiar with the gravermeister tool, knife engraving was the next step, as was moving into gun and knife shows. As his confidence with metal engraving increased, engraving firearms became the next focus.
"The art of gun engraving will take a lifetime to master but I have time, patience and perseverance, and look forward to being an old-timer in this very elite group of artisans."
Jim lives with his wife, Nancy, and a yellow lab named Tater, in a restored victorian home, in the Mid Town National Historic District in Springfield, Missouri. He also owns a building in the Commercial Street National Historic District, an 1870s railroad boom town and is deeply involved in historic preservation and neighborhood revitalization.
Contact
- Downing, Jim
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- Springfield MO
- United States 65803
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- (417) 865-5953
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