P_ham for the win

[Dsnow9]

So I want to start out by saying @p_ham did not endorse this thread and will take down if he requests…

This guy is doing amazing work as we have all seen! Let’s post up the work he has done so far for us and encourage everyone to send your guns. (And order the other cool artistic things)

The goal is to make him so busy that he has to go full time into the amazingly talented gunsmithing that we all get to admire.

Country custom metalsmithing, you won’t be disappointed!

 

[Dsnow9]

I may or may not currently have a work in progress over there in the shop… This is the only hint so far. (It goes with my hat)

 

[BackofBeyond]

Just a little something something to push a big pill really fast.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Does checkout code “RANDY” get your project bumped up the list before the other riffraff

 

[woods89]

One thing Kurt Racicot said one time was that he felt one of the big reasons Stone Glacier was successful was that he didn't hurry to make it his full time job. I think there was a lot of wisdom in that.

We see it all the time, excellent craftsmen go into business for themselves, get lots of work because they are good, and then get overloaded. Communication starts to suffer, and unfortunately sometimes being behind means quality starts to slip. Add the fact that that backlog sometimes gets sold at rates that really don't make a lot of money, and things get squirrelly in a hurry.

My advice would be,

-make sure you are actually making profit on your work after all expenses are covered and you are paid.

-know your costs extremely well.

-have systems in place to handle incoming interest and work.

-understand that communication with customers is what may make or break a small business.

Once all that is working going into business full time won't be an issue. I've worked for the public for about 10 years now and I wish I had followed the above advice from the start, as it would have saved me a lot of stress and put a lot more money in my pocket.

I'm probably preaching to the choir here, if so, great! Im personally rooting for @p_ham .

 

[BackofBeyond]

Does checkout code “RANDY” get your project bumped up the list before the other riffraff

Promo code "Welcome to Hunt Talk" has absolutely no effect what so ever.

 

[noharleyyet]

"Retain @p_ham before he blows up."
-Riffraff

 

[Jofes]

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I may or may not currently have a work in progress over there in the shop… This is the only hint so far. (It goes with my hat)

So... When you get something with said weapon, are you going to announce, "got em with my prison pink"?

 

[Ben Lamb]

So... When you get something with said weapon, are you going to announce, "got em with my prison pink"?

Was talking with a colleague a few weeks ago about a possible business venture I'm interested in and he had some good advice: "Are you buying a business or a job?"

The other great piece of advice I got 20 years or so ago was from a salty old Wyoming Fishing Guide: "Doing what you love as a job is a surefire way to find something else to love."

@p_ham's work is impeccable. Only he knows if it's worth the hassle of going pro, or staying in the pro-am circuit.

 

[Dsnow9]

So... When you get something with said weapon, are you going to announce, "got em with my prison pink"?

The color is right but the name of the color really doesn’t do me any favors. But hey, better to just embrace it at this point.

 

[blueridge]

Paul, out of curiosity, what is your day job?

 

[BackofBeyond]

Paul, out of curiosity, what is your day job?

 

[p_ham]

Paul, out of curiosity, what is your day job?

I'm a field service technician for forklifts and other warehousing assets.

 

[Dsnow9]

One thing Kurt Racicot said one time was that he felt one of the big reasons Stone Glacier was successful was that he didn't hurry to make it his full time job. I think there was a lot of wisdom in that.

We see it all the time, excellent craftsmen go into business for themselves, get lots of work because they are good, and then get overloaded. Communication starts to suffer, and unfortunately sometimes being behind means quality starts to slip. Add the fact that that backlog sometimes gets sold at rates that really don't make a lot of money, and things get squirrelly in a hurry.

My advice would be,

-make sure you are actually making profit on your work after all expenses are covered and you are paid.

-know your costs extremely well.

-have systems in place to handle incoming interest and work.

-understand that communication with customers is what may make or break a small business.

Once all that is working going into business full time won't be an issue. I've worked for the public for about 10 years now and I wish I had followed the above advice from the start, as it would have saved me a lot of stress and put a lot more money in my pocket.

I'm probably preaching to the choir here, if so, great! Im personally rooting for @p_ham .

Great advice, I made the shift a year and a half ago into full time. It’s the best shift I ever made. But as you said, I had my bases covered and a client base built up.

 

[MThuntr]

I'm a field service technician for forklifts and other warehousing assets.

I knew we were in the presence of a certified forklift operator!

 

[p_ham]

3rd time I've heard that this week!

 

[Beignet]

Woah. I'd have guessed that machining or some kind of metalwork might've been a part of the current day job. Are you self-taught on that kind of wizardry?

 

[noharleyyet]

Businessman's Prison Pink

 

[noharleyyet]

The one that made most of the safe inhabitants benchwarmers for Texas work...I'm so happy I didn't queu up on Grizzly Customs waiting list.

*long list of p-ham's expertly crafted improvements

https://flic.kr/p/2nXY9Fy

 

[p_ham]

Woah. I'd have guessed that machining or some kind of metalwork might've been a part of the current day job. Are you self-taught on that kind of wizardry?

I was a machinist/ welder for a number of years in the army and most of my jobs since then have been fabrication related.
The firearms side has been self taught interest based.