Birmingham Gunmakers Stag I would like to think

I would like to think that the body of work I produce makes a valid statement about life and is unique in that it is not something that has been done before

The pipe-backed topline of the mattock serves as reinforcement to reduce wear and damage from accidental contact with the ground while also providing a grip point if choking up on the head for crafting tasks

soups and stews

appropriately illustrated with sketches by Bell himself

With undaunted courage and fiber of steel

Birmingham Gunmakers Stag I would like to thinkDouglas Tate, Birmingham Gunmakers. Long Beach, CA: Safari Press, 1997. Hardbound (dust jacket is cut away and pasted tipped inside). Xii, 190 pages. Oversize. Various items tipped in, including photographs. From the collection of noted stockmaker David Trevallion. Illustrated, bibliography. Good. $75. Note this book is from the Fender collection and carries the owners signature on the front endpaper along with his blind stamp.