Hand-forged Bowie

[Major 2]

Robert,
I'm both jealous & envious ....Chucks work was/is exceptional ....his photography was stunning .

I was always a BIG fan of his "look" the way he had with his art , I spoke with him a few times , always wanted one of his holsters.
He was working up a holster companion for my original  Griswold & Gunnison , when his health brought him down  

Sadly, his style,  his look , will not pass this way again.

[Mogorilla]

Amen to that Major.  I have a file on my computer of his pictures.  It is just called Chuck.  I was always amazed by the generosity of his spirit to take the time to reply to posts to teach us.

[St. George]

I have several things he'd made me over time.

- Kiowa 'Strike-a-Light' pouch for flint and steel 'and' he made the striker.

- Spur straps with genuine silver 1880s Mexican 5-Peso conchos.

- A fairly plain sheath - rawhide-laced and riveted, and he also rawhide-wrapped a knife's hilt for that sheath.

Regrettably, he died with several projects of mine yet to be completed - two different-styled SAA Holsters and Money Belt, and a Pueblo holster for my 1911.

We talked quite a bit, and I'd spoken with him the week before he died - the weaknesses he complained about had cleared, he was 'up' and positive, but that was not to be.

I'll always miss him...

A fine man.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Major 2]

Indeed..... 

I had done some Bota patterns I shared with him    .... taken off the original set I traced at Jefferson Barracks.

I don't know if he ever use that pattern.

I had spoken to (actually replied to him ) in late Jan or Feb. of "16" he was weak then,  we spoke of a portfolio of his photographs
in a published Coffee table style book ... I had inquired with University of Florida press in regards to a test project.