SWMBO got a magazine in and she pointed out they had an article about "Gunsmithing". Well.....turns out it was an article about being your own gunsmith, and it proceeded to describe the ins and outs of maintaining your own firearm. Pretty much cleaning it.........OOOOOOOkay.....
In my mind a true gunsmith can virtually take anything and turn it into a true work of art. Some of the folks I correspond with, and have seen there work, is way over my knowledge. But I sure wish I lived close, like next door type of stuff, I would be over there all the time trying to learn the craft.
You know, the person that seems to rattle off model numbers like an endless supply of M&M's and not skip a beat. The ones that have full knowledge of what's wrong with a firearm and not take it apart yet. The ones that can re-blue something with a luster the factory would be envious of.
I don't know how someone can call themselves a gunsmith by simply cleaning a firearm, but the way that article read I have to wonder sometimes.