Bite my tongue?

[B. Dudley]

I have been scolded before and been basically told that because I am in the business that I am not to have an opinion or god forbid voice it. But... these are my thoughts on the topic.

I personally perform my work with as much pride as possible and I don't even take in jobs that I am not comfortable with or where I would not want my name attached to it.
For example, I am leery to even install a recoil pad or checker a stock on a gun that has been butchered up or poorly restocked or refinished. Because then, before you know it the story takes a life of its own and my checkering job turns into me having stocked the gun. I don't want my name attached to anything that I would not be proud of in its entirety.

That being said, I would be afraid to put out any work that was sub-par with the fear of people talking about it. And, I would fully expect people to talk about it. And, I would ask that if anyone was not happy with any work that I performed that they at least let ME know about it.

Anyway, with some of the experiences and horror stories I have had and heard about others in the business, it would really open some eyes if people told their tales and maybe prevented others from dealing with the same grief.

Unfortunately many others do not feel the same way, which I do not understand. They just want to sit back and let others learn the hard way I guess.