I'm definitely no pro 'smith, I just tend to tinker more than the average joe. I've built a couple dozen AR's, 10/22's, and 1911's from ground up, and I'm the type of guy that's never satisfied by anything "factory". Drives my wife nuts that I spend the time and money getting parts and tools doing jobs myself, but that's the fun in it for me. If I didn't have the day job I do, I'd absolutely consider a career as a smith, but for now, I'm just an obsessive tinkerer.