{"id":186,"date":"2025-09-18T00:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2025-09-23T20:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:38:58","slug":"about-bob","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/about-bob\/","title":{"rendered":"About Bob"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"186\" class=\"elementor elementor-186\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241f014 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"241f014\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bec4a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bec4a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Bob<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3af6fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3af6fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d127dd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d127dd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f402f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87f402f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Bob<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f33a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93f33a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shooting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90b40a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d90b40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bob has been involved in the shooting sports competitively and for fun for more than 50 years, winning many trophies and awards and enjoying all types of firearms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2a09d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b2a09d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/award3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/award3.jpg 570w, https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/award3-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b153129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b153129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Motorcycling<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562c4f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"562c4f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bob was also an avid motorcycle rider and (when younger) a racer in Scrambles (now called Motocross). He has owned a wide range of cycles from dirt bikes to GoldWings and Harleys. Bob has also built an award-winning Springer Softail from the frame up, a.k.a. the &#8220;Buckeye Bike&#8221; (below).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a75e1 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5a75e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d234c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96d234c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/award4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb592d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bb592d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/award6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce79ce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce79ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/award7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18f9c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e18f9c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P1013737-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-379\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P1013737-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P1013737-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P1013737-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P1013737-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P1013737-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d35417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d35417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flying and Aircraft Mechanics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7966e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7966e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bob is a pilot ( single and multi-engine) and has held Instrument and Flight Instructor ratings. He is still active as an A&amp;P mechanic and holds an FAA Inspection Authorization to perform maintenance and Annual Inspections on planes. Bob has owned 11 planes from a Piper Cub to a Cessna 310 multi- engine and a &#8220;hot rod&#8221; Globe Swift in the middle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d6e72 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53d6e72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d8cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1d8cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"187\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/award8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df4631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5df4631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Swift-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Swift-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Swift-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Swift-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Swift-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Swift-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55df374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55df374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/award9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-026e264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"026e264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Military Service - 4 Branches<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82dbe1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82dbe1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the early 1960&#8217;s Bob was a Counter-Intelligence Specialist in the U.S. Army Security Agency and served in Germany and Viet Nam. In the early 1980&#8217;s Bob was a Corporal in the Ohio Army National Guard working on helicopters at OSU airport. In the mid 1980&#8217;s Bob was a Sergeant serving as a Combat Arms Instructor in the U.S. Air Force Reserve at Rickenbaker Air Force Base in Lockbourne. In the late 1980&#8217;s Bob was a Captain serving as a Search and Rescue pilot with the Civil Air Patrol (U.S.Air Force Auxillary) at Rickenbacker AFB.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77dc7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77dc7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/award10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdced8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdced8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amateur (Ham) Radio - WA2RVX<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3054df5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3054df5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bob is a currently-licensed Amateur (Ham) radio operator with a General Class license. Bob was first licensed in 1965 as a Technician Class Ham receiving call sign WA2RVX (New York). Moving to Ohio and upgrading to General Class Bob retained his original call sign. Bob can be found on 2, 6, 10, 15 and 40 meters with a Kenwood TS-2000 and 2 meters (mobile) with a Yaesu FT-2900R\/E.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9220d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9220d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organizations (past &amp; present as a dues- paying member) * = Life member<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ecb81b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ecb81b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>National Rifle Association* -Buckeye Firearms Association -Ohio Gun Collectors Association -Second Amendment Foundation -American Gunsmiths Association &#8211; Westchester Rifle &amp; Pistol Club -International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association &#8211; American Motorcyclist Association* -Yonkers Motorcycle Club &#8211; Aircraft Owners &amp; Pilots Association &#8211; Experimental Aircraft Association &#8211; Swift Museum Foundation &#8211; Beech Aero Club &#8211; Amateur Radio Relay League &#8211; CRES Amateur Radio Club &#8211; Mensa &#8211; American Legion &#8211; Veteran&#8217;s of Foreign Wars (VFW)* &#8211; B.P.O. 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