Archive for November, 2009

CUSTOM CARVED GUNSTOCK

This is a custom carved gunstock for a long time friend. It is carved on a Remington 22-250 cal. The sceen that inspired me to carve this for him came from one of the many rides my husband and I take every weekend.

If you ever get the chance to visit the Uintah mountains in the fall of the year. You will find a serenity of peace and harmony. My husband and I enjoy going for rides in the mountains. It is a time to see the changing of the leaves and hopefully see some wildlife. One of our favorite animals is the majestic bull elk. They are usually in the rut about this time of year. Just after the bull elk shed the velvet from his horns. He will begin bugling to entice the cow elk to come to him. This is called “the rut.” The rut can begin as early as mid August to early September and will last well into November. When two bull elk want the same herd of cows they will fight each other for the rights to breed with the cows. This keeps the herds strong and healthy.

If you ever have the chance to be in the mountains and hear the bulls elk bugling. You will never forget the sound. It is the call of the wild. Nature’s way of helping animals to reproduce thus carrying on the species. We look forward to this time of year. We love to be out in nature. Looking and listening not only the majestic bull elk, but for the deer and other wildlife as well.

CUSTOM .22 Cal Golden Boy

Here is a little history of behind this custom .22 cal golden boy gun I have carved.

In the area where I live. The ranchers still use brands to identify their cattle. It seems like they will brand almost everything they own. There are homes that have walls dedicated to the brands handed down through the years from generation to generation. The brand will be changed slightly from the original design to indicate the  current owner of the ranch.

 This gun is no different. The owners daughter brought the gun to me and asked if I could create a design using this farmers particular brand. I have used the high speed Paragrave tool to sculpt and carve this design. The carved basket weave, on the forend of the gun, wraps around to the other side making it possible to grip the gun better. This gun will be given back tothe owner as a Christmas present from his daughters.

 Custom Gunstock Repairs

The pictures show are of the finished custom gunstock repairs. This gun had several large nicks in the stock. After fixing the nicks carved this beautiful elk scene over the repairs. You can not see where the repairs have been made. The gunstock art shows the grain of the wood and makes the old gun come to life once again. The smaller nicks and scratches are also fixed. You can not tell where the repairs have been made on the gunstock. Yes, it is more time consuming to repair a gun. Still the end results are well worth the time.

Here is a close up, as well as the full view, of the refinished gun along with the owner Dallas Jensen.

MULE DEER GUNSTOCK CARVING

Mule deer gunstock carving –My husband had this gun but was wanting to sell it. The gunstock looked like someone had left it out in the weather for several years.  It was badly weather checked. I refinished the stock then carved a picture of three mule deer bucks along with the basket weave patten on the gunstock. As you can see in the last picture. This gun has now been restored to a pristine condition. And my husband refuses to sell the gun.