Archive for January, 2011

Custom Carved International Sporting Arms Gun Show

This weekend is the International Sporting Arms gun show in Las Vegas Nevada. It is being held at the Riviera Hotel. This gun show is being sponsored by the NRA. The International Sporting Arms gun show is one of the largest gun shows in the nation. The show will be held January 14th through the 16th. There will be every type of gun imaginable there. Not to mention the gun collectors. I will have some of the guns I have custom carved/engraved there.

This year I will be attending the show as a vendor. At my booth you will be able to see the custom carved/engraved gun stocks I have completed. Each gun has been custom designed and sculpted, then hand painted to enhance the detail. There will be custom carved gun stocks, display cases, wall sculptures and ivory inlays for my clients to view. The guns have many different patterns on them, such as, basket weave, sculpted leaves, and hand painted art,  to name a few. There will also be a few gun there that I have repaired.

I hope everyone will have a chance to come by and see the designs and sculptures. I look forward to meeting and visiting with each of you while you are there. See you at the gun show! Deb

Custom Carved Henry Big Boy .45LC

The third carving for December 2011 is a custom carved Henry Big Boy .45LC. This gun was commissioned by the “GS Electric” companies employees. They wanted to give a custom carved gun with the companies logo to their boss Gary Sorensen.

The “G & S” and the lightening bolt is a white composite ivory inlayed, along with the yellow which is also composite ivory inlay. I carved the white first, making it stand up higher then the rest of the gun. Then I carved the yellow flush with the gun stock. Yes, it was a challenge to not hit the white while carving the yellow.

The Gary’s signature was added and inlayed to match his company name. The date his business was opened was also included under the logo. The employees who purchased this for Gary had me add their initials to the grip of the gun. Something to remember them by.

After completing the carving and inlay. The gun did not look complete, (see the above picture). The word “Electric” did not stand out like it should. You see, at first I did not paint the letters of “Electric”. Originally the employees wanted the word “Electric” to be black along with the date the company was established and their initials. After the gun was finished, you could not see the full name of the company. So, I hand painted the letters of the word “Electric” white but made sure the paint went down deep in the gun. I did not inlay this part of the gun. I think it gives the gun the depth needed to complete the scene. The first picture at the top of this page will show you the final results.

I’m sure this gun will be hung on the wall of their business for years to come. It is a very unique one of a kind addition to any gun enthusis’ collection. Merry Christmas Gary! I hope you enjoy your gun. Deb

Custom Carved Kitchen Signs

This custom carved kitchen sign was created for my mother. I recently helped her tile her back splash in her kitchen. After doing so, she decided she needed a new sign to go above her kitchen sink. My dad winked at me and then called me to come out to his garage. He handed me a piece of hickory that was already sculpted on the edges and said, “Here ya go!” I don’t remember if I had asked him if he had a piece of wood or if he just gave it to me and expected me to carve something neat on it.

Either way, the sign was made. I have inlayed composite ivory for the lettering. Then the leaves where custom carved/sculpted into the hickory wood. Last I hand painted the leaves to match her decor in her kitchen. I wonder just how long this sign will hand before she asked for another one?

Christmas day came with a big surprise for mom. She loves her sign and made sure to have Dad hang it up the minute they got home. Thanks for allowing me to create something special for you. Love you mom. Deb

Custom Carved Gun Stocks

Happy New Years everyone!!! I sure hope everyone has enjoyed this holiday season. Today I have been thinking about the goals I would like to accomplish with my custom carved gun stocks this year. In doing so, it has given me a chance to looked back on the goals I have accomplished last year. It still amazes me how many goals I was accomplished. So, for this reason I am going to set goals for my custom carving even higher this year. The first one is to attend 3 major gun shows within this year.

I am scheduled to be a vendor at the upcoming Las Vegas Antique Arms Show™International Sporting Arms Show™ Invitational Knifemakers Showing™ in Las Vegas NV. The show will be held at the Riviera Hotel on January 14th thru January 16th, 2011. The show is being sponsored by the NRA (National Rifle Association). I will be there with several of the guns I have listed here on my web site. Some of the other guns being displaying have been borrowed from my customers who love to show them off. This Las Vegas Antique Arms Show™ International Sporting Arms Show™ Invitational Knifemakers Show™ should prove to be the best of the year. I am looking forward to meeting many new people.

Gun collectors and enthusis’ alike will be there. As I’m sure you know by  now, my gun stocks are all hand carved/engraved and hand painted. Each design has first been molded into clay then many practice pieces are carved/engraved before I start on the final piece. This process helps me to insure the custom carving will look exactly like it should on each gun stock. Customers who have purchased wood sculpting/carving/engraving from me in the past are simply amazed at the detail and clarity each piece has. Come to the gun show and judge for yourself. Then you can see why everyone who looks at the pictures on my web site all say “the pictures do not do justice to the art on the guns.” Wouldn’t you like to hand down your guns from generations to generation?

If you have the chance to come to the Las Vegas Antique Arms Show™International Sporting Arms Show™ Invitational Knifemakers Show™, please look me up. I would really enjoy meeting you and placing your name on my waiting. Then you will also have bragging rights and can show everyone your own custom carved gun stock.

Happy New Year to all, Deb