Posts Tagged ‘carved basket weave’

Custom Carved Remington 6mm Model 788

This is the newest project on my list. It is a Remington 6mm Model 788. This type of gun is considered a varmint gun. I will be putting a custom carved big horned ram. I will also be putting the basket weave on the gun stock. I will be uploading pictures of this project as I complete the carving. This gun will be for sale at the Cross Roads of the West Gun Show in Salt Lake City, Ut. This gun show will be held on September 25 & 26, 2010 at the South Town Expo Center. I have also included some history about this gun. The picture shown above in not of this exact gun. I will upload a current picture of the gun I will be carving. Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to visiting with you at the gun show. Deb L

History on the Remington 6mm

The 6mm Remington was introduced by Remington Arms Company in 1955 as the .244 Remington. It is based on necking down the .257 Roberts. Originally intended as a Varmint and predator cartridge, the .244 was never factory loaded with bullets over 90 grains. Rifles marked .244 Remington have a 1 in 12-inch (300 mm) twist that may not stabilize the heavier 100 and 105 grain bullets. Originally Remington offered factory ammunition with 75 grain bullets for varmints and 90 grain for deer. In 1963 Remington renamed the cartridge, calling it the 6mm Remington. Rifles marked 6mm Remington have a 1 in 9-inch (230 mm) twist and can stabilize all commercially available 6 mm bullets.

The 6mm Remington has a slight ballistic advantage over the much more popular .243 Winchester due to a slightly larger case capacity. The longer case neck of the 6mm Remington is considered desirable by handloaders. Noted Alabama deer hunter and marksman Creath Davis is a proponent of this caliber.

Its renaming from “.244 Remington” to “6mm Remington” is interesting. It was discovered soon after its release as .244 Remington that in the Remington Model 721 rifles the rate of twist used in the barrels would not stabilize heavier bullets weighing more than 90 grains. This led to a poor reputation for the cartridge as being “inaccurate.” Remington soon increased the rate of twist in its Model 721 rifles, but the marketability damage was already done as far as the cartridge was concerned. Therefore the name was changed to 6 mm Remington. The .244 Remington and the 6 mm Remington are identical – only the name changed.

Fighting Elk Custom Carved On A Winchester 7MM Mag

As you can see the Winchester 7MM Mag I started a month ago is finally finished. The fighting elk has been custom carved on the Winchester 7mm MAG. You may remember the past posts of how I have develope this carving from start to finish. I hope you have enjoyed the process. I’m sure you can tell it is not an easy process. Still, to me it is very enjoyable.

I refinished this gun by sanding down the gun stock then resealing it. This took the majority of the scratches out of the gun. Then I carved the scene onto the gun stock. This gun has the basket weave on both sides of the grip as well as on both sides forend as well as the bottom of the forend. T0 finish the gun, I have custom painted the scene onto the gun using oil paints. It truly is a work of art. Then I have applied a coat of finish to seal everything.

I have also checked to see what year this gun was manufactured, 1970. The gun still have many years of use left. It has given me great pleasure to carve and paint this scene on this gun. Your comments are appreciated. Please feel free to leave them below.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope to see you in person at the Cross Roads of the West Gun Show this coming September 25 & 26, 2010. The show will be held at the South Towne Expo in Salt Lake City, UT. Deb L

What Animal Would You Like Me To Carve Next?

I am asking this question of my readers. What animal would you like to see me carve next? I have custom carved, or engraved, many animals on different gun stocks over the year. I have enjoyed carving each and every one. Some of them are more challenging then others. Still, I get a tremendous satisfaction from completing each carving or engraving I do. Now, I am wondering if there is a certain animal you would like to see carved? To date I have carved elk, moose, mule deer, a mountain lion, grizzly bear, and mountain goats to mention a few.

There are lots more animals out there to be carved. Which one should it be? Help me decide by commenting below. You will be the one making this decision for me this time. So hurry and leave your choice below in the comment section. I will be adding the basket weave and something else to the forend and/or grip of the gun.

Here are a few ideas. Please do not limit your decision on just these pictures. Antelope, Black Bear, Big Horn Sheep to name a few.

I will keep a tally of requests. The highest number will decide the next carving. The decision date will be August 15th. I will post the results here on my blog. The gun will be for sell and on display at the Cross Roads of the West Gun Show in Salt Lake City, Utah, this coming September 25 & 26, 2010. I’m sure this gun will make any gun collector proud. Will that person be you?

Thanks for participating in this decision! Deb L

GUNSTOCK CARVING on the .243 WINCHESTER

Well the gunstock is finished!!! Hipp Hipp Hooray!!!

Hello everyone. Sorry I haven’t been posting on here for a while. The dreaded tax season is finally over for me. Now on to more important things. Gunstock carving!!! I have finished the gunstock carving on the .243 Winchester! This gunstock has multiple depths or levels of carving. The design of the pattern places the mule deer facing away from us. Making  it very unusual and challenging to carve. Not to mention the mountain lion.  

I purchased this gun knowing I would be doing some gunstock repair and refinishing. It still amazes me how well the guns turn out when they are finished. Gunstock carving or gunstock engraving, however you wish to call it. Can refurbish a gun to the point you have a hard time telling it is your own gun.

I will have pictures of the finished gun stock up soon. It’s been a very big challenge for me, and I’m glad to be finished with the main carving. I’m looking forward to hearing from everyone. Please leave me a post and tell me what you think!

Here’s hoping you will enjoy it!

Happy Hunting!

Deb

 CUSTOMIZED GUNSTOCK CARVING

.44 cal Golden Boy made by Henry. The gun will have the basket weave and a rope carved into. Giving this customized gunstock carving a unique flare. This will be another christmas gift for the owner. The rope will be a challenge to design it and then carve it. I am excited to see how this gun will turn out. I have had the opportunity to carve a gun for three of the four men in this family. Each have incorporated their version of the families brand. Each has the basket weave, their brand and then something different just to keep the gun original and the design unique. Each carving has been put on a Golden Boy rifle. I’m sure this gun will be handed down from generation to generation.

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.