Posts Tagged ‘Engraving’

Custom Carved Thank You

I am writing this blog post to thank everyone who visited with me at my booth during the International Sportsman’s Expo this last weekend, and to all who are interested in my custom carved gun stocks. The Expo was fantastic! As usual! There where thousand of people roaming around seeing all the exhibits and booths. Of course the Mule Deer Foundation and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation was present. I enjoyed visiting with many of the participants at the show as well as seeing all the different booths. It was great hearing what everyone was interested in and what they would like to have on their guns, antlers or on their fireplace mantles.

I would like to take this time to extend an invitation to become a subscribe to my email list. This invitation is for each and every person who visits my web site, came to my booth, or who knows someone who would enjoy my custom carvings. When you subscribe to my email list, you will receive information I post here from time to time. Normally, I will post two to three times a month to my blog. You are under NO obligation to sign up or to stay signed up as a subscribers on my email list. You can end your subscription at anytime. My blog keeps you informed as to the what is new. Not to mention the history of guns, gallery of custom carved guns, and custom carved wood sculptures. There is hand painted gun stocks, basket weave carved onto guns stocks, hand painted art, wood sculpting, guns for the collectors, and guns everyone will want to hand down from generation to generation. As well as other interesting facts I have uncovered throughout the years. I do hope you will consider joining my subscribers email list.

Custom Carved Gun Stock Savage .22 Cal

This project has taken a while to start, but the finished out come will be worth it. A custom carved gun stock for a Savage model 29. Yes, it is an old gun. I have been asked to carve/engrave a squirrel sitting on the branch of a tree on this gun stock. The pictures above are just a few I have found that I am considering. Which one should I use? Hmmmm Guess you will have to check back later to see which one I used.  The gun stock is smaller then a normal rifle. This might prove to be some what of a challenge. Carving/engraving a smaller gun stock means doing everything smaller than I normally do. Still, the gun stock will be custom carved/engraved and then I will hand paint the art work to bring out the detail. This gun has been handed down from generation to generation. I am sure it will continue to through the family for many more years to come. Well, here I go! I can’t wait to get started!

Pictures will be coming soon of the finished custom carved/engraved gun stock.

Happy Carving! Deb

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 Greener Replica Coach Gun

Last gun of the year for me is the custom carved Greener replica coach gun. After carving/sculpting the W. W. Greener replica stage coach gun last December, I really wanted to do a coach gun for myself. Well, here is it! This stage coach is an abandon stage coach. It symbolizes how we are loosing out past. The history of the Wells Fargo Stage Lines are written in our history book an in the movies. It is sad to see  how these beautiful works of machinery are all but gone now. Thank goodness for Wells Fargo and their willingness to preserve the history and maintain their fleet of stage coaches. At least our children will have the opportunity to visit their museum to learn about them. As well as, being able to see the horses hooked up to these beautiful coaches. Thank you Wells Fargo!

As you can see I have hand carved the stage coach onto this coach gun. I have chosen not to add the basket weave to this gun. I have hand painted the gun stock to bring out even more of the detail. I am adding this gun to my collection of Wells Fargo Commemorative collection. Gun collectors and enthuses alike will appreciate the detail of this gun. This gun and many of my other guns will be on display at the Antique Arms show in Las Vegas this coming January. The show will be January 14 – 16, 2010 at the Riviera Casino in Las Vegas, NV. I look forward to visiting with you there. Happy Holidays to everyone! Deb

Why Did I Choose Gun Stock Carving?

I have been asked many time why I chose to carve or engrave gun stocks? Instead of carving eggs, gourds, engrave on glass, etc. Well, my husband is an avid hunter. He loves guns and has aquired quite a collection. We usually go to the gun shows that are in the Salt Lake valley. One time, as we where getting out of our truck, he said to me: “Its your turn to buy something. What do you want? What kind of gun do you want to buy?” I told him, “I didn’t know.” I would look for something while where in the gun show. When we entered the gun show, I heard the wine of a dental drill. At least that is what I thought I heard. We went to that booth to see what it was. Sure enough it was a high speed pen that used dental bits. Called the Paragrave. I was allowed to try the tool. I  immediately fell in love with it. We wondered around the show for about another two hours. Came back to that same booth and purchased the tool.

Since that time I have tried my hand at engraving rocks, tile, eggs, glass, mirrors, metal and everything else I could get my hands on. In February 2009, I went to my first carving class with Dr. Lew Jensen, inventor of the Paragrave high speed pen. Again, we carved all kinds of differnet materials. Out of them all I have found I enjoy carving or sculpting wood. It is the medium I have found gives me the more enjoyment and the most challengs. Read the rest of this entry »

Gunstock Carving

I am scheduled to attend another gunstock carving class. This class is to teach more indepth knowledge of the anatomy of a horses body. The horses body is like so many other animals. The moose, deer, elk, etc. Structure is very imortant. Muscle placement, the way the skin lays over the muscles as well as the bones. With out this knowledge the animal you are carving will not look right. So, I am intent on learning everything I can so make my carvings more realistic and true to life.

The .300 mag is coming along very nicely. It is almost ready for the unveiling! Hope everyone survived the spring storm this week. We have received snow last night along with rain. Hopefully it will make up for the adiquite snow fall we did not receive this last winter. Thanks for coming to my web site. I hope you enjoyed yourself while you where here. Please feel free to leave your comments. It is always nice to see what others think of my carvings. Thanks again Deb

Gunstock Carving

It has come to my attention that my web site does not indicate the fact that many of the items listed here are for sale. Yes, I do custom gunstock carving and engraving. I also carve/engrave egg shells with customers choice of patterns, as well as, my own designes. There are many guns and eggs listed on here that are for sale. Like the ones listed about. If you see a gun or egg shell listed on my web site and are interested in purchasing it. Please do not hesitate in contacting me. I will get back with you as soon as possible. I would love carve your gunstock, an egg shell, or I can find the calibur of gun you desire and carve it for you. The sky is the limit!

Please feel free to leave your comments below. I enjoy the feed back I am receiving. I look forward to working with you. Deb

Ostrich Egg Carving

On this very special day, I would like to take the opportunity to tell all the mothers out there. Happy Mother’s Day. You are very special people who deserve a great deal of recognition. The ostrich egg carving I have pictured here is one I have carved for my mother. Carving an egg of any kind is very delicate work. Using to strong of a hand in carving eggs can and usually does result in a broken egg. Then you have to begin all over again. Still the challenge of completing an egg and creating a beautiful work of art is always there. Engraving the designs on eggs is very time consuming and tedious work. If you ever have the opportunity to watch this process, take it! You will not regret it. Read the rest of this entry »

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Deb specializes in custom gun stock carving, engraving and relief wood carving.