Posts Tagged ‘Gun stock art’

Custom Carved Thanksgiving

At this time of year, I would like to share my custom carved Thanksgiving with you.  I find myself giving thanks for everything in my life. This year is no exception. Thanksgiving for me is a special time to get together with family and friends. Share memories and catch up on what’s going on in each others lives. Then there is also the FOOD!!!! We can’t forget the food or the game on TV! Still, it is a good time to stop and reflect on what has happened on my life over the past year. I have included the link to the original blog post. Just click on the picture and it will take you to the blog post.

I want to tell everyone who viewed or commented on my web site, THANK YOU! My custom carved gun stocks have been a very rewarding part of my life. I’m sure without your support and comments, I would not ventured out to share my carvings with world. Each of you have enriched my life in so many ways. I find myself getting up in the mornings just to run in the office to see who has sent me a comment or an email. I enjoy sharing my custom carved gun stocks with you. From the actual design to the basket weave on to the hand painted art work. I have a hard time wanting to come in the house at night after carving all day in my studio on a new project. I also send my thanks to my family and friends for your encouragement and support. I’m sure I have bugged you with my designs and projects. For these reasons and many, many more I thank you! I hope each and everyone of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Please stay safe while driving. We still have Christmas and New Years to celebrate remember!

I thought I would start something new this year. I am going show all the guns I have completed each year. So bare with me while I list them all for you to view again. Each client I have carved a gun stock for this year can now show them off again. Its your turn to brag on your gun stock carving! Here you can show off your custom carved, hand painted art work I have carved for you.

Each gun has been custom carved or (custom engraving) and hand painted to bring out the detail. There is no two guns alike! All of the guns have gone up in value after being carved. Gun collectors and appraisers will tell you the gun has doubles and even triples in price. Some have grown even more in value. Still, all of the clients I have carved for this year tell me their gun will never leave their hands. They will be handed down through the generations. What a legacy they will leave for their children.

If you are thinking of having a gun custom carved for a friend, client or family member. Contact me soon. I also have gift certificates available. Gift certificates make the best gifts. The person receiving the gift certificate for the custom carving can chose what they would like on their gun stock.

Again, enjoy your Thanksgiving and remember to drive safely. We all want you around for the rest of this Holiday season and the next! Happy Carving Deb L

Custom Carved Savage 308

Just finished, a custom carved Savage 308 rifle. This is a Christmas present for a friends wife. I have carved the Hawaiian flower (Hibiscus) with an Alaskan moose. I have also included the basket weave on the forend and grip of this gun stock. I have added accents to the grip (moose horn) and forend (Hibiscus flower). All of the custom carved art work is hand painted to enhance the detail. If this gun was appraised today it would appraise for $3700.00. Gun collectors would give their eye to have this gun in their collection. I’m sure this gun will be handed down from mother to daughter.

This gun has been discontinued years ago. I have included the history of the Savage arms rifle Model 99F. I hope you enjoy reading about this gun.  

History

The Savage 99 was preceeded by the Savage 1895, which was the first hammerless lever-action rifle produced. Read the rest of this entry »

Custom Carved Wells Fargo Stagecoach Shotgun

I recently was asked to show the process of carving a gun stock. Below is pictures of how this is accomplished. I have custom carved this W. W. GreenerShotgun replica last December. This was a Christmas gift for her husband. You can read the history of this gun as well as the history of the manufacturer by going to the following link: http://deblindsaystudios.com/carved-greener-shotgun/ or this one: http://deblindsaystudios.com/w-w-greener-shotgun/,

For your information, I have not included the clay mold or the many many practice pieces I did before carving this gun. I believe I carved twelve samples before I liked what I came up with. This is the final process of how I custom carved a gun stock.

After I have found my subject, designed the pattern, developed it in clay then carved twelve practice models of this pattern. I finally was ready to put the pattern onto the gun stock. This photo shows one of the ways I put a pattern on the gun. I first cover the entire gun to protect it from any unforeseen problems. Then put the pattern I intend on carving on the gun. I then carve the pattern into the gun stock.

This picture shows how the pattern is carved into the gun stock, the background being removed and the shaping of each character.

 This photo shows the detail that has been carved into the gun stock. This is the last step before sealing the gun stock back up and hand painting the gun.

Here is the completed gun stock. I have custom carved the stagecoach into the butt of the gun then hand painted the design to bring out even more detail.

This is another picture of the completed gun stock showing how the design fits on the gun.

This is the full view of the gun  with the Wells Fargo Stagecoach. This gun belonged to a Great Great Great grandson of a gunmen that worked for Wells Fargo Stage Lines. He told me the family story of his great great great grandfather and how he worked for them all those years ago. This is why his wife asked me to carve this scene onto this gun for his Christmas present.

I did not carve the basket weave or anything else onto this gun. I felt it would have detracted from the original design of the gun. This gun is one of the only coach guns made in the United States. I hope you have enjoyed seeing how I design, carve and paint my clients guns. I’m sure each will be handed down from generations to generations. They are one of a kind works of art. I strive hard to make sure I do not make two guns alike.

I look forward to carving a custom design for you. Please contact me so we can begin working on your gun! Happy Carving!!!! Deb

History of W. W. Greener

Here is the history of W. W. Greener. The man and the history behind the legend.  Read the rest of this entry »

Custom Carved Savage Model 99

Custom carved Savage Arms Model 99 is my next project. As I’m sure every gun collector knows, this gun was discontinued years ago. It is a very nice gun to shoot. Very accurate and dependable. I have been asked to carve a moose with the Hibiscus flower on this gun. This is a Christmas present for one of my clients wife. She has no idea she is receiving this gun. Many men would never think of giving a gun to his wife. Unless you are like this family. All are avid hunters and enjoy getting out and being in the outdoors. This gun will have a beautiful moose scene carved on the gun stock. It will be outlined with the Hibiscus flower. The forend and grip will have the basket weave along with something else to enhance the design. You will have to check back to see what gun stock art has been put on the grip and forend. The custom carving is all hand finished along with the hand painting that accentuates the detail of the carving. Gun collectors world wide will be envious of this gun. I’m sure it will be handed down from generation to generation. Your comments are greatly appreciated. Please feel free to leave them below. Happy Halloween! Deb

The Savage Arms Company is a firearms manufacturing company based in Westfield, Massachusetts, with a division located in Canada. The company makes a variety of rimfire and centerfire rifles, as well as marketing the Stevens single-shot rifles and shotguns. They may be best-known for the Model 99 hammerless lever-action rifle, no longer in production, and the very popular .300 Savage sporting cartridge, which was the parent case for the .308 Winchester cartridge.

The Model 99, and its predecessor models 1895 and 1899, are a series of lever action rifles created by the Savage Arms Company in Utica, New York. Read the rest of this entry »

Custom Carved – Las Vegas Gun Show

January 14 through 16, 2011, there will be the largest gun show held in Las Vegas, NV. This will be the next gun show I will be attending. This gun show is at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. The show is called the International Sporting Arms Show. This gun show is also sponsored by the NRA. I have put a link here for anyone who would like to know more about the gun show.

International Sproting Arm Show

I will have a few new custom carved guns on display. There are many of my guns that are for sale. Many of the guns have the basket weave design. As well as, some very unique patterns on the forend and grip. All of the guns are custom carved with one of a kind designs and are hand painted. Gun collectors world wide will enjoy adding these unique pieces of art to their collections. Not to mention the other ways in which you can have your own gun custom carved or engraved. Why not tell a story to hand down to your children? Or you can have a custom carving of a scene from one of your favorite hunting trips. What about your company’s logo for that special customer or top sales representative? All are possible to have custom carved on your gun stock. Give me a call so we can discuss what you would like on your gun stock.

I look forward to meeting you at the upcoming gun show. Please stop by the booth while you are there. Also, I enjoy hearing from you. Your comments are greatly welcome. Please feel free to leave yours below. Happy Hunting! Deb

Custom Carved Weatherby Mark V

Custom carved weatherby mark V gun will be an interesting project. I have been asked to carve an Iris flower on this gun along with the official name of the flower, the “Martha Lisa” iris. This customer has asked me to create this beautiful memory for him to display and be handed down from generation to generation.  I will be inlaying then name in ivory. This gun already has a beautiful design on the grip and forend. You will have to check back later to see what else I have added to this gun. I believe you will be pleasantly surprised. I will also be hand painting the art work as well.  Gun collectors around the nation will love this gun.

Your comments are grately appreciated. Please feel free to leave them below. Thanks for stopping by my web site. I look forward to creating something very unique for you. Deb

Gun History

Here is some history of the Weatherby Mark V gun. Read the rest of this entry »

Custom Carved – Have We Lost Our Heritage?

Have we lost our heritage? How many people have given this any thought? I for one have. While custom carving this coach gun shot gun, I began wondering this very thing. With out Wells Fargo Bank to carry on the tradition of using the stagecoachs for their advertising. We would have lost this beautiful image years ago. The old west is fast becoming lost to our modern ways of life.

The picture above is a very rough carving of the pattern to be put on the coach gun.

This is yet another reason I decided to carve the abandoned stage coach on the ICA coach gun. Not only will this custom carved coach gun preserve the memories and the history of the old west. It also adds trememdous value to any gun collector’s personal collection. This gun will be hand carved and hand painted. There will not be enough room for the basket weave pattern to be put on this gun. Is this something that you are looking for on your gun? If so please drop me a line or call me to discuss your options and what you would like on your gun.

Your comments would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to leave them below.

Custom Carved Stage Coach Gun

I’ve started another gun stock. This gun is a custom carved stage coach gun shotgun. The last coach gun I carved was such a great success, I decided to carve another one. This gun will be carved/engraved with an abandoned stage coach. It is to symbolize how we are loosing our western heritage. I would like to be able to save our history in some way. This is my attempt at saving and sharing some of this history.

Here is a little information about this gun.

The gun stock will be custom carved and hand painted. This gun will not have a basket weave.  The forend of this gun is to narrow to support the pattern. This gun will make a great addition to the Wells Fargo Stagecoach collection. I look forward to showing you the finished project. Your comments are greatly appreciated. Feel free to respond to this post below.

Custom Carved Gun Show

Here are a few of the guns that will be at the custom carved gun show!!!! At least that is what I am calling it. LOL I am scheduled to attend the Crossroads of the West Gun Show this coming weekend. I hope to see a lot of you at the show. I will have many of the guns shown here on my web site at the show. Many of these guns are for sale. I will also be taking orders for Christmas, birthdays, special occasions, graduations, or to create something very unique for you or your company. All of my guns have been custom designed, carved, and hand painted by me. They will make a very unique addition as well as a very valuable addition to any gun collectors collection.

The show will be held at the South Town Expo center in Salt Lake City, UT. Dates are, September 25 & 26, 2010. If there is a particular gun you have had your eye on. Please email me fast and make arrangements to purchase the gun before the show. I do look forward to custom carving a gun stock for you and visiting with you at the gun show. Happy Carving!!!! Deb Lindsay

Custom Carved Greener Replica Coach Gun

(Picture found on the web. This is not the actual gun I will be carving.)

I have found my next project. After many people have asked to see the W. W. Greener shot gunor coach gun I carved last year. I decided I would custom carve  another Greener replica shot gun. This gun will have an old abandoned stagecoach on the gun stock. I will be hand painting the scene as well. As to the forend and grip of this gun. I have not determined if I will add a custom carved design to these areas. Time will tell… This gun will make a fantastic addition for any gun collector. Not to mention it will preserve our history.

If you are interested in learning more about the W. W. Greener guns. You can read what I have written in an earlier blog post http://deblindsaystudios.com/carved-greener-shotgun/ .  Normally, I find a lot of my information on the gun manufacturers web site. I also use the www.wikipedia.com web site. Here is discussion board I recently found. You can post your comments and other people can respond to you. This particular discussion board is on the W. W. Greener Shotgun.

I don’t know how many other people enjoy learning about the history of guns, but I find it very fascinating. Guns have helped us throughout history. History has proven guns are a large part of our past. Have you ever wondered where we would be without them?

Pictures will be posted as I complete this project. Thanks for checking back and for your comments. Happy carving! Deb