Posts Tagged ‘gunstock art’

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

How Can I Get My Gun Stock Custom Carved?

How can I get my gun stock custom carved? This is a questions I have been receiving for months now. Or What designs can I have carved on a gun stock? There are many other questions too. Normally, I will talk to you for a while to find out what your interests are. Then I can suggest some ideas to you. Or if you have a picture you like. A hunting trip you have gone on you remember. These are all ideas you can draw from to decide on your custom gun stock carving.

Do you like the basket weave design on the forend and/or grip of the gun? Do you like leaves, horns, hooves, tree limbs, or scroll work? How much of your gun stock would you like carved (butt stock, forend, reverse side of butt stock, grip)? Is your gun stock in need of refinishing? Do you have some large scratches? Is the gun stocks finish pealing? Do you want your design painted? There are so many thing you can do to your gun stock. It all really depends on what much you would like to see on your gun stock and how much of the gun stock either needs refinished or how much you would like to have carved. All of these things are what helps me determine the design that will go on your custom carved gun stock.

Each custom carved gun stock if unique and deserve my full attention. Not only to the detail but to the scene as well as the design of the scene being put on the gun stock. Its a passion to me to create a one of a kind work of art for each client I have. I look forward to working on your design and to carving it for you.

Thanks for visiting my web site. I look forward to chatting with you in person and carving a gun stock for you. Thanks again 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

Update – Custom Carved Winchester 7mm MAG Gun Stock

I thought everyone would like to see what has happened so far on the custom carving process of the Winchester 7mm MAG. As you know after choosing the pattern to be carved on the gun stock. I will then mold the carving into clay. This gives me the depth and helps me to know how many layers there will be in the carving. I can also play with the clay and redesign the pattern if it does not work out or makes the carving to deep.

After molding the design in clay, I will then carve a sample of the design. This helps me to get a very good prospective as to how it will look on the gun stock. It also helps me to see where the design may need to be changed. I also have found on some samples the subject will have to be placed in a different area. I have carved up to 12 samples of a carving before I am happy with the design.

When I am satisfied with the sample carving I will then carve the gun stock. I will have more pictures of this gun as it progresses. Check back often to see the progress. Thanks for visiting my web site. Deb Lindsay

How I custom carved a Winchester 7mm MAG gun stock?

While camping over the 4th of July weekend. I was able to play with my clay and develop yet another pattern for a really cool gun. The gun is a Winchester 7mm REM mag, model 70. After hearing the story behind the purchase of this gun and the time it took for the owner to purchase it. I know this gun will remain in his possession for the rest of his life and then be passed on to his children. Definately a family heirloom!

I have been itching to carve this picture for a long time now. I just hadn’t found the right gun for the picture. This old calendar photo of two bull elk fighting, intregues me. Finally, I get to carve this pattern on someone’s gun stock. I have come up with my own design using the picture as an inspiration. I believe this carving will go very well on this gun. The owner loves to hunt, especially elk. For this reason I have chosen this design.

After working the pattern in clay to determine the layers and depth of the carving. I will then carve the pattern on a sample piece of wood. Sometimes this process will take several sample carvings before I am satisfied with the end result. When the design has been carved to my satisfaction, as well as the design tweeked just right. Then, and only then, will I carve the pattern onto the gun stock. After completing the carving, the sanding process will begin. Hand painting the artwork is the final step, using oil paints and very small brushes (usually the brushes only have a few hairs in each brush). This bring the scene to life. 

Check back here often for pictures I will be posting of this gun as I complete this project. This will give you an even better idea of how I create the art for each gun and the process I use to carve it.

Your comments are greatly appreciated. Please leave your thoughts below. I look forward to hearing from you. Deb L

How Do I Come Up With The Design?

Calender picture

How Do I Come Up With The Design you ask. Well, I do not have an easy answer to that question. There are many ways in which I come up with my designs for a custom gun stock carving. Usually, I see a picture of something that inspires me. I might be 4 wheeling in the mountains with my husband and see a landscape I like. I will take many pictures of that scene at different angles. Other times I will have a client bring me a picture of what they would like on their gun.

Photo from client

When I have client contact me to carve a gun for them. I will talk to them and find out all I can about their likes and dislikes. This helps me design something that I’m sure they will enjoy. This is when the real process actually begins. I begin focusing on the client. Their likes and dislikes. During this process, I actually allow the gun to talk to me. I know this is kind of hokus pokus, but to me it works.

Personal drawing

Many times, in the middle of the night, an idea or design will come to me. I will have to get up and draw it out on paper. Otherwise I will not be able to go back to sleep until I get the picture out of my head. My clients and my art mean that much to me. A clients gun is very special to them. There is usually a story behind each gun. Wheather it was in the purchase of the gun or a special hunt. The gun means as much to the client as my art does to me. Even the value of a gun is increased greatly when a carving has been put on a gun. Ask any gun collector. This is what they will tell you.

I hope I have helped you understand my process of finding the design for each project. If you have any questions. Please feel free to ask me in the comment section below. Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to hearing from you. Deb L

How Can I Protect My Gun Stock?

When I started carving gun stocks. My husband was very eager to show my carvings to everyone that came to our home. Even now, he will continually get the guns out of the gun safe to show people. After having to repair several nicks and scratches in the guns. I decided I needed to find some way to protect my guns without wrapping them up in blankets. Gun manufactures and dealers will tell you not to store your guns in the carrying case. The guns will sweat causing rust in the barrel and action. So, I had to find a way to protect then and still allow the guns to breath. One day the idea came to me to use old knee high athletic socks. So, I dug out my husbands old knee high socks. I slipped them on the butts of each gun in our safe. My theory was, with both guns having socks on. If one gun hit the other gun. The socks would act at a cushion. Thus protecting both gun stocks as well as the carving.

I have used this technique for about six months now. The socks have protect the butt of the guns beautifully! The socks only go up to the bolt or scope mounts of the gun. This allows the barrel and action to be open to the air preventing rust. Normally, you a hold by the barrel or forend while putting in the safe/gun cabinet. You usually only will bang the stocks of the guns together while taking the gun in and out. By putting a sock over the butt of the gun stock. The sock covered gun will bump up against the other sock covered gun. A cushion has been formed between the guns, preventing nicks and scratches. Unless you really hit the other gun stocks quite hard. There should be no damage.

IT REALLY WORKS!!!

I hope this is as helpful to you as it  has been to me. Please remember to sign up for my email notifications. By doing so, you will receive an email from me when ever I add a post to my web site. You can unsubscribe at any time. Also, your comments are greatly appreciated. Please feel free to leave yours below. Thanks again for visiting my web site. I look forward to hearing from you. Deb Lindsay

When Was My Gun Manufactured?

How can I tell when my gun was manufactured? Have you ever wondered how you can find out? Or would you like to prove to someone your gun is older then theirs? Well, I have come across a web site that can help you determin the age of your guns. It does not list all makes of guns. But it does have the top manufactures with all of their models of guns.

The gun shown above, is a Winchester Model 94 .25-35cal. After using the web site listed above, we where able to determin this gun was manufactured in 1950. It is a very handy tool to have expecially if you are a gun collector or just a gun enthusist. Gun collectors can use this web site to help determin the value of their guns. Not to mention how interesting it if for someone to look up the age of a family heirloom. Here is the web site address: http://www.oldguns.net . You will have to scroll down part way to find the “Manufacture Dates.” Then just click on the manufacture you want, choose the model of the gun and enter your serial number. It really is that easy.

It is very interesting to be able to give this kind of information to a client.  After I have carved the gunstock with the design the client has asked for. I do my best to give them as much information about their gun as I can. This web site has been very helpful in acquiring some of this information. I hope this is helpful to you as well.

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 Winchester .30-30 Model 1894 High Grade

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As promised, here is the second in the series of Winchester .30-30 Model 94 collectors edition. They are sure beautiful!

Winchester Model 1894 High Grade

The Winchester Model 1894 High Grade also honors and commemorates the 200th anniversary of Oliver Fisher Winchester’s birth in New England in 1810 — a most fitting way to remember a gentleman with the genius and vision to see product potential in firearm development. This model is deeply embellished with delicate scroll work, with Oliver F. Winchester’s signature in gold on top of the bolt. The left side of the receiver bears an early Winchester Repeating Arms crest. On the right side are the words, “Two Hundred Years, Oliver F. Winchester,” and the dates, “1810 — 2010.” The fancy Grade II/III walnut stock is enhanced with a high gloss finish and is delicately checkered, complementing the fine embellishments on the silver nitride receiver. This model is also chambered in the timeless 30-30 Win. caliber, with a deeply blued half-round, half octagon barrel. A buckhorn rear sight is fitted with a Marble’s® gold bead front sight. The demand for this model will be great. 500 will be sold as a set with the Custom Grade. The remaining limited quantities will be sold individually.

Item # Caliber   Barrel Length Overall Length Length of Pull Drop at Comb Drop at Heel Nom. Weight MSRP     534164114 30-30 Win.    24″   42″   13 1/4″   2 7/8″   3 5/8″   8 lbs.   $1,469.00