Posts Tagged ‘Mountain Lion’

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 Gun Show

After a year of working on my gunstock carving. I am going to publicly display my work at my first gun show. I will be at the South Town Expo in Salt Lake City, UT on September 25 & 26, 2010. They are having a Crossroads of the West Gun Show there. It will be very exciting for me to display my work and meet everyone.

Also, I will be posting a schedule of events on my web site of where I will be and what I am doing at the time. Here are a few of the gunstocks I have carved that will be at the gun show.

Mountain Lion attacking Mule Deer. Mountain Goats carving. Majestic Mule Deer with basket weave.

I am working on several more that will be finished by show time. Stay tuned and check back often to see updates on the new gunstocks I am carving.

Till then! Deb

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

RUGER  GUNSTOCK CARVING

Update March 7, 2010: I have had a hard time finishing this gun. The burs I use have been back ordered for the past three weeks.  Pictures will be put on here either Monday or Tuesday. Thanks for waiting so patiently!

 Today I have started another gun. It is a Ruger .243 Model M77. This Ruger gunstock carving has been inspired after finding a mount from a taxidermist. It is of a mountain lion attacking a mule deer. The image that formed in my mind helped me develop this custom carving on this gunstock. (Pictures will be forth coming). To bring some of the old west into this century has been a wonderful experience. This gun has been carved and painted to show the detail even more.

Just a little history of the M77 Ruger rifles. They where first produced in 1968.

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