Blunderbuss

[davec2]

To break up the task of carving on the little rifle, I started on the breech carving on the 'buss.  The will be some molding work but not a lot of elaborate carving on this one.  The breech carving is the most elaborate.  Started with a free hand version of the design....

Then.....duplicate it on the opposite side......

Start of the carving and a little scraping / smoothing around the breech plug tang......

Not finished yet with sculpting and background smoothing but getting close:

More to follow......

 

[pargent]

:applause: :applause: :applause: :hatsoff:

 

[davec2]

Waiting for the finish to dry on the 3/4 scale rifle.....switched over to the last of the metal polishing on the blunderbuss before I begin the engraving.

The next pictures will be of engraving work.....

 

[davec2]

Had some time to start engraving on the blunderbuss.......

Lock is done:

Started on the barrel:

.....and the barrel tang......

 

[Kansas Jake]

Beautiful work.

 

[wattlebuster]

You do amazing work :shocked2:

 

[davec2]

Finished the barrel breech and tang engraving......

 

[pargent]

:applause: :applause: :applause: :hatsoff:
Beautiful work

 

[davec2]

Well, I quit working on anything over Christmas. Just enjoyed spending all of my time with the family. But here on New Year's Eve, I am trying to finish up the engraving on the blunderbuss commission. All the engraving is now complete....just final metal finishing and wood finishing to do....and add a couple of sling swivels. Updated photos:

 

[Brokennock]

Too dumbfounded by such work to come up with more than,,, WOW!!!!!!!


i want one too

 

[Spikebuck]

Dave, your talent always just amazes me. :hatsoff:

 

[davec2]

Well....Not "done" done....but close enough for the final photos. Need to get a sling made and a few of the screw heads need to be hardened, but nothing that would make the photos any better than they are now. Here goes......the stock is not quite as dark at appears here.......

 

[BillinOregon]

I'm speechless.

:applause: