Carving

[James Kibler]

Started out as incised cnc carving.

 

[acavdragoon]

Is this going to be a new option?

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Nifty

 

[CuNosecap]

Seeing pics starting to appear of finished CNC carved guns, I was wondering how long it would take before someone modified the incised carving to relief carved details. I just didn’t think it would be JK himself. What a difference the depth brings out in relief.
Thanks for posting.

 

[CuNosecap]

Come to think about it, this step of using machine cut incisions as starting point, will likely open up relief carving to a lot more people. With laser sharp incisions, relief cuts and cleanup become much simpler. I see this as another big step forward, started by JK and allowing more hobbyists to attempt carving.
Fantastic!

 

[IanH]

I'm just going to go throw all my chisels in the trash now! I was going to carve on mine but now I just.....bleh. Once you see what perfection is and so forth....

 

[CuNosecap]

Ahh Ian don’t toss your chisels!
My point, as a hobbyist, the hardest part of carving for me is the initial incisions. My scrolls are wobbly, not smooth, and require lots of cleanup work with riffles, etc. If the most difficult step, incising, is done with such precision and accuracy, the rest is that much easier.

 

[nchawkeye]

Jim, you are having too much fun with your "toys"!!!

 

[IanH]

We can only imagine how much fun he'd be having with his toys if he wasn't busy 6-7 days a week trying to make a living with them.

 

[wiscoaster]

Started out as incised cnc carving.

More information, please. Quitcher teasing.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

First cut is the hardest (deepest)!

Good thinking Jim, looks good!

 

[IanH]

More information, please. Quitcher teasing.

It's an order option for the Woodrunner kit. He relief carved to accent the machine engraving, which is exactly what I and I imagine a great many folks visualized upon first seeing the engraving pattern, especially the wrist area. The engraving is a perfect layout for the carving and takes care of the most difficult part of relief carving.

 

[wiscoaster]

.... He relief carved to accent the machine engraving, ....

I'm thinking he's exploring yet another order option by programming his CNC to do the relief work.

 

[Thagomizer]

Oh come on guys! We all know that Kiblers are built by elves in a hollow tree. Then again maybe it's Keeblers?

 

[GANGGREEN]

I'm thinking he's exploring yet another order option by programming his CNC to do the relief work.

I'm pretty sure that he suggested as much in one of his videos.

 

[CuNosecap]

As we stray a bit from the original posting, two things come to mind:

1. JK is perfectly capable of designing a CNC program to provide the the masses (us) exactly what is pictured on page 1.

2. JK is perfectly capable of doing any of this work by hand as his talents are not just related to making machines work smart. Check out this 2014 article on a very young appearing Jim Kibler:

http://www.americanhistoricservices.com/uploads/1/0/3/4/10348480/hankla_kibler_jf14_reduced.pdf
The article demonstrates his genuine understanding of the long rifle as historical art, as well as his abilities.

Dang, I'm talking like I should join the crowd and buy my first Kibler kit!

 

[wiscoaster]

...

The article demonstrates his genuine understanding of the long rifle as historical art, as well as his abilities.

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He's an artist as well as a technician.

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Dang, I'm talking like I should join the crowd and buy my first Kibler kit!

Yes.