Gun Carving

[Jotto626]

I carved a buck chasing a doe on my Percussion GPR about 15 years ago. First and only gun carving I have ever done....until I build my first flintlock this summer.

 

[Billnpatti]

Well, it is certainly not the style of carving found on traditional rifles and not what I would put on one of my rifles, but it is your gun and if it is what makes you happy, that is all that matters. Having said that, you did a pretty good job of carving.

 

[Micah Clark]

You certainly have the skill to carve !!

 

[tenngun]

Well I once complained after going to a POW wow about the amount of plastic beads, dyed feather, and nylon clothing that was there. A friend answered me that it is traditional Indian clothing for late twentieth century.
For sure even on historic guns carving changed over time. A seventeenth century Germanrifle was different then an eighteenth century americanrifle.
Not my thing but very good looking.

 

[Jotto626]

Well, I killed about 25 deer with that gun and have witnessed similar scenes over and over again so I decided to jot it down.

 

[hanshi]

You have some serious carving skills that most of us do not possess. I doubt you would have any problem creating PC correct carving on any traditional flintlock or caplock. Good job! :thumbsup:

 

[Don]

Its fun to personalize your own guns. I didn't carve any of mine but I did use a wood burning pen to decorate a couple of my muzzleloaders. First attempt was OK but the second one came out better.

Don

 

[Griz44Mag]

I carved a buck chasing a doe on my Percussion GPR about 15 years ago. First and only gun carving I have ever done....until I build my first flintlock this summer.

Doesn't matter what the critics say. I would be proud to hang one of your artwork rifles on my wall. I too, have witnessed the same scene many times, as I am sure our forefathers did as well. Not period correct? The predecessors to the white man painted scenes very similiar to this on cave walls thousands of years ago, representing the same hunting experiences. This scene is not of any period of time, it is every period of time.

Well done!!!

GRIZ

 

[Jotto626]

Thanks Griz.

 

[Vaino]

No body so far has really criticized your carving, which by the way is quite good.... animals are difficult to get right.

But it's not the style that's found on original MLers......not PC. Possibly the closest would be on some early jaegers which depict hunting scenes but are nowhere as deep.

Anyways....enjoy your rifle.....Fred

 

[TraprMike]

very nice piece of work. It'll look good anywhere you want to show it off, woods or in the house, or any place else.