Almost done with the wood work on my GPR. I'm planning on using Tung Oil to finish the stock, any ideas on how to make the carving really stand out? Someone told me to dab a little stain down in the carving and wipe the excess off real quick, so the only area that is stained is the bottom of the carvings. What do you think... any other ideas? :idunno:
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When you stain a stock that has incise carving, and/or relief( raised) carving, you expose a lot of end grain along the sides of the carving. The end grain will take more stain, and will look darker than the surface area of the stock.
That is where to first begin.
Next, if the contrast is Not ENOUGH to your liking, then add additional stain to just the carved portions, to darken them. Do this in stages, and let the stain dry. Then you can wipe the stock with a wet cloth to see what the stain contrast will be after you apply your stock finish to the entire wood.
Take your time, and darken the carvings slowly. Its very difficult to remove the stain after its applied, if you get it too dark.
There are some guns made where Black Dye is used on the carved and "checkered" areas, to make those "Pop". I don't particularly care for this kind of contrasting, as I think it hides good and BAD carving work, and detracts from the flow of the grain of the stock, which I like to see through the carvings. But, to each his own....... :surrender: :thumbsup:
That is where to first begin.
Next, if the contrast is Not ENOUGH to your liking, then add additional stain to just the carved portions, to darken them. Do this in stages, and let the stain dry. Then you can wipe the stock with a wet cloth to see what the stain contrast will be after you apply your stock finish to the entire wood.
Take your time, and darken the carvings slowly. Its very difficult to remove the stain after its applied, if you get it too dark.
There are some guns made where Black Dye is used on the carved and "checkered" areas, to make those "Pop". I don't particularly care for this kind of contrasting, as I think it hides good and BAD carving work, and detracts from the flow of the grain of the stock, which I like to see through the carvings. But, to each his own....... :surrender: :thumbsup:
Can't get any of your links to work.
If you want to post a photo on here, put it on Photobucket first, then after it is there, drag the curser down the photo & a bunch of stuff will come up under it. Go to the bottom one & it will say IMG, highlight that link & copy, come over here & type in yer post, then hit space bar & then paste the IMG link. Then go to bottom & click Preview, then if it is OK click Post.
Then others can see what you are talking about & not have to join facebook to see it.
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If you want to post a photo on here, put it on Photobucket first, then after it is there, drag the curser down the photo & a bunch of stuff will come up under it. Go to the bottom one & it will say IMG, highlight that link & copy, come over here & type in yer post, then hit space bar & then paste the IMG link. Then go to bottom & click Preview, then if it is OK click Post.
Then others can see what you are talking about & not have to join facebook to see it.
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What kind of carving do you have on a GPR?
Thanks Ben, It's actually my first time carving. Figured all I could do was mess it up, and buy another stock. Couldn't find a chisel that suited me, so I ground down a broken flat head screwdriver to make a 2mm chisel. Really did the job, very tedious, but man it's alot of fun. Can't wait to finish this thing.
