Through with one side of the butt, whew. Time for a breather and hone that danged vee chisel again.
The anxiety stage...
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On to the tang area. All incised, left half relieved.
I couldn't figure out what to do so I took the original and made the rest up on the spot. Good enough for who it's for.
I couldn't figure out what to do so I took the original and made the rest up on the spot. Good enough for who it's for.
very pretty!
TDM
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Look good to me.
That shape, it was bugging me. Made a couple of very small tweaks, much better.
Other side
I've since cleaned up the contours around the patch box lid. Some things seem to show up better in photos so I take bunch and study them later, then make corrections.
I've since cleaned up the contours around the patch box lid. Some things seem to show up better in photos so I take bunch and study them later, then make corrections.
Beautiful!! Great job!!
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Hi Ian,
Looks very nice and appropriate for the gun.
dave
Looks very nice and appropriate for the gun.
dave
Great work!
Nice design. Understated & elegant.
That was the idea, although I got carried away with the tang decoration a little. It needed some relief carving in that area to balance the buttstock mouldings but I don't like the look of relieved side panels so I faded the wrist relief into the incised motif I chose for the rest of the rifle.
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Very nice !
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Carving turned out nice Ian.
The inletting and the carving look flawless from where I am sitting up here in Nolan County, Ian. 
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I like it, a lot
Nice.
A buddy from another board nudged me to add a hint of depth to the leaves so I took his advise.
By far the most difficult thing for me about carving is the design. I try to study other's good work for something to copy but on this one am not finding quite what I wanted so am more or less making it up like a hillbilly gunsmith.
More vines and lines tonight. Ignore the penciled vines at heel and toe, I was just experimenting with what those spaces would look like filled and it's too much.
By far the most difficult thing for me about carving is the design. I try to study other's good work for something to copy but on this one am not finding quite what I wanted so am more or less making it up like a hillbilly gunsmith.
More vines and lines tonight. Ignore the penciled vines at heel and toe, I was just experimenting with what those spaces would look like filled and it's too much.
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Wow, that is gorgeous! Very high quality!
