I've been working on the stock carving I told you I had lined up.







This is showing the first pass. The basic "hogging out" of the raw design I laid out by hand. There will be at least three other complete passes and a couple of detail and final passes before it's complete.

Also completed some precise tooling which allowed me to press this solid brass base component to be used in a special reservoir cover panel.



This will be shaped, pierced, engraved, polished ... Part of another rifle ... not this one. I have a few things up my sleeve as accessory possibilities.



Gary



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/29/2011 12:05AM by barnespneumatic.

After today's caving. Thru several passes now.

This is just the raw Walnut ... no oil finish yet.









Hope you enjoy seeing it. This is for a customer's 308 rifle.

Gary

Gary,

A lot of great detail in there.

Lon

Just amazing to see and love the details. Those panels are very large and not your typical diamond checkering for sure.

Hello Mike,

Thank you very much. I enjoy doing it. It sure is awkward to get into position to make the cuts though. You can't just sit like you are reading a book. The gun stock goes through every point of the compass on about six axis ... hahah.

Gary

Nice Gary, someone is going to be a very satisfied customer!!!!!!

Superlative.
What more need be said?
Cheers
Neil

That's beautiful work Gary! Now that detail will do a lot more than just improve grip, it will turn your head as well. Thanks for showing the progress.

Kent

oh gary ,,, you tease

That would stop me and make me take a hard look........i have attended many gun shows and never laid my eyes on anything like that.db

florida Wrote:
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> That would stop me and make me take a hard
> look........i have attended many gun shows and
> never laid my eyes on anything like that.db


wait till you see the steel version, kiner and thorpe , eat your heart out.