So I just did this ....



Gary.

Hi Gary,

Could you please take the picture from another angle. The glare and shine on this one does not let me appreciate the details of your drawing.

Thanks for sharing your work with us.

julio

Julio - it's 2:13 am ... And here you are fussing about the photo exposure! . Haha

Hope this is better. It's a metallic and pearl chip inlay I developed in the 70's. The inlays from decades ago are tight and move with the expansion and contraction of natural materials. I thought this would tie with the overall design.



Gary

This is just raw sanded. No stock oil finish yet.

Gary

Thanks, this technique is new for me. I do like the contrast between the colors. Nicely done!!! Hope to see the completed airgun soon.

Hello Julio,

Glad you like the look Julio. The back is all carved out deeply to receive the inlay. The gun is going for the "Wild Wild West" statement. It's turning out to be a great piece.

Gary

That's fancy right there! Looks like you didn't forget much during the move...

Thanks Jerry,

I wondered it I might. Guess I recalled a few things.

I have gone over some shop notes I had to read a few times to get into the particular Worm Hole ... but I finally came out the right place.

Gary

Well, OK, but I hope I see one with a black truck bed liner pebble finish soon. We've been waiting quite a while for the good stuff.






Lon



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Is this the place you've been fixing up Lon? Nice stone work ....

Gary,

Is the old can of spray on inlay you had around the shop before?

Going to be lovely standed and oiled.

Great hand work, cannot wait to see it finished.

Larry

Yeah Larry!

I saw an infomercial for it back in the 70s ... Or was it the 1870s??? I thought I was getting two cans of Buggy Bed Liner and this stuff showed up! . Just had to pay the shipping on the second can!



Gary

That is nice work ! I really like the shape of the stock too. Wide and flared in back to absorb kick back over large surface area.Must be getting exciting for you closing in on the different pieces ! Did you see it like that in the begining or does it just happen naturally ? Either way , it's beautiful . Thanks

Never saw this type of inlay before. Looks great and looking forward to final completed rifle.

Spray-on inlay, auto-engraving pencils, you sure know your way around labor-saving devices, don't you?

Hi Sean,

You know it. It's 2014. All Nano Tech.

You never know Gary, the way things are going we may eventually reach the point where you dump a double handful of scrap iron and a couple shovels full of wood chips into the box, concentrate hard on what you want, and push the "make it now" button. Of course, even with that process most people would still end up with something that looks a lot like a 30-30 lever action, and you'd end up with something that nobody has ever seen before.

Imagine the profusion of airguns and knives and such that you'd have cluttering up the "shop" if you could make things that easily. You'd probably be using rifles for tomato stakes, and pouring bushels of old folding knife designs back into the "maker box" when you needed to gin up a drain pipe elbow or replace a broken shovel.

You nailed it Sean. Nothing to add.

LMAO....that is some funny stuff right there, i don't care who you are! beautiful work Gary!

Hey griz , I think Sean gets like that living waaaay up in Alaska after a loooong winter ! Cabin fever sets in and ya can't shoot in back yard with his new Barnes. Snow to deep to drive to gun club ! Stir crazy ! Pretty soon a hunt season will open and he might get on target . Hohoho Can't wait to see some slabs of lead flowers from Sean ! Splatology

I've been working on the 25 Steam Age (Steam Punk) Wild Wild West Airgun for lack of a better term. It's turned out very nice.

Here are a couple of pics from the work days invested.



Magic Pencil applied on knee ....



Couple of days of cutting and inlaying material.

I had told you I'd show you the piece when it was finished. And I shall. However; based upon the photos previously shown of this project - along with text and range testing ... This 25 Wild West Carbine is now SOLD. Thank you for watching.

Gary

Congrats on a BPS sale!