Been restocking an 1896 Crass with a piece of cherry wood, and I'm thinking that it's starting to look like a gun should. Got the carvings roughed in. Plan is to checker inside the carvings - it will be 22 lpi, but I'm of the school that likes to checker on a finished stock, as the finish strengthens the surrounding wood.
Thought that I'd share a little in-process photo or 2.
Remember that the carvings are just roughed in and not finished.
Well, It's slowly coming along
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A flash in the pan, a puff of smoke, and a prayer to the great Lord on high...
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SKeeter, that is gorgeous. Man you are an ace with that chisel
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Well, there has been a change of plans.
I started to checker inside the carvings, and I realized that I really don't have enough space inside some of the characters within the carving to get my tools in, so I changed to a stippled background instead. With the raised carving and the rough surface, it will still have an OK gripping quality. A flash in the pan, a puff of smoke, and a prayer to the great Lord on high...
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I'm sure it will look great.
--Jim
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