[Woodcarver] chat and a gun stock carving question

[Steve Lankerd Sr]

Hello and Good Morning...

To help Merrilee and some others,  I specialize in scrimshaw, gunstock 
carving and I am also a gunsmith.  What you need to do is get a replacement 
stock to fit a particular rifle.  If you are interested, I can get you info 
on a couple of places for these.  There are other factors that you have to 
figure such as proper fitting of the barrel and receiver to the stock. Once 
those are achieved you can work out a checkering pattern.  As someone 
suggested earlier, one great book for reference  is "Checkering and Carving 
of Gunstocks" by Monte Kennedy.  As for checkering tools go to 
http://www.brownells.com .  Once you get the pattern for your checkering 
design figured you'll have to get your master lines fit in and from there 
you just checker away.  :)
Another good book for gunstock carving using the high speed tool is 
"Gunstock Carving" by Bill Janney.  You can get this book from Amazon or 
Bill Janney at
http://www.billjanney.com .  Another place is Profitable Hobbies and their 
site is https://www.profitablehobbiesstore.com .
Hope this helps....

Best Regards,

Steve

Steve Lankerd Sr
Metlakatla, Alaska

http://www.stevelankerdstudio.com




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Merrilee Johnson" <merrihat at hotmail.com>
To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 7:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] chat and a gun stock carving question



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> And as it goes with someone asking the same question as I... Thanks Maura!

> My son just asked me to carve him a gun stock but I think he wants me to

> make the whole thing first.  Is this possible to do and get the workings 

> of

> the trigger parts in?  He said something about a thumb thing - ring (round

> hole I think near the area where the  thumb goes.. duh! I think)  And then

> what kind of tools are needed to do the checkering, and what ever eles?  I

> am waiting for Maura's answers too! :)  Thanks to all!

> Merrilee

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>>wow  look at all the different topics going on on this list.  I  think 

>>Bill

>>lit a fire under our butts.  okay well, in keeping with the  spirit of

>>things,

>>i am going to ask a question...............okay here

>>goes..................

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>>I recently ordered a gun stock (walnut) so that I could try carving  one.

>>I

>>could wing it but figured it would be better to be guided by a book  or

>>video

>>for my first practice one.  okay now I have about a 15-20$ budget  for

>>this.

>>does anyone have any suggestions, I know that there are  different books

>>out

>>there.  have you used any, what do you reccomend. does  anyone have a copy

>>they'd like to sell (or trade) me?  I would kinda like  one that covers

>>most of

>>the basics from checkering to scroll work to custom  scenes.  Any Ideas 

>>for

>>me?

>>thanks

>>

>>any general tips on carving gunstocks will also be appreciated

>>

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>>Maura carvin' in  nyc

>>www.CarvinginNYC.com

>>http://www.picturetrail.com/carvinginnyc

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