[Woodcarver] chat and a gun stock carving question

[Merrilee Johnson]

Gosh thanks Steve!
    That is very helpful.  I checked out the sites you gave me.  Looks like 
a lot of work but for my "baby" I think I'll try it if he wants it really.  
It might be easier to just do the ready made stock but now I have aplace to 
start with.  I'll contact you when I know which gun stock I can try with to 
get the replacement information.
Merrilee


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>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

>

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>From: "Merrilee Johnson" <merrihat at hotmail.com>

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>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

> >>

> >>

> >>Maura carvin' in  nyc

> >>www.CarvinginNYC.com

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

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