Author Topic: Latest Completed Rifle (Read 13762 times)

Jim Kibler · « **on:** November 14, 2015, 10:33:40 PM »

I have the photos for my latest rifle project. More can be seen at my website www.jimkibler.net/blog. Any questions, just ask! Thanks

KLMoors · « **Reply #1 on:** November 14, 2015, 11:21:53 PM »

Looks great Jim. You've developed such a style that you don't even need to sign them anymore! Thanks for all the time you take to post pics and information.

alex e. · « **Reply #2 on:** November 14, 2015, 11:26:18 PM »

Work to aspire to. Awesome! Thanks for sharing it.

PPatch · « **Reply #3 on:** November 14, 2015, 11:53:51 PM »

Nice! That's what you get with a great eye and a lot of hard work.

dave

C Wallingford · « **Reply #4 on:** November 15, 2015, 12:21:45 AM »

Very,very nice, Jim.

thimble rig · « **Reply #5 on:** November 15, 2015, 12:27:29 AM »

Awesome job jim I wish I carve like that .Thanks for the pictures.

oldarcher · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2015, 12:38:24 AM »

Outstanding work, I purchased your carving kit and it is a great help and I often refer back to it, especially the book that you include. However I don't think that even if I had 50 years to practice I could come close to your work. Thank you for sharing!

Mike Brooks · « **Reply #7 on:** November 15, 2015, 01:00:41 AM »

Well, that certainly is humbling.

E.vonAschwege · « **Reply #8 on:** November 15, 2015, 01:03:58 AM »

Excellent workmanship Jim. Very neat contemporary blend of original Virginia rifles! Top notch as usual, though I particularly like the tone and color you've achieved in the stock of this one.
-Eric

smart dog · « **Reply #9 on:** November 15, 2015, 01:07:28 AM »

Hi Jim,
Your carving is beginning to look like engraving with the shading and details. Very well done and inspirational. You set a very high bar for superior work. Love the gun.
Jim, I also get the impression that you really like Chamber's round-faced English lock.

dave

wattlebuster · « **Reply #10 on:** November 15, 2015, 01:20:33 AM »

I agree with Ken. I can spot your excellent work from a distance. Wow

J. Talbert · « **Reply #11 on:** November 15, 2015, 02:01:01 AM »

I never get tired of looking at great guns.

Thanks,
Jeff

jerrywh · « **Reply #12 on:** November 15, 2015, 04:04:40 AM »

Very Nice Jim.

Arcturus · « **Reply #13 on:** November 15, 2015, 04:44:29 AM »

Jim, your work is simply amazing. Always love when you share photos here. Thanks.

Daryl · « **Reply #14 on:** November 15, 2015, 05:37:02 AM »

Jim - NOW I can see why Taylor want's one of your rifles!!!!!
Guess I hadn't been paying attention before this. Sry for that - a true artist indeed.

Dave R · « **Reply #15 on:** November 15, 2015, 05:56:36 AM »

With my compliments!

Hemo · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2015, 06:59:21 AM »

Exceptional work as always, Jim!

Gregg

flatsguide · « **Reply #17 on:** November 15, 2015, 07:08:55 AM »

Jim, this is such clean precise work, just awesome and inspiring. Looks like a bit of Art Deco lines on the toe area of the left side.
Regards, Richard

ricktull · « **Reply #18 on:** November 15, 2015, 08:29:15 AM »

impressive, as always!

ScottH · « **Reply #19 on:** November 15, 2015, 08:53:32 AM »

The word Superlative come to mind when I look at these pictures. I can not imagine anyone not wanting to own a rifle like this one. Thank you Jim for posting it!

Joe S. · « **Reply #20 on:** November 15, 2015, 03:08:11 PM »

that's some real nice work there,the details in the carving are awesome and don't overpower the build if that makes sense. Some builds I seen have maybe a little to much carving along with inlays and engraving of the metal while great craftsmanship tend to crowd the rifle in my opinion,personal taste and not a knock on folks work.

JCurtiss · « **Reply #21 on:** November 15, 2015, 03:44:40 PM »

Quote from: E.vonAschwege on November 15, 2015, 01:03:58 AM

Excellent workmanship Jim. Very neat contemporary blend of original Virginia rifles! Top notch as usual, though I particularly like the tone and color you've achieved in the stock of this one.
-Eric

I, too, love the finish on the stock. Did you use an acid-base finish or dye or combination of the two or other?

Jason

Angus · « **Reply #22 on:** November 15, 2015, 04:25:37 PM »

Very nice. Just enough carving to be appealing but not too much to look overdone. Really like the finish too, that stock had superb curl to work with.

Jim Kibler · « **Reply #23 on:** November 15, 2015, 06:18:23 PM »

Quote from: JCurtiss on November 15, 2015, 03:44:40 PM

Quote from: E.vonAschwege on November 15, 2015, 01:03:58 AM
Excellent workmanship Jim. Very neat contemporary blend of original Virginia rifles! Top notch as usual, though I particularly like the tone and color you've achieved in the stock of this one.
-Eric

I, too, love the finish on the stock. Did you use an acid-base finish or dye or combination of the two or other?

Jason

Thanks everybody. This was a pretty fantastic piece of maple. As to the stain, it was ferric nitrate crystals dissolved in alcohol. Not sure of the ratio. I just kept adding more crystals until a sample piece got to the color I wanted. I tried my usual ferric nitrate stain that I make up and sell, but thought the color I got from the crystals was a little nicer in this particular case. I mixed some Transtint amber dye with the finish as well to get a touch more warmth. The selective darkening was done with a combination of tinted shellac and tinted oil finish. The shellac was tinted with Transtint dyes and the oil finish was tinted with bone black.

Hope this helps. Any questions just ask!

Thanks again,
Jim

jamesthomas · « **Reply #24 on:** November 15, 2015, 06:28:31 PM »

Great looking rifle!! But when will I see a left hander made???

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