Author Topic: Jim Chambers English Sporting Rifle build. Ver.2 (Read 10693 times)

flatsguide · « **on:** January 28, 2021, 06:04:33 AM »

Hi guys,
Somehow I screwed up and deleted the complete thread. The deleted thread had a lot of photos of my build and a lot of photos from viewers too, along with valuable thoughts, suggestions, tips and how to’s from me and others. I would like to get some suggestions on how to continue this thread from the folks who followed it. I have the photos but the text that accompanied the photo is lost. So I’m open to ideas.
Cheers Richard #@*&d%

Taylorz1 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2021, 06:43:35 PM »

Richard! I’m so sorry to hear about losing your great post. I have very much enjoyed following along. I can’t speak for anyone else but even without the text if you could re-post some of the pictures in chronological order I think that would be of value and would also help as a place to start from as your work progresses. Thank you so much for sharing this and your other projects with everyone. Have really been enjoying them again.

Zack

JTR · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2021, 06:47:45 PM »

Contact Dennis or one of the mods; Maybe they can recover the lost!

Dennis Glazener · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2021, 08:59:48 PM »

Sorry but the only way would be to load an older backup and then you lose all the posts/topic posted since the. I think the last backup was over a week ago.

Maybe one of our guests/members may have saved the html page, if so I may be able to recreate it.
Dennis

flatsguide · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2021, 09:25:24 PM »

I’m at the point in my rifle build that the next step is some embellishments in the way of carving. The first bit of carving will be a shell motif behind the tang. The tang drawing was inspired by Mark Silver.. This practice piece has given me the confidence to carve on the real thing.

D. Taylor Sapergia · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2021, 09:35:58 PM »

Just carry on like nothing happened. Your practice piece looks wonderful, to my eye.

Daryl · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2021, 11:12:23 PM »

Yeah - that looks amazingly perfect.

Mike Brooks · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2021, 11:17:43 PM »

I'm with the Sapergia Bros. on this one.

smylee grouch · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2021, 11:22:28 PM »

FramAble Art,
Looks great.

Jim Kibler · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2021, 11:46:22 PM »

Really nice! It makes me happy to look at it.

Jim

smart dog · « **Reply #10 on:** February 09, 2021, 12:11:17 AM »

Hi Richard,
Beautiful and as perfect as anyone could do! One nuance that I like to do is at the fold. I give the inside of the fold a concave surface and thin the upper edge so the lip is very thin.

To my eye, it gives the fold in the shell a very soft , flexible look. You have a really nice delicate feel to the shell, almost as if it is so thin it would be fragile. Beautifully done and far superior to most originals.

dave

Daryl · « **Reply #11 on:** February 09, 2021, 01:38:40 AM »

Absolutely, undercutting the back of the veil to a thin line - WOW - what an effective "lesson"!

Ed Wenger · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2021, 04:57:20 AM »

Yeah, I’d say you’re ready to go. Very nice, in fact, one of, if not the nicest shells I’ve seen. Best,

Ed

James Rogers · « **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2021, 05:18:06 AM »

I dont know how close you came to copying the contemporary example you mentioned but you have done a fine job on a period English likeness ; )

Pukka Bundook · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2021, 05:46:49 AM »

That's a very bonny shell Richard. Very attractive and beautifully folded.
Nice as could be.

Dave,

Top notch , just as we expect from you!

flatsguide · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2021, 07:46:11 AM »

Thank you very much fellows for the very kind words and advice.
Richard

Curtis · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2021, 09:38:45 AM »

It's as good as I have ever seen! Great carving.

Curtis

Marcruger · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2021, 07:06:11 PM »

Flatsguide, you need to repurpose that nice carving practice block. That shell is just beautiful. Square up the piece of wood and drill a hole for a pen or pencil holder. Or another idea. Don't let that one go to waste.
God Bless, Marc

jerrywh · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2021, 07:10:35 PM »

I've never seen one better than that. But as you know another piece of wood will present a different challenge. Probably the hardest thing to learn about wood carving is selecting the correct piece of wood. I've always been a sucker for nice figure. looking at your's I think I need some more carving lessons.

bama · « **Reply #19 on:** February 10, 2021, 01:44:04 AM »

It's a shame that is on a practice piece

, well done.

john bohan · « **Reply #20 on:** February 10, 2021, 01:59:57 AM »

I wish my practice piece looked that nice, I can see you have the gift of art

flatsguide · « **Reply #21 on:** February 10, 2021, 03:56:47 AM »

Marc, that’s a good idea, I might turn it into a pendant. Carving out the areas under the folds sounds interesting too...I’ll give that a try.
As you guys know, folding up small pieces of sandpaper helps smooth out little imperfections like chatter marks from a scraper but I also took a small piece of new gray Scotchbright pad peeled it apart to get a thin layer of the material and sanded the shell with the Scotchbright backed up with the rubber eraser on a pencil, that worked very well.
Thanks again for all the nice words and the feeling is mutual about all of your work.
Cheers Richard

flatsguide · « **Reply #22 on:** February 11, 2021, 08:00:50 AM »

Dave (smartdog) made a very good call to remove some of the wood under the end folds of the shell which I did; just that seemingly small detail really made a big change in the shells appearance...it is much more delicate looking. While I was at it I took Marc’s idea of turning the practice carving into something practical...well I scored brownie points with SWMBO, I turned it into a necklace pendant. I think I may inlay a silver heart into the upper middle space.
Thanks so much for the ideas fellows.
Cheers Richard
PS I just noticed that it appears that this discarded piece of English walnut was laminated, look close and you can see a color and grain difference.

donal_h · « **Reply #23 on:** February 11, 2021, 08:11:39 PM »

It is incredible at how different that looks after that tiny adjustment. That is very pretty as a pendant.

BOB HILL · « **Reply #24 on:** February 12, 2021, 10:17:05 PM »

You have done a wonderful shell for sure, Richard. Thanks for sharing.
Bob

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