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Offline Waksupi

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Pennsylvania Fowler
« on: October 05, 2009, 12:23:56 AM »
Still learning how to put pictures up here.
These are some pics of a fowler I did, out of Chambers parts. Rust blued furniture, French Grey lock plate, and niter blued small parts.  Shoots good!




« Last Edit: October 05, 2009, 12:24:35 AM by Waksupi »
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Re: Pennsylvania Fowler
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2009, 12:51:44 AM »
And it gets birds too!!!  Pretty elegant!! Thanks for taking the trouble to post the pictures
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Re: Pennsylvania Fowler
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2009, 01:11:15 AM »
Wowie, that's a nice job you did there, Waksupi. Your carving appears to be most excellent. Like the lines, and to my eye, you have made just the right amount of wood on the stock through the wrist. Very handsome. I also think your photo composition with the horn, bag and birds is outstanding.

I think the wire work to my eye  appears well executed, but the wire looks heavy. Next gun, try different thicknesses of wire, and also taper the ends when two pieces join. I say 'next gun', because I hope to see you build more. Very well done.

Tom
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Re: Pennsylvania Fowler
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2009, 03:34:43 AM »
I really don't know why the wire work looks so heavy in the pics. I suspect something to do with the light, as it looks much different in person. This was only the second I had tried any wire on, so will want to play again.
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Re: Pennsylvania Fowler
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2009, 03:49:36 AM »
Varying the thickness of the ribbons of silver will greatly add to the interest of the work and to the overall appeal.  you've done a great job and the walnut sets off the silver well.  And you will really enjoy shooting this gun with ball.  I shot my new to me Chamber's Pennsylvania fowler with ball for the first time today, and once I figured out how to hold the gun in relation to the target, shot remarkably well.  I finished the day's shooting hitting the 12" cylinder two times out of three at 109 yards.  The local moose are in trouble now. (again)
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Re: Pennsylvania Fowler
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2009, 03:50:38 AM »
Looks very nicely done to me. Welcome to the board.

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Re: Pennsylvania Fowler
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2009, 04:39:00 AM »
Oh, it shoots round ball well. Won the World Invitational Championship with it this summer, and a couple other matches. 
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Re: Pennsylvania Fowler
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2009, 05:07:56 AM »
Very nice!  I'm in awe of you guys that do such impressive carving and inlays.  I get drawn up in a knot trying to get holes drilled in the right place.