Customer Reviews

Gunstock Carving: A Step-By-Step Guide to Engraving Rifles and Shotguns

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I ordered two books on this subject at the same time. This book was clear and to the point--and very helpful. The other "Custom Gunstock Carving" was a big disappointment.
The Janney book was better illustrated, better written, and had better sequences of what to do next. Gunstock Carving had a list of suppliers which was extremely helpful especially for us beginners.

The results achieved on my first attempt were very satisfying. I was surprised on receiving the book that most of the work is done thru a pattern with rotary tools. The text is plain and complete, and the illustrations better than average. I was particularily happy with my results (after a bit of practice) with the fish scale checkering. A real bargain.

This book explains the specific use of ultra high speed pneumatic rotary engraving tools in the art of gunstock decorative carving.
It contains a couple of hundred color photographs showing in great detail the layout and steps to create fishscale and basket weave checkering, oak and acanthus leaf carving, and a wildlife scene. The author does a great job of answering all questions you might have as he takes you through the complete process step-by-step and tool-by-tool.
Also included are full page photocopiable patterns for all of the previously listed items and more. And to top it all off, for the reader's inspiration the author included 23 color photos of other finished carving.
If you want to do decorative wood carving with an ultra high speed engraver, this book is a must have.

This book starts at the basics and does a good job of describing necessary tools and technique. I even bought tools for carving gun stocks from this author and am very happy with those as well.

This is great for the beginner or anyone who wants to try carving. I highly recommend.I wanted something to direct me in the right direction as to carving on gun stocks . This by far is the right direction Thanks.

It is perhaps ok for the absolute beginner and takes you though step by step with many patterns. Bit shallow for me, but does have some good info on source material.

True to its title, this book covers one man's methods in detail (both text and illustration). I learned exactly what I needed to know. Recommend for anyone thinking of entering the trade or who wants background to judge other's work.

There is not many books on this subject,and this one is very informative on technique.