Custom Carved Hunting Dogs on a Jewelry Box.

     A customer contacted me about carving a top of a jewelry box for his wife for Christmas.  The plan was made to ship the box to me right away and work on a design while the box was shipping to save time.  The customer wanted to have their two dogs on the cover and have both of them pointing a covel of Quail.   The box was constructed of Oak and since it is a very light colored wood, the carvings need to be stained when completed.

 

Their two dogs were a Golden Retreiver and a Brittany.

 

     Oak is a very different kind of hardwood to carv because of the variations in wood density in the grain.  the lighter areas ar very dense hard wood while the darker stripes of the wood grain are more porous and much softer.   If you are not careful, it’s easy to carve too deep and actually dig a hole with a power carver.   You have to have a light touch to make your carving even over both the soft and hard areas in Oak.

 

The Completed Carving.

 

     I stained the carving in variations of earth tones mixing different hues of brown, yellow and red to bring out a Autumn color scheme for the carving.

 

Completed Jewelry Box.

 

     This Jewelry Box was shipped off in time to be under the tree for Christmas.   It’s now a Family Heirloom to be passed down.     If a project like this interests you, drop me an email.   Lets discuss it.

 

Thanks For Stoppin’ By,

Lance Larson

  

Scrimshaw Carving on Simulated Ivory Grips.

     You can personalize your simulated Ivory grips.  They can’t be actually carved but they can decorated with a style called “Scrimshaw” which is etching the surface of the grip then adding color, usually black.  

     This can also be done on real bone; or Deer, Elk, or Moose Altler knife handles.   I recently scrimshawed a set of simulated Ivory grips on a revolver.   Since they were added to look like Ivory, an Elephant was etched into the grips on both sides.

Other Scrimshawed Grips & Knives.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     This can be a great way to make your firearm or knife different from the rest.    If the Scrimshaw style interests you…drop me an email.

 

Thanks for stoppin’ by …

Lance Larson

 

 

 

Custom Carved Rossi Lever Action Rifle

     While at a gun show recently, a gentleman came to my booth and asked about carving a stock for a rifle that was to be a gift for their Pastor at his church.   Over the next couple weeks of email communication we worked out a design  for the stock.   It featured leaves, western boots, a sentiment for the Pastor’s 25 years of service to the church, and the church’s logo.   The Rifle was a Rossi Lever action rifle in 30-30 caliber.

                                        

 

         

 

 

 

     The Church was very happy to present this rifle to their Pastor and it will be displayed with pride.   I do hope it gets shot a few times too.

     If you have a gift like this you need personalized for you needs or to commemorate some event, drop me an email and we can talk.

 

Thanks for stoppin’ by……

Lance Larson 

 

 

 

 

 

Custom Engraved Javelina on a Ruger Blackhawk

      This is a single action revolver used on the owner’s handgun hunt for Javelina here in Arizona.  It’s a Ruger New Model Blackhawk in .45 Long Colt.  The owner was successful in harvesting a Javelina on his Spring hunt this year and wanted to memorialize the hunt on his revolver.  I had hand carved the Feathers on this revolver’s grip earlier. 

  What is a Javelina?   It is also known as a Collared Peccary.   Here’s a description from Wikipedia:

 The Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) or “musk hog,” referring to the animal’s scent glands, occurs from the southwestern United States into South America and the island of Trinidad. They are found in all kinds of habitats, from arid scrublands to humid tropical rainforests. The Collared Peccary is well adapted to habitat disturbed by humans, merely requiring sufficient cover; they can be found in cities and agricultural land throughout their range. Notable populations exist in the suburbs of Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, where they will feed on ornamental plants and other cultivated vegetation, Collared Peccaries are generally found in bands of eight to 15 animals of various ages. They will defend themselves if they feel threatened but otherwise tend to ignore human beings. They defend themselves with their long tusks, which sharpen themselves whenever the mouth opens or closes.

   

           

      We found a design photo to work with and drew out the animal for the engraving.   I removed the cylinder from the revolver and engraved a small Javelina in the side of the cylinder.   As you can see there will be room for five more engravings on this revolver’s six shot cylinder as the hunter has more handgun hunting success.   The owner chose to keep the engraving as it was but this type of engraving could also be re-blued to match the rest of the revolver.

  

Thanks for stoppin’ by,

 Lance Larson

 

  

Upcoming Events for Lance Larson Studio

               

June 25th & 26th

     I will be displaying my custom carved gunstocks at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show in Mesa, Arizona on June 25^th & 26th.   The Gun show is being held in Mesa’s Centennial Hall.

http://www.crossroadsgunshows.com/calendar.php

 

July 1st through July 4th

     My dog Mauser and I will be displaying my Custom Gunstocks Carvings and Hand Carved Art at the “RAILHEAD” Single Action Shooting Society (S.A.S.S.) competition in Williams, Arizona  on July 1^st – July 4^th.   Four days outdoors in the pines…..does it get any better?   I will be located right out at the competition range outside of Williams, Arizona.  Williams is right off the freeway on historic Route 66.

http://www.acsainc.com/acsainca/Railhead_2009/Home.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop by and say hello….

Lance Larson