Here is what $20,000 or so of Engraving Looks like

Wildalaska · June 9, 2009, 02:31 PM

From my friend Jim White

Enjoy, its not all finished yet

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Wildalaska · June 9, 2009, 02:34 PM

More engraving ****

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grymster2007 · June 9, 2009, 02:34 PM

Absolutely gorgeous!

hogdogs · June 9, 2009, 02:40 PM

What is his address? I would for him to do up my mossberg 500 just like that

NICE GUN ****!
Brent

K-Minus · June 9, 2009, 02:42 PM

Amazing.All done by hand right?Where do you go to learn somthing like that?
Does he do wood too?

Tell your friend his work is epic.

Cerick · June 9, 2009, 02:42 PM

Wow!

Brian Pfleuger · June 9, 2009, 02:44 PM

Beautiful but.... I don't know if I want a gun I'm afraid to touch!

Playboypenguin · June 9, 2009, 02:50 PM

Geez, how did you know my anniversary is coming up!?!? That is so nice of you to have that done for me. I would have preferred Pugs instead of hunting dogs but it is the thought that counts.

Tucker 1371 · June 9, 2009, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Tell your friend his work is epic.

+1, B-E-A-Utiful

Hopefully I'll own a gun someday with engraving that looks half that good.

Kreyzhorse · June 9, 2009, 03:03 PM

What type of gun is that on Wild?

CortJestir · June 9, 2009, 03:06 PM

meh

Just kidding.

GeorgeF · June 9, 2009, 03:38 PM

Fantastic! I have no idea on pricing for engraving, is the $20,000 because it is so detailed AND on a shotgun?

Gorgeous work.

Wildalaska · June 9, 2009, 03:39 PM

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What type of gun is that on Wild?

A Winchester 21. When done it will be about $30-35K.

Here are some words from Jim, I know he is lurking here:

"The oak leaves on the fences took an entire day (and that was after I laid them out). The pattern comes from an original 21 pattern, and the scrolls match the size and spacing. However, the Kusmits were about third generation from Ulrich, and I simply could not do work as poorly as they did. They used a very simple open English scroll. This scroll is from an original Webley single shot rifle that I duplicated for a guy who started building them a few years ago. I liked the pattern enough that I have used it a couple of times, and I think goes well here. The pattern had a couple of standing birds on the receiver bottom, and a pointer and setter on the sides. The triggerguard also had a dog's head of similar size and fashion."

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Wildalaska · June 9, 2009, 03:40 PM

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I have no idea on pricing for engraving, is the $20,000 because it is so detailed

Time. Hes been at this one for a year (not full time of course)...I'm going to ask how many hours he has into it.

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Rembrandt · June 9, 2009, 05:01 PM

The curves are so smooth a cut, I first thought they were done by a power engraver (ie:Gravermiester).....photos are a little deceiving, but upon closer inspection it looks like it's all hand chiseled. Remarkable work, makes my engraved Belgiums look like they were done with a claw hammer.

Russ5924 · June 9, 2009, 05:09 PM

I think the dogs are just GREAT and that word doesn't do them justice

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Adirondack · June 9, 2009, 06:41 PM

Incredible workmanship!

Maromero · June 9, 2009, 06:50 PM

Hats off

brian4161 · June 9, 2009, 07:05 PM

OMG is that gorgeous.

PS Next time please down size the photos before posting, large photos are hard for us small screen folks to view.

4INCHSMITH · June 9, 2009, 08:28 PM

Stunning, I doubt that I could ever devolep patience on that scale. My hat is off to the artist.

si vis pacem, para b · June 10, 2009, 12:45 AM

I sure pray that one day the good Lord above will bless me so greatly that I can spend that kind of money on a work so amazing.

BobbyT · June 10, 2009, 12:54 AM

Ok, but for that price I want matching carvings on the chokes and the barrel interior.

Can he do buckshot too?

Wildalaska · June 10, 2009, 01:11 AM

Jim mentioned Kusmit engraving above...Nick Kusmit was the famous Winchester engraver, I have seen folks asking $75,000 for his guns...notice, how Jim stated, the openness...I use the word simplicity...of the scroll and the stiffness of the dog...compare to the photos above....

That is not to say that Kusmit was not an artist in his own right, but compare the technique that Jim shows versus the well known vintage engraver.

WilditsartgmoneyitsartAlaska TM

Lee Lapin · June 10, 2009, 07:46 AM

It's beyond words...

lpl

Tamara · June 10, 2009, 08:09 AM

I don't see how these guys make shop rates...

June 9, 2009, 02:34 PM	#3
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	Absolutely gorgeous! __________________ grym

June 9, 2009, 02:42 PM	#5
K-Minus Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2007 Location: Tabor city NC. Posts: 207	Amazing.All done by hand right?Where do you go to learn somthing like that? Does he do wood too? Tell your friend his work is epic. __________________ When people ask me what's the best home defense ammo,I tell them...the kind that never get's shot!

June 9, 2009, 02:44 PM	#7
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	Beautiful but.... I don't know if I want a gun I'm afraid to touch! __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

June 9, 2009, 03:03 PM	#10
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	What type of gun is that on Wild? __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

June 9, 2009, 03:06 PM	#11
CortJestir Senior Member Join Date: July 7, 2008 Location: Southern CT Posts: 1,406	meh Just kidding. __________________ "They have men amongst them who know very well what they are about..." - Lord Hugh Percy, on the events of April 19, 1775 Do you know what you're about? Find out at an Appleseed near you.

June 9, 2009, 02:40 PM	#4
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	What is his address? I would for him to do up my mossberg 500 just like that NICE GUN ****! Brent

June 9, 2009, 02:42 PM	#6
Cerick Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2008 Location: 973, NJ Posts: 345	Wow!

June 9, 2009, 02:50 PM	#8
Playboypenguin Junior member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 11,515	Geez, how did you know my anniversary is coming up!?!? That is so nice of you to have that done for me. I would have preferred Pugs instead of hunting dogs but it is the thought that counts.

June 9, 2009, 03:38 PM	#12
GeorgeF Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2004 Posts: 572	Fantastic! I have no idea on pricing for engraving, is the $20,000 because it is so detailed AND on a shotgun? Gorgeous work.

June 9, 2009, 05:01 PM	#15
Rembrandt Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2002 Posts: 2,108	The curves are so smooth a cut, I first thought they were done by a power engraver (ie:Gravermiester).....photos are a little deceiving, but upon closer inspection it looks like it's all hand chiseled. Remarkable work, makes my engraved Belgiums look like they were done with a claw hammer.

June 9, 2009, 05:09 PM	#16
Russ5924 Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2005 Posts: 1,874	I think the dogs are just GREAT and that word doesn't do them justice: __________________ Russ5924

June 9, 2009, 06:41 PM	#17
Adirondack Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2009 Posts: 107	Incredible workmanship!

June 9, 2009, 06:50 PM	#18
Maromero Junior member Join Date: January 21, 2009 Location: Outside the continental U Posts: 752	Hats off

June 9, 2009, 07:05 PM	#19
brian4161 Member Join Date: December 24, 2008 Posts: 52	OMG is that gorgeous. PS Next time please down size the photos before posting, large photos are hard for us small screen folks to view.

June 9, 2009, 08:28 PM	#20
4INCHSMITH Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2009 Location: Mid-Michigan Posts: 313	Stunning, I doubt that I could ever devolep patience on that scale. My hat is off to the artist. __________________ "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence, supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without having to fight" -Sun Tzu

June 10, 2009, 12:45 AM	#21
si vis pacem, para b Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2008 Location: Cypress (North West Houston) Posts: 157	I sure pray that one day the good Lord above will bless me so greatly that I can spend that kind of money on a work so amazing. __________________ If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.” Brooke Shields

June 10, 2009, 12:54 AM	#22
BobbyT Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Posts: 266	Ok, but for that price I want matching carvings on the chokes and the barrel interior. Can he do buckshot too?

June 10, 2009, 01:11 AM	#23
Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,172	Jim mentioned Kusmit engraving above...Nick Kusmit was the famous Winchester engraver, I have seen folks asking $75,000 for his guns...notice, how Jim stated, the openness...I use the word simplicity...of the scroll and the stiffness of the dog...compare to the photos above.... That is not to say that Kusmit was not an artist in his own right, but compare the technique that Jim shows versus the well known vintage engraver. WilditsartgmoneyitsartAlaska TM

June 10, 2009, 07:46 AM	#24
Lee Lapin Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2004 Location: SE NC Posts: 1,239	It's beyond words... lpl

June 10, 2009, 08:09 AM	#25
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	Hats off! I don't see how these guys make shop rates... __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.