Texas Two Step

[SamW]

A better (I hope) look at the lion.

 

[Raudt89]

thanks for sharing SamW, it is very inspiring. The elephant's face is sculpted?

 

[SamW]

Yes, all the animals are sculpted. The elephant the deepest with lots more to do on it before detailing. There will be background foliage and clouds around the elephant.

 

[SamW]

Here is an update photo. Once I am satisfied with the sculpting on the elephant I will be able to do all the fine detail, on the elephant as well as background. I am 175 hours into it now.




This one is for AllenClapp

 

[SamW]

I will replace the steel tusks with platinum then I can move on to engraving the rest of the gun. This took 238 hours. Customer visited today and is much pleased!

 

[Matthew Evans]

I will replace the steel tusks with platinum then I can move on to engraving the rest of the gun. This took 238 hours. Customer visited today and is much pleased!

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I feel like you’ve done this before. Fun and gorgeous work sir.

 

[Leland Davis]

Customer visited today and is much pleased!

I reckon so. Beautiful as usual. Your animals are amazing but your scrolls and leaf structure are almost mesmerizing to me I find myself drawn into them.
Thanks for posting.

 

[graniteguy52]

Inspiring work!

 

[AllenClapp]

Here is an update photo. Once I am satisfied with the sculpting on the elephant I will be able to do all the fine detail, on the elephant as well as background. I am 175 hours into it now.

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This one if for AllenClapp

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Made my day! A sassy brute he is.

 

[didyoung]

Such fine work

 

[Mike Cirelli]

Beautiful work. Your long hours are gratified by the high-quality finished results.

 

[SamW]

Here is an update on the action scroll work.

 

[Raudt89]

Here is an update on the action scroll work. View attachment 48549

brilliant!!! thanks for sharing

 

[Adder]

Awesome Sam. Really like your style!

Jørn-Ove

 

[JJ Roberts]

Sam love what you did to the rifle keep up the good work. J.J.

 

[SamW]

Here is the bolt knob...very hard metal...ate graver tips by the minute...and grip cap.

 

[tortlieb@verizon.net]

my god..... aaaaaaa. as you see it the music just starts playing in my head and as someone else said the elephant stepping out into the scrolling as if to say "I'm here, where is the party" amazing nothing less than amazing..., ...

 

[Adder]

Wonderful Sam!! Hope that you will post pictures when the entire gun is finnished.

Jørn-Ove

 

[sam]

It's amazing Sam!! Your work is just as good as engraving gets.

 

[SamW]

I appreciate all the compliments! Truly appreciate!

I am at 670 hours now with some small parts and 2 barrel bands to do yet. Hope that light at the end of the tunnel is not a freight train.