WalterF Report post Posted January 12 Working on a thumbhole sling. Ran out of steam tonight, will finish the grizzly in the morning. The pattern is a Don Gonzalez that is modified. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted January 12 Looks great. Awesome work. Looks nice. I hope someday my tooling gets that good. Beautiful work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterF Report post Posted January 12 15 hours ago, DieselTech said: Looks great. Awesome work. Looks nice. I hope someday my tooling gets that good. Beautiful work. Thank you. Finished the sling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted January 12 48 minutes ago, WalterF said: Thank you. Finished the sling Looks great! You do lovely work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladegrinder Report post Posted January 12 That looks awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rleather Report post Posted January 13 Man that bear really makes a statement! You nailed the overall flow of the design. What back ground tool did you use around the bear? 3 hours ago, WalterF said: Thank you. Finished the sling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted January 13 26 minutes ago, rleather said: Man that bear really makes a statement! You nailed the overall flow of the design. What back ground tool did you use around the bear? It looks to me a pebble back grounder, but I could be totally wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hags Report post Posted January 13 Very nice Walter, you inspire me to tool more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterF Report post Posted January 13 7 hours ago, DieselTech said: Looks great! You do lovely work. Thank you 5 hours ago, bladegrinder said: That looks awesome! Appreciate it 4 hours ago, rleather said: Man that bear really makes a statement! You nailed the overall flow of the design. What back ground tool did you use around the bear? Thank you, the backgrounder by the bear is from Sergey N. It is a sharper angular pebble type. 2 hours ago, Hags said: Very nice Walter, you inspire me to tool more. Thank you, glad to hear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted January 13 Beautiful tooling. Looks good. Very nice work. What function does the hole in the middle of the strap fulfill? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigBore Report post Posted January 13 Stunning work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterF Report post Posted January 13 10 hours ago, MarshalWill said: Beautiful tooling. Looks good. Very nice work. What function does the hole in the middle of the strap fulfill? Thank you, the hole give your thumb a place to go through and wrap your hand around the sling. Some say a little easier to sling the rifle. 4 hours ago, BigBore said: Stunning work! Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted January 13 1 hour ago, WalterF said: Thank you, the hole give your thumb a place to go through and wrap your hand around the sling. Some say a little easier to sling the rifle. Thanks. I wasn't familiar with that design aspect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
