carving a basket weave pattern on a gunstock

[@nicholashamblin2095]

This is one of the most beautiful rifle stocks I've ever seen. Bravo.

[@LozHarrop]

Thank you .

[@georgeflutey838]

Looks incredible You are a true craftsman. Well done! From New Zealand.

[@LozHarrop]

Thank you very much!

[@snoopu2601]

Really love your work, made an ordinary stock into a beautiful work of art.

[@serious_shooter5872]

Exceptional work. Well done.

[@LozHarrop]

Many thanks mate!

[@DMarcusCalvert]

Just absolutely beautiful work, sir. JUST gorgeous! You've inspired some deep thought into some handles for the knives I'm smithin'. ....I admire your attention to seemingly insignificant detail, that really makes it 'pop'. Outstanding!

[@LozHarrop]

+D. Marcus Calvert Thank you sometimes the devil is in the detail and i found with woodcarving the small tedious details make a big difference.

[@PaleHorse68]

I hope that stock brings you at LEAST $5,000 my friend. That is truly something indeed.

[@jmetalsmith1362]

I quite enjoyed this. I've now been thinking how I might use that myself. The sanding really made all the difference. It is worthwhile doing. Thanks

[@LozHarrop]

Jim Campbell Cheers Jim, Have a go mate plenty of patience needed though.

[@KnottNutts]

Outstanding work. You have inspired me to do a keltic weave "stipling" on my Glock. Thanks so much for the tutorial!

[@LozHarrop]

+KnottNutts Thanks mate, my pleasure be nice to see the finished job.

[@luapynneb3069]

I only came on to copy your Chimney Cowl, But couldn't help but watch this video on gun stock carving, Great work mate.

[@LozHarrop]

luap ynneb Thank you Luap glad you enjoyed the video.

[@karlapiacentini8876]

you are more than a craftsman.......you are a truly divine artist

[@LozHarrop]

I thank you kind sir

[@paulkasman]

Beautiful work. Some neat tips and techniques in there. Thank you for sharing.

[@LozHarrop]

paulkasman thankyou paul

[@talderson1]

I'm not really into guns but that is a work of art! Very nice.

[@deanrobertson9102]

I would like to see more of your folding knives. I enjoy your art and crafting works.

[@LozHarrop]

Thanks Dean, I put all my knife videos on my new channel now.

[@jimmywalls6008]

You are a very talented artist.

[@LozHarrop]

Thank you.

[@christophris3602]

You are a real master of the art!!!

[@rodroberts1601]

Such patience and skill nothing short of awesome much respect

[@LozHarrop]

Rod Roberts Thankyou Rod patience yes you need that in bucket loads.

[@BrunerRoughneck]

man you are very very talented. I've worked wood all my life and never made anything that nice

[@LozHarrop]

Nice of you to say Steven, Thanks.

[@hammeredgem.j.c.9030]

Very nice work. Good skill to have you have inspired me. This is absolutely beautiful work.

[@LozHarrop]

***** Thanks for the comment.

[@dunboozin]

Skill and patience my friend, neither of them I possess.

[@jtostros]

wow, your set of skills is amazing. Beautiful work.

[@LozHarrop]

Phylo_D Thank you.

[@knoxvilleinspector]

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing your video.

[@LozHarrop]

Thank you

[@richardworkman5416]

Well... when it comes to wood, you've proven yourself to be a master at using it for constructing elaborate bird 'sanctuaries'... a master at finding the most efficient ways to burn it (including from its sawdust)... and now, a master at decorative carving on it. So... what's next? I suspect it might be "How to build your own livable log cabin from toothpicks that are salvaged from your local pub"! I believe it goes without saying that, you my friend, have an impressive talent when it comes to working with wood... on 'any and all' levels!

[@LozHarrop]

Richard Workman Thanks Richard Ive been keen on woodworking since I was a kid but didnt know I could carve until I tried it a few years ago. Cheers.

[@nicklaasjansen3499]

Amazing absolutely amazing sir I really can't believe that there is someone who gave you a thumbs down i feel like someone owe you an apology I'm sorry you got any some people just don't know a true artist these days

[@LozHarrop]

Thanks Nicklaas

[@30AndHatingIt]

I’m actually liking the weave before the individual fibers/lines are added... it looks like Celtic laces or something, I’m thinking about doing that on mine and stopping there for the finished look. Awesome technique!

[@LozHarrop]

thank you

[@30AndHatingIt]

@@LozHarrop I chickened out haha... just going to stain the stock and be done with it. I'll practice on some junk wood until I get the hang of it.

[@OUTDOORSSWEDEN]

Awsome! Beautiful job!

[@LozHarrop]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@rotoclip3427]

that takes patients.really nice.

[@fordguy8792]

I know I'm late to the party. Just wanted to say I think your work is fantastic!

[@LozHarrop]

Thanks Jason.

[@Elmorn]

Beautiful work! I wish I had found this earlier.

[@gren509]

Superb ! I've built a few stocks myself, but nowhere near your level. Could you have used a 2 cut chequering tool to make the small lines in the weave ?

[@LozHarrop]

Hi and thanks, yes If I had one I would have no doubt used it for that, you can literally use any kind of tool to achieve the work you want to do, but I only use rotary tools for stippling etc sharp cutting tools give you a much cleaner finish than a rotary burr. The cleanest finishes are not sanded after carving but being a gunstock any sharp edges will end up being chipped and have pieces breaking off in no time. Cheers.

[@davidrivera5098]

I admire your skill very much...and there isn't much I admire.

[@LozHarrop]

Thanks David, appreciate that

[@jamesoconnell2940]

David Rivera

[@VagoniusThicket]

WOW ! Awesome !

[@coreysherman9673]

amazing work

[@ldwithrow08]

I've done some great basket weave with no tools other than a heavy duty X-acto knife. I very much prefer the feel of basket weave over traditional checkering on field guns. I've been doing it on everything from bed frames to what not shelves to guns since I was a kid. Rarely did it professionally because I just couldn't find anyone who would pay enough for it to make it worth my time.

[@LozHarrop]

Thats the problem Lawrence, it does look and feel fantastic but not many people are willing to pay for the work involved.

[@marcturcasso5788]

I really enjoyed that

[@VikingHunter101]

Your an excellent teacher mate should be a lecturer on carving!

[@LozHarrop]

Thank you glad you enjoyed the video

[@rustyshackleford17]

Love the work. I love woodworking/carving myself, but I don't have the skill or the patience to do anything near what you can do.

[@JaysLoft]

Very nice mate

[@LozHarrop]

Jason Bentley Cheers Jason

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

Nicely done!

[@LozHarrop]

+Old Man from Scene Twenty Four Thank you.

[@martinpip8212]

Excellent

[@LozHarrop]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@stoveboltlvr3798]

Wow, that's cool!

[@samockwell2462]

Amazing work

[@LozHarrop]

+Sam Ockwell Thanks Sam.

[@joselacera8716]

thank u sir for the teaching you are a master

[@LozHarrop]

+Jose Lacera Thanks Jose, Im no master though there was a time when i was really good at carving but its all down to time on the tools and using them, not using them for a few years you forget alot of things and make silly mistakes.

[@joselacera8716]

I din't sow any mistake I always ask my self how that was done thank u sir from a disable vet.

[@hyperhektor7733]

i dond know why but the ornaments remember me of greek mythology. You could add maybe another element like the head or head+torso of an animal or mythological figure on the front

[@trulsdirio]

This is basically a celtic knot pattern just without the outer connecting bends to it.

[@COLEEN322]

Great work and what kind of oil would you use and what is the attachment called you used for stippling please, thanks?

[@LozHarrop]

+David Hasselboff Thanks David, I used CCL gunstock oil on this but you can use TRU oil which is similar and a bit cheaper the ccl gives a nicer matt finish in my opinion, the tool is a hand held rotary drive with a flexible shaft from axminster tools dremel and others do the same kind of thing, the burrs can be got from anywhere this one was a cheap set of diamond burrs from ebay. Cheers.

[@COLEEN322]

***** Thanks mate all the best bud

[@PaleHorse68]

I have to agree with Jose.. You sir are wonderfully talented and your humble manner simply magnifies your talent.. My question to you sir is, something as astoundingly elaborate as this gun stock sells for how much?

[@LozHarrop]

Thanks Joseph, I didnt keep track of the time i spent making the stock, I let a friend have it for £250 I think I couldnt make another one for that price to sell though.

[@chriscole9893]

ppotty1 priceless mate

[@d304798]

Top Stuff, Thank you for sharing.

[@LozHarrop]

+d304798 thanks mate.

[@ifell3]

Bloody amazing skill you have there, ive just had a go at stippling a hatsan with a dremel. Did i say stippling, a blind man with a angle grinder would have done a better job. At least it's unique to me!!

[@LozHarrop]

ifell3 Thanks mate, its a bit like everything the more you do the better you get, i usually have a practice on a scrap piece of timber if im not sure of the results.

[@robertosilva7433]

Trabalho muito bonito, parabéns.

[@caemaridwn]

Tis a thing of beauty can't wait to see it finished. Don't put it back under the bench

[@LozHarrop]

Robert Clive Thanks Robert, I won't... its going to finally get finished now.

[@owaissshus8378]

Hi i like your pigeon videos and do you live in the uk as i would like to buy some

[@LozHarrop]

Owaisss Hus Thanks...yes i do but sorry i have none for sale at the moment.

[@taylorscollard9339]

Love to have you make a ak47 furniture kit .

[@pedrotome9119]

You could well, write a book on this subject... But ''printed'' on CDs... !I'd buy one!! Would you please show us some wood custom made wood gun grips ?? 'd love that too!! 1000 thanks!!

[@robertaitken9012]

Smart. How is the rocket stove going? The Birdy

[@LozHarrop]

ROBERT AITKEN Thanks, about a third of the way into the next workshop stove build.

[@BomaniChisulo]

Are you the guy that put this in pictures on a forum of your progress? I can't find the forum where it was but that looks just like the stock

[@LozHarrop]

+Bomani Chisulo Hi Yes I posted the progress on British Blades.

[@BomaniChisulo]

+ppotty1 well you did amazing work on your stock, would probably hire you to make me one for my Marlin but I sadly am broke

[@mangopog9814]

How many hours you have in that? If you do that as a profession a stock like that would cost thousands would it not?

[@LozHarrop]

+Daryl Wilson The basket weave does not take too long once you get into the swing of it, and alot of the time spent on this stock was spent figuring out the designs and how they work together. but yes there was over a weeks work probably and another week just sketching and working on the design so more in the hundreds than thousands.

[@magefable]

how do you tranfer the basket design on to the wood

[@LozHarrop]

+B.O.B fly so high Its in the video mate, used tracing paper.

[@ahmedzank5826]

How i can get it I want to buy one

[@tdub694201]

wow!

[@LozHarrop]

Ben Wilson Thanks Ben.

[@jamiesawdon8268]

+ppotty1 hi mate nice work as allways iff you can would you plz add me on fb so I can have a chat with you just surch jamie sawdon and my profile picture is of me and my mate with 20 as we had just been ferreting cheers mate

[@jamiesawdon8268]

+jamie sawdon with 20 rabbits that is lol

[@HolzMichel]

ya just gotta luv that fookin middle finger *EVERY* goddamn youtube creator gives you at the beginning of their videos

[@LozHarrop]

+HolzMichel nothing like a challenge bud ;-)

[@everettwilliams31]

Patience is something I don't have, that will be beautiful when done, but just ONE MISSTROKE, don't even like to think of it.

[@LozHarrop]

thanks

[@kbbacon]

Very nicely done! Lots of tedious detail.

[@LozHarrop]

kbbacon Thanks Kevin, enjoyable one you get back into it.

[@aaronmpeters26]

very nice work here. it sucks that you guys cant have real firearms for this. you could be a very wealthy man doing work like that here in the states

[@LozHarrop]

+aaronmpeters26 Thank you. I could carve rifle stocks you are allowed to own a rimfire rifle or shotgun with a licence, I guess i would have to move in the gun circles but its not something i want to do full time.

[@sblack48]

Who the hell would give this a thumbs down???

[@LozHarrop]

Quite a few mate

[@sblack48]

ppotty1 I just don't understand. I love these channels like yours where we see inside somebody's work shop. Anyway, I hope you keep sharing and ignore the haters.

[@TheLordArion]

I thought the first cut is the deepest

[@iainmillington904]

nice work, rather you than me

[@LozHarrop]

+iain millington A bit daunting mate but just got to keep at it. Cheers.