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  • bravissimo

  • omg ima fan!!!!! anyways i have a dremel too i guess im using the wrong bits because my wood turns black and smells really bad when i try to cut it. (lol) what bits did/do you use for cutting wood?

  • It's not so much which bits you use, but how fast they're turning. Dremel tools have very high speed capability, which is useful in a number of applications, but for carving wood, use the lower speeds -- otherwise, as you say, the wood will turn black (burn). For wood I use mostly ball cutters of various sizes. I also mount the Dremel tool on its drillpress stand and by rotating it to horizontal, I can use it as a homemade lathe.

    -Bob

  • @BobSeg ok so I have the Dremel 4000 that came with the 420 cutter (made for cutting metal) but im gonna try it again tomorrow at a low speed to cut out my shapes. Hope it works, Thanx!!!!

  • Brill. My Dremel took off when he saw your work.

  • I am speechless, that is truly amazing. Makes my tobacco pipes looks like child's play.

  • man, there is no way to hate this! Congrats!

  • Look what one person can create with their hands. That was truly amazing. I seem to lose track of everything around me watching this. Seems people are way to "connected" to the wrong things anymore. Beautiful. Hats of to you sir, hats off.

  • Bravo!

    Great to see a craftsman doing excellent work.

  • wow thts awesome

  • Fantastic - why not make life size versions and Polish this - they would make a good item for a collection of all things to do with Revolvers ..

  • How do you cut the wood so fine and smooth, what tools do you use (power tools?), and what's the tongue depressor for?

  • The wood I use is basswood. It has a very fine grain and can be carved/sanded to a very smooth and detailed finish. The "tongue depressors" (lol) are emery boards: thin wooden strips with sandpaper glued to either side. They are normally used for doing your fingernails, but make handy little "files" for shaping wood. You can buy them at most corner and drugstores. Apart from that I use mostly an X-Acto knife, blade #11 for carving.

    -Bob

  • @BobSeg At 1.11 photograph you are using some kind of miniature rotary carving tool, would you mind telling me what is the name of this tool and where I can get one. Really nice work

  • @cupcakenest The rotary tool I'm using is called a Dremel tool. There are other brands as well that are similar, but Dremel was really the first of its kind. I also have a drill press stand that it fits into (shown in video). Dremel tools are available at most hardware and hobby stores, or if not, the store will probably be willing to order one for you. They range in price from around $50 and up, depending on the accessories you buy with it.

    -Bob

  • WQW brilliant :)

  • UNBELIEVEBLE! This is very nice! What wood did you use? And can you watch my wooden guns too? Bye

  • Thanks! You do great work, too -- lots of detail, and I like the use of metal with the wood. The wood I use is basswood. I buy mine at a hobby store, but for the larger pieces you'd need, ask at a lumber yard. It's easy to carve, strong, and has a nice fine grain.

    -Bob

  • Oleeeeeee !!!!!!!!

  • kOOOLNO!

  • bravooo

  • This music reminds me Orbiter ;)

  • Second thought: who needs a wooden gun?...

  • @madnes88 It is a great model just for decoration.

  • you sir, are truly amazing.

  • Fucking A+

    Great job

  • now thats craftsmanship

  • omg a perfect colt model

  • Simply Amazing

  • An Alternative is to buy one made of real metal from china for $5.95.

  • beautiful work. about the cylinder, did it start as a dowel or is it the sheets glued together like the barrel?

  • The barrel was turned from a block of basswood, formed from two pieces glued together. I would have used just a single piece, but I didn't have wood thick enough. I've never seen basswood dowel in large diameters, but that would be a lot easier, of course.

    -Bob

  • does it fire?

  • @test7er yes it fires wood bullets....no. its wood. it couldnt hold the blast of a shell..unless it was metal tubed...

  • He is Talented, i want to do that so bad, but my wood crafting skills arn't to good

  • he is talented

  • he is talented

  • damn... this this is absolutely exquisite!

  • bellissimo straordinario complimenti

  • stupendo..... veramente bello e straordinario

  • incredible

  • Omg this is amazing! So accurate!!

  • bellissimo

  • I am so impressed – I had to watch the video twice! What a great hobby.

  • make more videos these are sweet

  • that is amazing and beautiful i myself have and is a big fan of the 1851 colt.

  • remind me to call you up when i need a scale model of a prototype!

  • AMAZING!!! im currently working on a full wooden SA Colt 1911A1... well with metal springs.

    but dude this is fantastic, honestly! :) 5stars!

  • awesome work!

  • shop class win xD

  • I've seen all your wooden miniatures. They are amazing!! Very well craftmanship and highly detailed.

    I've always love creating miniature models since I was a kid. I've been doing it with simple stuff but never really got beyond that. Lately though I've been having a lot of inspiration to make scaled miniature models of firearms. I wanted to use metal but that's just impossible for me right now due to budget, skill and time. Seeing this, I might use wood instead.

  • Just a few questions from a beginners wanting to learn:

    What are all the tools and machines that you are using?

    Of those, which would you say are the very basic ones, light and inexpensive that are absolutely crucial? Since I'm a college students so I don't have lots of money to spare.

    Is the wood you use called basswood? Where do you get it for cheap.

    Do you have any tips of recommendations on starting?

    Please reply, I'm hoping to pick this up as a hobby. Always been a miniature enthusiast.

  • Yes, I use basswood - available at any hobby store. If you don't mind a little extra work trimming it to size, you can get it for much less it at a lumber yard. Besides that, all I use is an X-Acto knife with #11 blades, and sandpaper in 200 and 600 grit. The rest is up to you. I have a Dremel tool which I use for drilling holes, but any drill will work -- even a simple hand-cranked model. For finishing I used enamels, watercolor, laquer and imitation gold leaf (any art/hobby shop), Good luck!

  • Great! Thank you so much for the quick reply and the help! I'm going to start on a project as soon as possible, maybe after midterms. Is it possible if I come to you if I have any more questions or run into anymore problems?

  • Glad to help!

    -Bob

  • @DTH10 I'm trying to make one too

  • wow i just bought a 1851 navy replica and your model is stunning. Cheers!

  • your epic

  • great video, thanks for sharing.

  • Amazing piece of craftmanship! Well done!

    I have one question: How do you know the measurements and the width in special? I only see photos from the left or rightside.

    I like to make a miniature. I hope it will be as awesome as yours.

  • It's true I used the profile photographs for most of the measurements, but I also had many other angles/views to work from -- so I could get the width as well as details of the bottom, etc., correct. Fortunately, the internet, especially Google/Yahoo! Images, is great for this type of research.

    Good luck with your miniature!

    -Bob

  • That's a great tip! Thanks!

    It's much better than google image.

    There' are a lot more angles to choose from.

    Thanks again!

  • Damn, you're an artist, really. I'm completely on my ass when i see the final result... Looking so real like a true one. ;)

    What's the name of the soundtrack by the way?

  • Bach's Suite III in D (Air on the G String)

    Thanks!

    -Bob

  • super x100 cool man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Congratulations On 99 Fletching. =)

    -Runscape Is The game.

  • awsome job dude looks so real

  • wow... you truly deticated your life to crafting... and that wasnt for nothing! youre a true crafter, Bob.

    -Dominic

  • *crys* sniff* its beautiful.

    i wonder how long it took to make that. im going to a convention in a few months and i need to make moc wooden knives for my costume in place of my real ones so naturally i can get into the con with no problem.

  • It took me about 40 hours. I responded to your other question under the violin comments.

    -Bob

  • nice man nice!

  • Wonderful work !! Really beautiful ! Hi from France !!

  • That was amazing.

  • wow, if i just saw the last pic by itself i would have never relised it was wood. awsome job.

  • Very nice job !!! congratulation to this awesome work

    Greetings from Germany

  • Danke!

  • Does it shoot bullets...?

    or rather Does it works?

    if it does awesome

  • Thanks for the compliment -- but no, it isn't that accurate (lol).

  • You're sick dude... IT'S AWESOME!!

  • Simply Wonderful art man. AMAZING!!!

  • Nice choice of music.

    Great video.

  • That is fucking amazing.

  • HOLY COW!! WOW!! Etc. Etc. I too love to work in miniature and I found this video awesome. Nice work! You have given me somethng to aspire to!! Have you ever considered doing an article for one of the carving magazines? If not you really should! I would love to see more of your work. Do you have a website?

  • Sorry, I don't have a website, although I might look into the carving magazine idea. Thanks!

  • LOLOLOL

    on my next baknjob i´ll try this one XD

    gj!

  • I'll carve you some bullets - lol.

    -Bob

  • that was so romantic

  • nice job though i saw it all i was wrong

  • Wow, that was very impressive. I wish I had either the skill or the time to do something like that.

  • Amazing work!!!

  • plz show us how to carv the gun plz and good job

  • You are an extraordinary talented crafsman. I enjoy really much youre video and the result was a brilliant pice of art. You sir are really an artist (Satnding ovation)

  • Wow, lots of patience comes with that hobby, lol. This is something I might decide to pick up somewhere down the line, I've always been curious about it but never thought it'd be something I could be successful at. How long have you been carving wood for?

  • I've been carving off and on for 35 years (I'm 65), but it doesn't take that long to learn. If you enjoy doing it and have a little patience, I'm sure you can do it.

  • Amazing. That one looked to be extremely difficult. How long did it take you to complete it?

  • Thanks! It took about 40 hours to complete.

  • Excellent job! Nice work , nice art from you!

    :)

  • wow just wow

  • amazing

  • nice work

  • WoW

  • NOW THAT IS AMAZING!

    Amazing work Bob ! =D

    Realy The Best I've Seen EVER!

  • Amazing, one of the most beautiful models i've seen! Its quite simple in the construction itself really yet so detailed. Stunning!

  • Nice work ;.)

  • brawo , wspaniały

  • how much do you think something like that is worth

  • Given the time that goes into making them, nobody would be willing to pay the price -- which is why I only give them as gifts to friends and family. Not only that, if it were a business, I'd have to make the same things over and over again which wouldn't be much fun for me.

  • Complements to someone who obviously loves Colt and who is an accomplished artist with great patience and tallent

  • OMG!!! That is fantastic. As a modle builder I know how much work goes into this kinda thing. How long did it take you?

  • I didn't actually keep track, but I think about 40 hours.

  • cool!

  • beautifull just beautifull

  • i actually have a real colt navy revolver check out navy colt gun spinning

  • R E S P E C T

  • Wonderfull!!... congratulations.

  • Stunning.

  • i... have...to...buy...it...

  • lol!

  • amazing

  • that is so cool

  • trabalho muito bem feito o acabamento da colt ficou muito dar hora.

  • If I understand your question (Portuguese?), it took me about 40 hours to make the colt (aproximadamente quarenta hora).

  • most wonderful thing! such wonderful craftsmanship. such precise accuracy, very wonderful. i hope to make wooden models myself as good as you one day.

  • you could fire a 22 bullet outa it lol, just kiddin man, looks awesome.

  • that's awesome.

  • wow..look like the real shit

  • i love this song i can play it on the pianos but im still learning the chords by ear

  • The music is Bach's Suite III in D: Air on the G String. You can find the sheet music online. I agree it's beautiful piece.

  • i cant read sheet music but thanks for the exact name of the song

  • Very nice work , The lathe you used was it home made ? A Dremel and ?

  • Yes, it is home made. Basically just a three-sided box that the Dremel tool slides in. I then drill a hole in the end (using the sliding Dremel) and push a drill bit back through the hole to use as a dead center. Very impractical, though, for anything but the tiniest pieces.

  • How many hours did it take to make this masterpiece.

  • Thanks for "masterpiece". As for time, I didn't really keep track, but my guess is that it took 40-50 hours altogether. It would have taken less time, but I had to keep stopping to take pictures (lol).

  • Keep up the good work, you have a talent, thanks for sharing the vid!

  • Super fino y hermoso trabajo... este tipo de artesania solo el logrado por artistas... mil felicitaciones por tan bella obra hechas con una herramienta perfecta... las manos.

  • very nice work!

  • very nice indeed.

  • Remarkable.

    May I offer for your next, or following work, study of a Palemon Powell Shotgun or Withham Mears Double Rifle?

  • Excellent projects I'm sure, but unfortunately there isn't much reference available for many of the weapons I would like to carve. The ideal is to have the original, but short of that, plenty of detailed photographs. Thanks for your suggestions, though. I will keep them in mind.

  • astonishing just beautifull ! :D

  • absolutely amazing. We love this video. We own an old Colt Navy revolver. Ours was made in 1872 so it missed the Civil war. We still fire it from time to time despite it's age. Thanks for the video, I admire such talent.

  • Simply incredible workmanship.

    5 stars all the way.

  • Wonderful, wonderful, wondeful.

  • Awesome job!!! Absolutely awesome!!!

  • Dude, that is amazing! That takes some serious skill!

  • amazing, beautiful work!

  • RESPECT DUDE !!!

  • It's true that the average tourist wouldn't pay the thousand dollars your carving is worth. But some enterprising VP of Colt would make a smart move to buy that carving for what it's worth, put it on a fine wooden base with a glass dome over it and give it to the CEO. It would make a fine impression and look terrific on his big CEO desk. A copy of this film on a CD would impress on him the precision craftsmanship that went into his model.

  • Sounds good to me, but if I would ever get such an offer, I'd do another one. After numerous carvings I've found you can always do better. With big money involved, I know I could.

  • Excellent craftsmanship. What other wood projects are you doing? You know you could probably make some serious money making miniture things to be sold in tourist shops and such.

  • Thanks. I'm just completing an antique Singer sewing machine, about 3-1/2" long -- will post a video soon. As for selling them, I've found that people aren't willing to pay anywhere near what they are worth. Even figuring for my time at minimum wage you get into many hundreds of dollars. What I've ended up doing is just giving them as presents at Christmas to family and friends.

  • can I be your friend too.

    That is simply marvelous craftmanship. I take my hat off to you!

  • amazing... really good job..

    Ive got a Colt Navy 1851.. the best ever western gun..FOR ME..

    ( but movies made famed Colt .45 Peacemaker )

    any way..

    cheers !!!!!!!!!

    Cristian

  • Thanks. I agree it is a beautiful weapon -- historically significant, as well.

  • hello!really nice.does a tiny revolver like this really exist in 1851?

  • There were a lot of tiny revolvers back then -- including some manufactured by Colt, but this is a miniature version of a full-size revolver. The original is about 12" long.

  • very skillful

  • WOW, very impressed.  having built a large variety of architectural models and detail models, this is impressive. well done.

  • Thats a very good reproduction

  • wow that was awesome mcpossum

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