English Muzzleloader Relief Carving with Mike Miller | American Pioneer Video

In this short clip, follow contemporary long rifle builder Mike Miller as he executes a piece of English tang carving on an English muzzleloading rifle.
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Relief Carving featuring Mike Miller - Flintlock rifles in the 18th and early 19th century often had their wooden stocks carved with both relief and incise designs. The European and British firearms typically showed a higher evolved art form and detail than the typical colonial American flintlock. Master Gunsmith Mike Miller from Edmonton, Kentucky first demonstrates how to design, layout, and carve an elegant English shell pattern on the breech of an English fowler. This shell pattern looks simple but is deceivingly difficult to master. The techniques demonstrated here have a broad range of application for relief carving American made flintlock rifles. Mike then discusses the carving tools he uses, as well as the critically important aspect of how he sharpens them. This DVD also features Mike laying out a pattern and carving of a fine, brass-mounted, maple-stocked American colonial made flintlock rifle. This video footage was taken from our DVD, Building the Daniel Boone Rifle. While not considered as sophisticated carvings as their European and British examples, the American Rococo was very creative, well designed and executed, and influential on its own merit. Learning from a Master how to properly carve a fine flintlock rifle in a historically correct manner is priceless. This DVD is 85-minutes long of educational, entertaining and detailed information, taped in HD on location at Mike Miller’s shop in Kentucky. - $29.95 plus shipping
About American Pioneer Video:
In 1986, American Pioneer Video was founded by Jim & Karen Wright. Their first videos were The Preservation of the American Pioneer Crafts Series. The goal of American Pioneer Video was to promote an appreciation of our American heritage and educate through an entertaining format. Creating videos which demonstrate how to recreate either the products or the lifestyle from the 18th century. From 1986 to 2018, American Pioneer Video produced thirty-eight different video projects and one book.
In 2017, Jim & Karen sold American Pioneer Video to Jason W. Gatliff, publisher of MUZZLELOADER magazine. It is our continued goal to produce high quality videos relating to the art and craft of Longrifle Culture of the 18th and early 19th centuries. We are currently scheduling future projects and anticipate releasing at least one new video per year at the annual Contemporary Longrifle Association (CLA) show in Lexington, Kentucky.

[@chrisalton1]

very cool

[@steveww1507]

awesome

[@mrdinme.4768]

That is truly fine art work by a master. I admire the skill it takes, and the finished product.

[@user-cc3si8ik3o]

Nice Mike,impressive carving.It looks great.👍😉

[@straightup160]

How much time does it take to sharpen your chisels?

[@shanek6582]

As a young guy 30 years ago I hammered out a silver dollar and filed an eagle from it and inlaid it in my Lancaster. Of course it turned almost black lol, I thought it would stay shiny like a mirror. Is there a way to keep them shiny? Thanks