Daniel Boone Quote Stone by David Gillespie

 

This  hand carved slate stone is from a the Virginia Slate quarry that Thomas Jefferson used for projects during his life. The stone is 1.5" thick by 2 & 3/8" high by 48' long. 

This stone will be on display at the Southern Longrifle Show at Williamsburg, VA Sat. March 23rd for a closer look!

David will be demonstrating stone carving in the 18th century style at the Southern Arms and Craft Show, March 23 & 24, 2013.

Copy and photos supplied by David Gillespie at Pumpkintown Primitives.

My First Rifle by David Gillespie

A Cherry Stocked .50 Caliber Flintlock, in the style of Southern Mountain NC Builder Matthew Gillespie. Has a Hand forged Gillespie style trigger guard, and and made 1 piece iron buttplate. This rifle includes a grease hole on the lock side of the butt stock. This rifle was graciously included by Dennis Glazener in is book "Gillespie Rifle Makers of East Fork."

Copy and photos supplied by David Gillespie.

Stone Carved by David Gillespie

This was a stone I carved for the City of Greenville, SC's children's garden located near the Peace Ceter at the intersection of Broad St, and River St, under the Hwy 123 Bridge. The Childrens garden included a "Secret Garden" walled up with bricks. The stone, like the story, has a secret. The Stone has 7 keys hidden on the stone. See if you can find all of them. If not go and see it for yourself!

Copy and photos supplied by David Gillespie.

David Gillespie for Ethan Severance

 This is a Longrifle I just completed in the style of Matthew Gillespie, of Western, NC. It is a .50 Caliber "B" weight, Colerain Barrel with curly maple stock. Complete with lollipop tang and sideplate cast off of Earl Lanning's original Gillespie rifle. There is no buttplate or toeplate present, as many Gillespie rifles were also without. Also a nice rectangular grease hole.  The stock is scraped and burnished with a deer antler, No Sandpaper used on the finish. Completed for a family friend, Ethan Severance, 13 years old. Engraved on the top of the Barrel "Ethan Severance - May your aim be true, as God's Love for You" per request of the father.

Copy and photos supplied by David Gillespie.

David Gillespie Tombstone Casting

A picture of a Period Proper Plaster Casting of a reproduction of an original slate tombstone from the French and Indian War Period, 1754 in Charleston, SC of a Sea Captain, Mr. Thomas Poole, (1717-1754) who drowned in the Charlestown SC Harbour, March 1754. I carved the copy and cast my copy.  We found in 1768 where a Boston Stone cutter was making plaster castings of his stonework to disseminate among fellow carvers, and to sell to the general public.

The Hour Glass With Wings shows that “Time Flies.” The Statement “Yesterday for me & To Day for Thee,” says to the reader  “Yesterday was my day, & Today is your day, but tommorrow will be someone else’s day.” Reader, this was an admonition of the original carver, Henry Emmes of Boston to realise that our lives are short, 250 yrs later this is still true.


Copy and photos supplied by David Gillespie.

Slate Carving by David Gillespie

Photos supplied by Carol Ross. More of David's work can be seen at his web site, Pumpkin Town Primitives.

David Gillespie after Jacob Dickert

A rifle made for David's father, a .50 caliber Jacob Dickert, Lacaster Co, PA style

Photos supplied by David Gillespie at Pumpkin Town Primitives.

David Gillespie, Slate Tombstone Carver

This is a tombstone I carved for my GGG Grandfather, who was a Confederate Soldier from Marshall, NC. He has a tombstone, but no mention of his Confederate Service. This stone will lay almost flat. The Latin Phrase "Deo Vindice" was used by the Confederates to say "The LORD will Vindicate." D.G.

David also makes Flintlock rifles, minstrel banjos and hand turned ink pens. Examples of David's work as well as the hand spun yarns of his wife Renee can be seen at their web site Pumpkintown Primitives.

Photos supplied by David Gillespie.