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    Greetings from OHIO!

    your background makes it a "shoe in" for success or insanity-- which ever comes first. i too was an oil painter and still do a bit of sculpture. translating those talents to a small chunk of silver, gold, whatever, will test you. sometimes more than you may want. you're certainly welcome here...
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    Silver skull pendant

    hold up very well ? looks to me a few of the teeth have already met the fate you predicted ! i agree in part with john; the motif is kinda everywhere these days. i must also confess to having engraved a ton of nonssense for a lot of people. i guess one could call me a " gentleman of the night"...
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    Critique Request First scroll

    for a spine that size the first leaves are way too large.leaving a glaring background. it's good that you see the pencil as a tool. get a book on scroll design and development.. lee grifffiths created a good one for beginners. the book starts you on the "right way" to do design work for...
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    New to cafe

    welcome to the forum. if a rank beginner, not bad at all. rather good i'd say for push work. i see a few minor problems but i feel they will disappear without you even being aware of them. practice and time as many say, WIll bring perfection.
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    Titanium Sculpting

    very nice lookiin work
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    Death of an opossum

    yummy. possum innards n turnip greens. my fave !
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    Tailpiece embellishment

    WOW!! it's been a very long time since you last visited here. welcome back. these pieces all show the excellent level of work you always did. i always enjoyed the bracelet work you shared
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    61 Winchester with raised gold inlay.

    like the song, so nice !
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    Help, please: Copper Coin

    the prep needed depends on the final result you seek. i agree with mtlctr. why not flatten it first.
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    Popping chip

    REGardless of the tool chosen, this is just something that must be practiced. practiced till it is automatic. you dont have to think about it, it just happens.
  11. M

    Denatured alcohol to remove shellac destroys the polish

    fwiw: take some scraps, try different, ideas, and lastly, you may solve yer problem. good luck.
  12. M

    Pipe Hawk

    fabulous to my eye. really cool. i'v forged a few. engraved a couple and acid etched the rest. none were pipe hawks. you are blessed with a wife that appreciates such things !
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    Question: How to use the scraper correctly?

    best to avoid them in the first place. i think you should practice "popping out" just at the right time. this will eliminate the need for cleanup when finished. i've never done copperplate such as you show. not sure how i'd deal with the issue.
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    Seeking an engraver

    i meant the one in the lower foto.
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    Looking for gravers

    if they cut well without a problem, hmmm-- perhaps they're properly sharpened. sam is spot on. you must develop good sharpening technique to achieve consistently good ressuls.
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    Ken Hunt

    i would support this. sadly, i wouldn't know where to start.
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    Seeking an engraver

    the foto looks to be diamond drag from a pantograph. could be cnc. the foto isn't clear enough to tell. the surface could be dealt with if it's not too deep. if the ring is of low value, i'd simply buy another and start all over. the surface could be textured and otherwise be salvaged for some...
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    Heel on flat graver

    15 or 20, if any at all. thanks to sam, i I even tried rounding the bottom. best done if you have a sharpening system. by experimenting you'll likely find what works best in your hand for the particular type work you're doing.
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    Porch Pirated PulseGraver

    a shame for sure. not knowing what the "thing" is, it may well end up in a junk pile somewhere. i do hope you're able to get it back. good luck.
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    GRS flat gravers

    cut it in half with a thin diamond wheel.. this way you get 2 graverss for thee price of 1.

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