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  1. Leland Davis

    Critique Request Knife I did.

    Hot glue will stop the vibration better than the screws. Melt a thick layer of glue onto the block set the scale into it carefully, the entire back of the scale is supported.
  2. Leland Davis

    Poll: Do I want my engraving bench in my man-cave office? Or in the backyard shop with my welding & blacksmith gear?

    My shop is about 200 yds from my house. My equipment for fabricating and bluing are all there keeps the mess out of the house. That cuts down on the wife telling me to clean up. I like the solitude when working. Just my opinion.
  3. Leland Davis

    Scrimshaw: Second attempt at scrimshaw

    very nice work.
  4. Leland Davis

    transfer

    paps, the smoother you can apply what ever transfer fluid you use the better the transfer. I use thinned damar varnish. monk, fixxon transfer sheets are like pictorico sheets only much more reasonably priced. I like them better than pictorico. I bought 100 sheets years ago they cost 30 dollars...
  5. Leland Davis

    Critique Request Knife I did.

    I have engraved a lot of the Kershaw leeks and the stainless is hard. Did you disassemble the knife to engrave it? I used to take them apart and anneal the scales. That helps but gluing them to a hardwood block is the key for me, vibration is a tip killer. A 120 degree with a 50 degree face...
  6. Leland Davis

    Graver compatability between Lindsay and GRS handpieces and sharpening systems

    You mentioned your woodworking. Do you have a drill press? A very serviceable power hone can be done on a drill press. There are posts on this site that show how.
  7. Leland Davis

    Trying to get into bulino engraving

    The Chris DeCamillis video is well worth the price.
  8. Leland Davis

    61 Winchester with raised gold inlay.

    Thanks everyone for the comments. When blown up like the photo it looks way rougher than actual size. The biggest rabbit can be covered with a nickel. Jeff I don't know about you but I'm trying all dots next time. If you figure this out let me know.
  9. Leland Davis

    61 Winchester with raised gold inlay.

    I finally finished my raised gold project or quit screwing with it and sent it away. This was my first attempt at gold animals and I struggled. The inlay went well. I used what SamW told me about sculpting the inlay cavity when the wire was all smoothed together already had the form of the...
  10. Leland Davis

    Pipe Hawk

    Thank you all for the comments. If it weren't for people like monk and John B giving advice I couldn't have done this. mtlctr those are some nice pistols. I have been shooting and building muzzle loaders since 94. Mostly Lancaster and York pattern long rifles and a few pistols. Thanks again, Leland
  11. Leland Davis

    Pipe Hawk

    My wife asked me to make her a pipe tomahawk for our anniversary I forged it from an old muzzleloader barrel. The forging and after a little clean up.
  12. Leland Davis

    Recent Drawings

    YouTube has a series by Ken Hunt on drawing scrolls. that would be a good place to start. What monk said about the notebook is good too. Keep working and posting your drawings. monk and others were a big help to me when I was trying to learn.
  13. Leland Davis

    Antique English scroll

    Do you know when the chairs were made?
  14. Leland Davis

    Stereo scope comparisons

    I started with an amscope it wasn't very good but it worked. Then I bought a used meiji emz5 it was a very good scope especially compared to what I had. I used it for 4 years then I bought a Leica wow what a difference. I like to say like going from a corvette to a Ferrari. Long way of saying at...
  15. Leland Davis

    Need a source for micro fine burrs

    Goldjockey what shape burr do you want. My dentist gave me a pound of burrs. They have 1/16 shanks there are some pointed 1s but I don't think there are any .5mm. There are some .75mm.
  16. Leland Davis

    Printing on Parchment

    If you buy parchment baking sheets they come in a flat box no rolling. They are much easier to use.
  17. Leland Davis

    Raised gold inlay

    Alright Sam I get it now, your method actually has a mechanical index. I now have 3 different overlays. I should be able to make it work. Thank you all
  18. Leland Davis

    Last nights drawing

    Yep my tone is off if you put that much graphite in there some will get away from you. I usually don't shade my drawings. It's much easier to shade with a graver. My drawing is never for show as a drawing it's just an exercise for fun. If I find a place to cut this the tone will be better...
  19. Leland Davis

    Last nights drawing

    I try and draw every night. This was what I did last night don't know where it be useful for engraving but it all helps. Critique away.
  20. Leland Davis

    Raised gold inlay

    Sam, I did and have your method and Mitch's ready. I can index both with the scrolls. The way I tried your method with what I had was put block printers ink on the scroll and taped a piece of transfer sheet over the scroll and scene. then rolled over it. I got a good enough pattern to index and...

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