the one thing all our photos do not show is relative size of what we are doing. So I popped a penny alongside the sideplate to give you a sense of overall scale
Stay safe
Sam i just am crazy about what you did on the dust cover rail I need to get over to my friends house and once again drool over her Bodmer picture journal Your rifle is already a one of a kind masterpiece and you are not even finished with it yet
Adder i am basically using a 90 and a 70 for...
Nice clean start Adder
I just found out a friend from NY has the virus. Right now I'm wishing he is immortal
Well here is where I am at at this time on my engraving.
Stay safe everyone
Looks real good Leland Now that you are staying home you will be doing more engraving to combat the cabin fever. But don't forget to step outside and get some fresh air a few times a day.
I don't know about setting the bar pretty high here. i know people are doing whatever engraving be it...
John c...syracuse feels like ages ago Im glad you are still interested in engraving and hopefull now that you are retired you can devote some enjoyable time to it Hope everyone back in N Y and everyone are staying safe Lets see some practice plates as you go along
Just for S**** and grins... here's what I have planned for the other sideplate. Usually I like saving the scenes for last but the action is being stocked and these two plates are all I have right now so best not to sit idle It's a combination of photos and a painting the mother of a friend did...
Those feathers look real good Sam. Glad you are staying well there in the valley.
Well I've managed to do a little more work on the sideplate. Almost finished actually so need to look more than engrave so I don't make more omissions an wake up John B
It's great seeing everyone's work so far
All got a big bang out of the cannon fired four rounds and was told to keep clear of the carriage wheels on the last shot that big baby did move backwards on that last one
Great gorget brings back my days of rev war reenacting with the british artillery where in N Y are you? I once fired the big brass barrel cannon at new windsor cantonment at the invitation of the west point museum curator