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    Critique Request First Celtic Knot Work

    Tsterling - I hadn't needed to buy your book since I gave up doing knot work when the apprentice showed she was better than I was at engraving it. But I would really recommend anyone interested in knot work to buy it, especially off of Tom's site. It has great reviews on Amazon but buy it from...
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    Critique Request First Celtic Knot Work

    Its a really good first drawing. And drawing knot work freehand is a lot of work. But like a lot of scroll drawings, you have to go back and pick out the simple flaws when finished the layout. Look for flat spots, make sure you curved lines are rounded, and the lines are a uniform width...
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    Sorry, it's sold. Allan

    Sorry, it's sold. Allan
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    drawing

    Much much better. I think part of the problem for most beginners is getting your eyes and brain to really see things as a whole. It has a nice round look to it without flats spots. Keep going, its coming along. Allan
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    new drawing

    I think you're making a great deal of progress. Like John said you still need more study and work. But keep it up, you're doing well. Allan
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    Question: Throwback to an old thread

    "ennio morricone and the spagetti western genre is always good traveling music when driving" Love the Spaghetti Western Orchestra Allan
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    Help for identifying a seal

    definitely HF Allan
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    bulino

    Have to agree with FancyGun. You clearly have the desire to engrave well, that much is evident. And that's good. Real good. But its like wanting to play piano but not investing time to learn the scales. There is a shortcut. And that's setting aside an hour or two a day and practicing your...
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    antiquing first relief engraved buckle

    You may have lost a little crispness but it still looks really good. I especially like the area that the prong rests on. Really well done. I always told my apprentices that most of the important parts of engraving I learned was through grim experience. Welcome to the club.:beerchug:
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    Engraver's sample plate from 1902

    Roger, I used to do a lot of pocket watch cases, inside and out. I had to stop however when the jeweler who used to remove the pin from the case hinge retired. If the case cannot be taken apart its too hard to engrave the inside properly. Some people insist however so I do it very rarely and not...
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    Design suggestions?

    My suggestion would be to get a design deposit first which can be applied to any actual engraving.
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    trial and tribulations

    I think its not so much the touching as the amount of space between the elements and the backbone. If you think of making a cut, it has depth and width. The width of the cut is what is important here. Don't think of it as touching the background. Think of it as engraving just enough space...
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    slide

    Drawing pencil on metal is a little tough because the pencil lead slides across the metal. The scriber with the hardened tip grips the metal better. But scribing also takes practice. Everything takes practice. Don't get discouraged. Don't ever get discouraged. But take the advice offered here...
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    New guy

    In the larger scrolls its kind of easier for you because the there is more time to time the turn. In the smaller scrolls where you have trouble you don't have that kind of time. The turn is on you while the tool is still trying to enter the turn. Plus you start the scroll fairly well but at the...
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    What is hopefully a quick question.

    So this was one those things where my first thought was how can this work? But he says it works so I guess I should try it. And it works. Many thanks for an easier way to transfer. Allan
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    Does any one use bent liners?

    I use them everyday and they keep the letters uniform with each other. I do a lot of jewelry and trophies so I have them from 6-4 through 6-8 and 8-6 through 8-10. I also have a bent 16-12 used for florentine finishes on rings and small items as well as a a few 10 width liners for large letters...
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    "Old English" Font

    The lettering looks first rate. Very clean and uniform sizes, which is important; the letters should look like they belong together. There are a few standout letters, mainly the O and U. The inside center shading of those letters is very well done and sets the letters apart. Its hard to do...
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    Japanese Inlay Technique.

    DanM I went looking around the momokoya link and found the chisels. But they were blank, without lines cut into them. Do you put the lines in yourself and if you do how? Allan
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    Leica A60 Eyepieces and Eyeglasses

    I wear glasses and can't read without them. But I don't use glasses with the A60 because the lenses can be separately adjusted for each eye. Its kind of like the lenses become your eyeglasses. You have an item under the scope. Close one eye and turn the lens of the open eye until its in focus...
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    GRS and Lindsay QC compatibility

    I also use both. Like Takoyaki said the Lindsay system will take only square gravers. The templates are relatively inexpensive, but there are no universal templates aside from the one by Otto Carter. So for flat tools, round tools, script tools, they all have separate templates. Plus for the...

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