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    Critique Request First scroll

    Mike makes a VERY important point that is easy to overlook.
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    Engrave In September 25-27

    Thanks for the update of the Engrave In, Dean. Scott and family do a wonderful job and make everyone so welcome. Real Southern hospitality, great food and friendships. And you did a great job on getting your wife's cake there in one piece.
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    Critique Request First scroll

    Thank you T. G. Look forward to seeing what you come up with.
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    Critique Request First scroll

    Thank you T. G. You are well on your way. In your original the backbone was too thin as it emerged from the first leaf. Change it The backbone at the top of the scroll ran beyond the border. Change it. Reduce the size of your design to fit within the area of the bolster. All the backbones...
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    Critique Request First scroll

    Thank you T. G. Another option for that final leaf area would be some outside leaves off of the originating loop and maybe a smaller scroll from the outside of the large scroll backbone. We have all looked back with regrets at some of our cutting, and that situation never ends. Good plan to draw...
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    Critique Request First scroll

    Some nice cutting, TG. Couple of things you might consider. The scroll backbone gets very thin where it emerges from the originating loop. Hard to visualize it supporting the large. following leaves. And the big final leaf coming off the center bud defies nature. Several smaller leaves would be...
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    How to improve the attached-- all input welcome thanks

    Nice, rich scrolls. You might consider texturing or relief cutting the two or three included small background areas. And perhaps some outside work on the righthand side.
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    Critique Request Scroll and design

    Both TG and Monk gave you good, low cost advise.
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    A book by Marty Rabeno?

    That's a little beauty ,Marty.
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    Critique Request Scroll and design

    Thank you for your replies Classyranchwife. I'm sure your next efforts will be better. You will find it better if you draw your initial design and if it's not perfect then tape tracing paper over it and make your corrections on the tracing paper rather than erasing the original. Keep doing...
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    Critique Request Scroll and design

    Simple scrolls first. Too complicated. Don't get ahead of you ability, but keep drawing.
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    Engrave In September 25-27

    Lucky you, you will enjoy it For Sure.! Good friends and great fun. I'm sure Scot will get back to you with the info you need. You can PM him through the the Cafe or find his contact on the FEGA forum, Master Engravers.
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    Colt Collectors Honor their Show Gun Engravers

    Congratulations Brian Powley, Colt Master Engraver. It must be a real disappointment to have your great engraving effort delayed from public display and recognition. Thanks to Mike Dubber for explaining the show tribulations in these troubled times.
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    Hedcut portraits

    Thanks for the info, Sam. I always enjoyed them in the WSJ, Somewhere among my files I have a collection of them that I cut out and saved. Years ago I tried to get method info from the publishers but they weren't very forthcoming.
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    Pulse Graver

    Exactly, well said Allen
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    Pulse Graver

    Please ease up Memorymaker. Monk does a great job on the Cafe. Monk and many others of us call all the tool system "toys" with no intent to disparage them. In like a kid "with new toys".......just a manner of speaking.
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    Getting started

    Hi Robbi, and welcome to the Cafe and to the wonderful world of engraving. Diane Scalese is one of the best bright cut engravers/instructors and she lives in Montana. Diane teaches for GRS in Emporia, Kansas. I don't know if she offers private lessons in Montana but there is no harm in asking...
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    Kudu bulino progress

    Thank you Daniel. Coming along nicely.
  19. J

    new wildlife thread

    TG, Looks like your deer has a big. healed wound on the left side of it's neck and a smaller one on the left shoulder. Maybe battle scars or dog attack?
  20. J

    English fine scroll -- layout on paper

    Remember that outside work will add size to your scroll backbones and also define your open space and "pathways" between clusters and bouquets.

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