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Latest knife blade project
I hope you are not as slow as I am. I just finished a project I basically started about 40 years ago!- SamW
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- Forum: Hand Engraving Forum
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Latest knife blade project
By the way, do we get to see the finished knife?- SamW
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Recycling 24k gold scrap?
Reusing is how I handle my scraps.- SamW
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Hoping for Inlay Tips
Correct. One of the reasons I round off the front edge of the chesil is to keep the tool from digging into the metal as I slide it across the inlay area.- SamW
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Hoping for Inlay Tips
Your angle looks OK. Frank Hendricks always said about 70 degrees. Your chisel looks OK...for a start...at that stage I hand massage the belly and sharp edge of the chesil into a slightly rounded shape across the face of the chesil.. The idea is when I cut teeth by moving the chesil sideways...- SamW
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Hoping for Inlay Tips
I have never believed in "cold welding". It is the teeth and undercuts that make the gold stick. One problem that does not get enough attention in comments is how solidly your base metal is mounted. If there is ANY bounce or vibration you will have a hard time getting the gold to stick. I...- SamW
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Engraving the Lindsay Damascus Palm Control
I remain Jealous!!- SamW
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3D illusion engraving
That is what I call an optical delusion. Neat!- SamW
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For Leland
Finished last week. South rim photo by my son in early 2021. For a proud GrandPa. Customer name erased for posting.- SamW
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New Neighbors
It is such fun to watch these very young fawns experiencing life as they grow. These are the first I have seen this year.- SamW
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R.I.P. Ray Philips
I well remember the 85th birthday cake and celebration. I was asked to distract Ray while the cake was brought out of hiding so I asked his to explain his Ngraver. He proceeded to describe it to me in great detail. When asked to turn around he was very surprised by the cake and birthday...- SamW
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Unusual detail marks
Thanks Mitch. It is an attractive floorplate.- SamW
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Unusual detail marks
Never have noticed such marks. I am no expert on RJK but have not seen any work of his that looks like that. Hopefully Bleile will chime in.- SamW
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