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  1. SamW

    new wildlife thread

    This one ,making use of my driveway, was a little more willing to pose...until it saw me and then off to the creek bottom.
  2. SamW

    new wildlife thread

    Pap, I got an email from my next door neighbor...stating that he put a game camera in his yard about 3 nights ago and got 49 videos with what he estimated to be between 6 and 9 bear. I am starting to feel like I am on safari when I go out into the yard.
  3. SamW

    new wildlife thread

    Hard to get it to pose but adds a whole new perspective to star gazing!!
  4. SamW

    Progress photo

    Brant, the gold is raised inlay and there is no real problem damaging the scroll. The surface of the action has a slight curvature so even flush gold should not be a problem. I'll post pictures of the finished piece soon.
  5. SamW

    Hedcut portraits

    Super!
  6. SamW

    Kudu bulino progress

    Of course you are keeping track of time on this...we are all going to want to know how long it takes you to finish the kudu. As for background I can visualize some light clouds...nothing complicated, just to break up all that bare metal space. Nice thread Dan!
  7. SamW

    Work ive been doing

    Ditto the above!
  8. SamW

    First Cuts..........

    Mine are locked away in a safe where they are imminently happy!
  9. SamW

    Progress photo

    Here is the mirrored side awaiting gold.
  10. SamW

    Kudu bulino progress

    Progressing beautifully!
  11. SamW

    Progress photo

    T.G. the other side is a mirror image. Yes, I smeared a fine black powder into the cuts of this side, lifting with cellophane tape and put tape to tape to mirror the design, placing that onto the other waxed side. Then I make a smoke pull of the first side and use that to aid in redrawing the...
  12. SamW

    Progress photo

    This is the earlier post to which Todd was referring. The design drawn on the metal and ready for that hardest part of the job...the first cut!
  13. SamW

    Progress photo

    Monk, the action, lever and I suppose falling block will be case color hardened. Then I will polish off the colors from the scroll surfaces and the leaves.
  14. SamW

    Progress photo

    Pap, once the action is colored and the color selectively removed I will post another photo.
  15. SamW

    Progress photo

    This is not a monumental effort like Mike's trio of SSAs but thought I would post this progress photo. Gold needs a bit more work before sending off for CC.
  16. SamW

    Need feedback about vises

    A vise is like a lathe in that...you can do small work on a large lathe/vise but hard or impossible to do large work on a small one. If in the future you might try larger engraving projects, a larger vise to start will save having to buy another one.
  17. SamW

    Garage News; Texas Teaching

    An excellent choice of teacher! And I love the practice plate, scroll and quail!!
  18. SamW

    Progress pics

    Looking great Dan. Your comments about size reminds me of when I bought a 'scope years ago. Cranked it up to 30 power and proceeded to cut my name. Looked like I was cutting Grand Canyon. Then I backed off and looked with the naked eye and found it too small to read.
  19. SamW

    new wildlife thread

    Coming home from a mid shift years ago on Kodiak, a dragonfly flew over my shoulder out in front of me, did a half loop and grabbed a gnat out of the sky. It landed on a bush a few feet away and proceeded to have breakfast. I have been in love with dragonflies ever since and is why I named my...
  20. SamW

    new wildlife thread

    Well JJ, maybe he was thinking Turkey Vulture as a joke? There are 3 hens with a total of 25 chicks in the yard pretty much daily.

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