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  1. SamW

    working while staying at home

    Looks great Marty. Don't hit any bumps on that down hill run! Or hit any trees if the slope is fast!
  2. SamW

    working while staying at home

    Not sure what that means Marty but I will stick to my Optivisor!
  3. SamW

    working while staying at home

    Closer to real size...but still a bit large...about twice the actual scroll.
  4. SamW

    working while staying at home

    I might point out that as large as the scroll test looks, the scroll is less than half an inch wide.
  5. SamW

    working while staying at home

    Todd, here are a couple...didn't take much in the way of progress photos of the drawing of the design. The one photo is a test cut of the scroll internals I did as I have not cut scroll quite like this before...close but not exactly.
  6. SamW

    working while staying at home

    Borzzza, here is more of the piece for you...
  7. SamW

    working while staying at home

    It did take a number of hours over a few days to get the layout finished. I started with a proper sized pencil drawing, made an acetate transfer and then scribed the general layout onto the metal. There was much "erasing" (burnishing) and redrawing to get it all like I want it. This takes a...
  8. SamW

    working while staying at home

    I DO NOT like surprises during an engraving project. Though some projects lend themselves to a bit of "design as you go", many, like this one do not. This shows my drawing technique on bare metal. It is easily corrected along the way and easily burnished out when needed. This one is now...
  9. SamW

    working while staying at home

    Luscious!!
  10. SamW

    Recent stuff

    You are absolutely right about photography. And those items are very nicely designed and cleanly cut!!
  11. SamW

    about air gravers

    Welcome to the forum Onofre. I cannot answer your technical questions but expect someone will do so. It does sound like you understand the principles fairly well. I use the Lindsey Airgraver. I have built a few guitars and ukuleles just for fun and to experiment with engraved aluminum...
  12. SamW

    working while staying at home

    Very nicely done Gordon!! That small is difficult!
  13. SamW

    Basic equipment thread

    Also James Meek's book The Art of Engraving available from Brownells. This is where I learned almost all that I do...plus decades of experience.
  14. SamW

    working while staying at home

    Win '73...this compound curved area, with both concave and convex curves is somewhat difficult to cut...but is progressing. Shading next.
  15. SamW

    working while staying at home

    Yessir...a Rem No. 1 1/2 Carbine Rolling Block (No. 1 Action) made about 1894. Smaller caliber rifles up to 44/40 caliber.
  16. SamW

    working while staying at home

    This one is about ready for case hardening...if or when they are open for business.
  17. SamW

    working while staying at home

    '73 project...top dust cover and dust cover rail.
  18. SamW

    working while staying at home

    When Ray Viramontez introduced me to gun engraving many years ago, my first question was...'you mean mere mortals can do that?'
  19. SamW

    120 chips MUCH SHARPER than 90s

    The ones I hate are the really small pieces that hurt a good bit but are almost impossible to locate and remove!
  20. SamW

    Design suggestions?

    And I thought I had weird dreams...

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