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  1. SamW

    Help, please: Single scroll

    The first and fourth ones look rather nice. Number 2 the center is a bit off to the left and number 3 a bit down. The last one has a bit of a hump at the top. Keep going, you are doing fine.
  2. SamW

    Not very computer literate

    Are you doing raised inlays or trying to do flush inlays. The distance between the first inlaid line and the second must be too much. They need to be closer than the thickness of the wire you are using. This method is for raised inlay and if you want to do flush, then the area needs to be...
  3. SamW

    Not very computer literate

    I found that while 24k gold works well with the cross hatched teeth, silver was too firm to set properly so I have always reverted to cutting a line, undercutting and inlaying the silver, then cut a new line next to that and repeat across the inlay area.
  4. SamW

    Not very computer literate

    Another very important consideration is that the item into which you are inlaying must be solidly mounted so there is no bounce or give when you try to punch the inlay into the cavity. I use pitch or Thermoloc to mount smaller items to hardwood blocks. Whatever the item, it must be solidly...
  5. SamW

    Not very computer literate

    Are your inlays/overlays made of sheet or wire? The outlines of the inlay need to have a good undercut to hold edges firmly. Teeth should be cut at about a 70 degree angle to be strong enough not to collapse and yet provide enough holding power, and be in three different directions. The...
  6. SamW

    Scream, relief engraving

    Makes me wish I was young enough to learn that (and get that good at it). Pitch is tar with some brick dust to firm it up, as best I know.
  7. SamW

    Chopper engraving

    Maintaining high quality and symmetry on such large scroll and matching it to the object you engrave is quite an accomplishment David. That is why I say both.
  8. SamW

    Chopper engraving

    BOTH!!!
  9. SamW

    Chopper engraving

    I would say "Good On You!" but I might be too jealous...
  10. SamW

    Add Your Wildlife Pics: A Creative Source of Inspiration for Engraving

    This was the cause of all the sugar.
  11. SamW

    Add Your Wildlife Pics: A Creative Source of Inspiration for Engraving

    Mitch, I see these groups every so often, but not ever year. I'm probably just not around at the right time. Here is one I took maybe 30 years ago (film days) give or take. Only time I have seen such coloring. Wildlife folks said they happen occasionally and that they lose the color about a...
  12. SamW

    Add Your Wildlife Pics: A Creative Source of Inspiration for Engraving

    A few years back, while I was setting irrigation water, eleven bucks crossed the road about 30 or 40 feet away and interred my neighbor's orchard. They were kind enough to wait around for me to get to the house and camera and return for this photo. They paid very little attention to my antics...
  13. SamW

    Announcement: A Great Engraver Honored.

    That is superb!!
  14. SamW

    Add Your Wildlife Pics: A Creative Source of Inspiration for Engraving

    So true...but they make up for it in numbers.
  15. SamW

    Add Your Wildlife Pics: A Creative Source of Inspiration for Engraving

    Trying out the new upload method. In this photo you can see the black median line that runs from the black tip of the tail, along the top of the tail to the base of the tail. This is a quick way to tell a gray fox from a kit fox which does not have the black line. Mitch, those deer sure have...
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