Critique Request 1st 24 K Gold Inlay

[Sandy]

Here is a couple of Pic's of my first 24 K Gold Inlay attempt. Let me know what you think.

 

[Andrew Biggs]

Hey Sandy......................looks pretty darn good to me!!!!

Cheers
Andrew

 

[Beathard]

Great job Sandy. Now I have to try one.

 

[tundratrekers@mtaonline.n]

First:thinking: Yea,right.

That is really clean.
thanks,mike

 

[jerrywh]

Looks real good to me.

 

[silverchip]

Very nice Sandy, I would have perhaps cut a very fine line around each side of the inlay to help it crisp up the border. (Next time.)

 

[Douglas]

Looks very nice, thanks for sharing.

 

[Mike Bissell]

Nice work Sandy !!!

 

[Ed Westerly]

Welcome to the exciting world of gold inlay! You have done a very good job there. It is simple but elegant.

 

[Sam]

Looks clean as a whistle, Sandy! Nice job!

 

[Fred Bowen]

Looks good Sandy. Pretty dramatic when it came back blued, eh?

 

[RoycroftRon]

Nice job Sandy! Now where is the one with the Gems set into it?

 

[Sandy]

Thanks Guys.
I sweat blood while doing it. cutting the channel and then inlaying GOLD. Boy was I worried. And until I cleaned it up it looked awful. I even started looking for a new backstrap for it at one point.
Ron, that is the pistol with the stones in the screws. The saphire and rudy aren't as bright, now that it is blued.

Hi Fred. When I polished the back stap all up and sent the pistol to the bluer I was not sure what was going to happen. But boy does it sparkle now. It has been a great learning experience.
Sandy

 

[RoycroftRon]

I kind of thought that might be the one. If there was any way to set the stones afterwards, that might have been the way to go. Stones get their brilliance from the play of light and if the area under the set stone is shiny it helps those faceted stone's really sparkle. Would love to see a side shot.

 

[KSnyder]

Are you kidding me? nice job

 

[mvangle]

Sandy, looks really clean and it is pleasing to look at.
Merry Christmas and see you in Reno.

 

[randolfengraving]

This is your first atempt....YIKES...my first one I dug the gold back out and tossed the steel. Did you practice this with copper on scrap before you tried? It is very good period!

 

[Sandy]

I did some copper and iron inlay a couple of times before doing the gold. Gold is a lot easier to inlay.

 

[Arnaud Van Tilburgh]

looks not like a first attempt to me, great job!

arnaud

 

[GTJC460]

Looks great. I hope you charged well on it!