Critique Request Bradstreet Spurs

[Bradstreet]

Thanks for looking. Shawn Bradstreet

 

[Roger Bleile]

Very nice Shawn. Do you engrave before you bend and solder on the overlays or after?

Roger

 

[Bradstreet]

Thanks Roger, I engraved the inside of the heel bands before they are bent. I engraved a sheet of silver then cut it out and solder it on. The only silver that i engraved on the spurs are the ones in the middle with the stones.

 

[leroytwohawks]

Wow great work!!!!

Kevin

 

[ken dixon]

Shawn, they look really nice to me. Good job. Are they stainless or are you going to blue them?
Ken

 

[Bradstreet]

Ken thanks, they are made out of 4130 steel. These spurs will go right on the boots. Most of my spur don't get blued. I like them to get a natural patina.

 

[JBrandvik]

Very nice work, Shawn! I really like your design work and the engraving is very clean. Are those black diamonds? I've been setting some black diamonds lately and have had a hard time finding any of a decent quality.

Best,

 

[Bradstreet]

Thanks Jim, they are not diamonds.