Die engraving

[Dmitriy Pavlov]

I had organizing in my workshop yesterday, and found a box with my master dies that I engraved 24 years ago, and brought from Russia 8 years ago. . I’d like to show one from them. It was engraved in a special die steel 7H3
Your thoughts, critique and comments are welcomed.

 

[michaelp]

wonderful detail,well done. what is the aprox size?

 

[Roger Bleile]

Dmitriy,
Very nice! I am always impressed when I see well sculpted die work. When I worked in a facility where we made medals, jewelry, etc. from dies, the die engraver started out with art work from the art department then traced it into the die with a Gorton or Deckel pantograph then sculpted the modeled contours with hand gravers. Is that the way you made the die or did you hand engrave the entire die from start to finish?

Roger

 

[Steve Adams]

Is this a die ( negative ) or a hob ( positive ) ? I only ask because it looks raised. Regardless, it is nice to see work from a fellow die engraver. Steve Adams

 

[Tira]

Saint Nicholas? Yes? It looks great. Slava, Slava!

 

[Dmitriy Pavlov]

Hi Mike, Roger and Steve.
Thank you!
Mike, size of pendant is 30X18mm.
Roger, I started my engraving on the biggest Russian jewelry factory "Russkie Samotsvety". We had the special pantograf that gave as a possible trace a contours and remove a background. I had use it.
Steve, is the master die (positive), I think is a synonym for a hob (Excuse for my grate English And thank you, I understood now that means "Hobo nickel"

 

[Dmitriy Pavlov]

Saint Nicholas? Yes? It looks great. Slava, Slava!

Thank you, Tira. Yes, this is icon of Saint Nicholas. The first copy stamped from the die I have on my neck as a pendant last 24 years. It is my talisman

 

[Sam]

Dmitiry, once again I'm dazzled by your skills and admire the precision of your work. Thank you for sharing it with the Cafe. / ~Sam

 

[Marrinan]

Dmity, I must say that 24 years ago, like today you were and are an inspiring artist of the highest order-Fred

 

[vilts]

The words awesome, cool, excellent, flawless and superb (my whole English vocabulary...) pop to my mind right away.

 

[Dmitry Martinov]

Hi Dmitriy ! Very clean work.

 

[Christiaan]

The words awesome, cool, excellent, flawless and superb (my whole English vocabulary...) pop to my mind right away.

Now Vilts used all the words in my vocabulary as well. All I can say is AMEN to that. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jlseymour]

Dmitriy,
Your work is Fantastic!!! Hope to meet up someday, maybe at the engrave-in at Scott's in June 2008...
Jerry

 

[Peter E]

Dmitry,
Very nice. Another example of how talented an artist you are.

Thanks for showing it.

Peter

 

[mcrapo]

It is a beautiful work of art you have created. Thank you for sharing...
Mike

 

[Jordi]

Congratulations!! An amazing work, die engraving. I want to try it someday. Your skills are excellent!

How did you give this smooth shape to the finest parts of the face? With punches and then a burnisher?

 

[Dmitriy Pavlov]

Hi, Joddi.
Thank you.
I used a home made specially shape burs for sculpturing. Are looks like pyramid or like a needle.

 

[Tezash]

Hi Dimitry,

It is a beautiful die work that you did 24 years a go, I think you are an excellent die engraver if you continued all these years.
When I was learning hand engraving in Czechoslovakia 24 years a go, I saw the best engravings made by hand. Their tools are chisel, gravers, punches, hammer, divider and small files. They transfer the design with divider. The design they received is 10 times greater than the actual size, so the engraver scales down and scribe it to the metal.
Do you have the latest carving to show us? It is very interesting to carve a die. Thank you for showing us.

Tez.

 

[finn]

looks really nice

 

[ddushane]

Dmitriy, I'm totally impressed, I am at awe of the things you guys do, wonder if I'll live long enough to catch up to you guys Thanks for posting your work, I always love looking at it. Dwayne