Finer points of piddling

[Ron Smith]

These pictures show the stages of development, the first one showning more plain piddling. The next three showing the cuts in the spiral.

Third plate: Outside cut of the spiral with the beginning of the inside cut.

Fourth plate: Inside cut of the spiral alone.

 

[Ron Smith]

Next four plates

First cut shows base of the leaf.

Second plate shows cap cut for the volume of the leaf.

Third plate shows tendril cut.

Fourth shows another cap cut, end of leaf.

Fifth plate shows hollow cut inside of leaf.

Sixth plate shows additional leaves with trinm cuts and knicks in the leaves.

Enjoy!

 

[Roger Bleile]

Ron,

I really like what you do with this. I'll see what I can do with your methods. Thanks for the pictures. Like you, I hope our talented colleagues will take what we've shown and come up with new and varied ways to use it.

Roger

 

[D.DOUGLAS]

Ron, thanks for showing us your plates. That design in the upper right hand corner of your first plate blows me away. Very beautiful! Doug

 

[ddushane]

Ron, I love your piddling, Thanks again for all you do, Dwayne

 

[Sam]

Abigail walked into my studio and said "what are you oooohing and ahhhhing over?" I said look at the plate that Ron Smith engraved. Enough said. Absolutely beautiful layouts, Ron. And thank you for the photo series on your progression of cuts of this graceful engraving style. I'll add it to the Tips Archive for future reference.
~Sam

 

[John B.]

Thanks Ron.
Like everyone else I'm sure, your scroll at the top of the first plate really floats my boat.
Flat out elegant!

Best, John B.

 

[KCSteve]

Boy am I looking forward to seeing the results of the cross-pollination between Ron and Roger!

As they start to incorporate elements of each other's styles I bet we get to see two more great styles!