Ken Hunt thread - engraving and artwork

[sam]

"Here are few tips on how I have found to make the carving of oakleaves more interesting to those of you who want to carve or engrave . Nature has created many varieties of them , so that's the choice,which are the best for rendering ?!!hope it's helpful. Leave more convex than concave."

 

[rmgreen]

Many thanks Sam. I will send a short video if I can figure out how to do one on my phone and have my wife do it. BIG learning curve for the both of us.

 

[sam]

"There are so many styles of scrollwork and combinations that you can go on forever"

 

[Marrinan]

Thank you Sam! Fred

 

[Big-Un]

Been studying this thread all morning.....my mind is numb! At least I finished one knife before starting reading and studying.

Bill

 

[Omar Haltam]

Amazing skill, thanks Sam for sharing these with us, a real treasure chest

 

[Native-engraver]

Wonderful sketches, inspiring.

 

[DeChristo]

Ken Hunt has been posting more of these fantastic resources on Facebook as well...Cheryl Edstedt has been capturing all these posts and compiling them on her FaceBook wall in a photo album, with Ken's gracious permission...well worth a look if you are not on Instagram...FYI

https://m.facebook.com/CherylMEdstedt/albums/10208903825771759/

 

[ghpayton]

Wow ! Amazing talent.

 

[ClarkAndAddison]

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"damascening - the size is small look at the pencil lead , you may see the marks around the horse & rings that is the hatching burnished away , this is a crude test demo piece for testing"

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"dividers a close up view using a loupe over the iPad lens as Sam advised, we can all learn a bit of useful tips from one another , even old dogs like me .
You can see how wires laid out and tapped down creat interesting patterns .I used .006" wire"

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"here is a bone handled knife I etched in the same method as I do on steel ,drawing with resist with a pen ,when dry I use a cotton bud dipped into silver nitrate that I make by dissolving silver in nitric acid . Day light causes it to turn black or dark brown according how strong a mix , I have done it on ivory on rifles but have mislaid the photos . It would be good on guitars !"

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"Showing how a thin sheet of gold can be damascened over an engraved design . This is just a demo not a finished piece 2000inch thick gold ,a hairs width or can be a bit thinner"

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"Winston Churchill#I cut the die for this by hand 1966 , it was cut in reverse as done before pantograph machines , very deep"

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" I put my friends name on it for he was the maker Battle of Britain 1940"

I love this inlaid dividers! I it strange that my fav piece thus far?! Haha ♥

 

[leo]

Sam thank you for sharing I also follow him in instagram my morning starts watching how he turn his morning banana into a master piece

 

[Roger Bleile]

Harry Kell and Ken Hunt work at auction.

 

[awedlifedesigns]

wow, love the flow and technique with that, deff looks like a breeze is flowing!

 

[Zito]

Yep, Ken Hunt AND Sam Alfano have taught me EVERYTHING I know! I have been lurking and learning here since 2018. I haven't spoken up much since I have been here, but I have listened a TON, and practiced even more. I truly can not express my gratitude in words! When people see my drawings, they shake their heads and say, "man, you've got talent." HAHAHAHAHA .... they have no idea that I can't draw. I tell them, "if you want talent, draw lighter." ;o) Thank you very much for all that you have taught me!

Edit: Just for the sake of clarity..... I'm terrible, but I am way better than I used to be. LOL

 

[Mosfet70]

I follow Ken Hunt on Instagram and am happy to be communicating with him! I was sad that we lost touch after his Grandmaster class years ago and I was thrilled to find him posting his fabulous artwork on Instagram. He's KenHunt78 if you wish to follow him as well.

Ken has graciously allowed me to share and preserve his drawings and sketches here in the Cafe. The man is a treasure trove of engraving history and we're extremely fortunate to have this.

I will be posting engraving related pics as Ken posts them on Instagram. He has hundreds of fabulous drawings that aren't engraving related, so check out his Instagram feed to see his amazing art.

Thank you Ken!!

Hilarious, my last name is Hunt hes probably a relative somewhere along the lines. I’’m originally from Newfoundland Canada. Apparently the first Hunt to reach the island back in the 1700s or so was a stow away on a Brittish friggot. The story goes that the cook found him and took a liking to him bringing him water and food. Lucky me because the Admirals of that time had no pity for stow aways and would throw them overboard when found.