More great engraving by Sam Welch

[sam]

Here's some masterful engraving eye candy by Sam Welch.

The flow and the extremely fine stemmed scrolls and tendrils are just amazing. And the shading is as well. This is a truly distinctive style that you have to see in person to truly appreciate. Note how the scrolls leave the steel and continue into the wood!

Great job Sam! :bow: :clapping:

 

[didyoung]

Amazing work

 

[wowilson]

Fantastic!!!!

 

[Boomhower]

Thank you for posting that is some killer work

 

[monk]

yes. tha's a genuinely pretty looking job. tyvm for showing.

 

[SamW]

These two photos were taken today using the same light tent as shown in Sam's other thread "gun photography setup..."

 

[Brian Marshall]

Any new castings Sam?

Brian

 

[bronc]

Amazing work!!!

Stewart

 

[GTJC460]

SamW...Is that a Remington model 4?

 

[Sandy]

What's on the other side.

 

[SamW]

Brian, I haven't done any castings in a long time but am thinking I should cast a couple of items I have going. Stay tuned.

Bert, it is a Rem. No. 1 1/2 which is a carbine model based on the Rem. No. 1 action. It was made about 1893.

Sandy, the other side is unfinished at this time but sports a steel sculpted gray squirrel within the same scroll works and amongst more trees.

 

[sam]

Sam W: If you can post photos of your engraved guitar parts it would be appreciated. I know you posted before but I wasn't able to find them.

~Sam

 

[SamW]

Here 'tis Sam. This is for a classical (nylon string) guitar with a theme of "The Sweetest Music of the Universe is Budding Life".

Cut in .040" thick aluminum with matching engraving on the Waverly (Bozeman, MT) tuners and as displayed at the latest FEGA show.

 

[sam]

Here 'tis Sam. This is for a classical (nylon string) guitar with a theme of "The Sweetest Music of the Universe is Budding Life".

Cut in .040" thick aluminum with matching engraving on the Waverly (Bozeman, MT) tuners and as displayed at the latest FEGA show.

Thank you Sam! I had the pleasure of examining this set up close and personal and I told Sam that there's never been any scrollwork designed or cut better than this example. You have to see it to believe it. It takes crazy graver control and design skills to make this, and if castings are ever available I'll be the first to order a set. This is truly amazing engraving.

 

[Otto Carter]

People ask me who my favorite engraver is. That's too hard to say as there are so many great ones. I like to think of whose work do I love and who goes into that category. Sam is in the love category big time!

 

[Omar Haltam]

Truly beautiful work, and thanks to both Sam's for posting these beautiful works

is the engraving on the guitar done on sterling silver?

 

[SamW]

.040" thick aluminum Omar.

 

[Dan W]

Beautiful work Sam. It makes me wonder why we don’t see more engraving on instruments. I use to play in a bluegrass band where the dobro player had a 1927 nickel silver dobro that was highly engraved. It looked (and sounded) great.

Dan Weddle

 

[Omar Haltam]

amazing Sam, just amazing
thanks