Old English

[tdelewis]

Does anyone do Old English text using a wriggle cut for the broad strokes? My problem is how do people do the curved cuts as is used in the letter "C"? I have seen this used on old cups and trophies. It looks simple, but the curved cuts seem to be a challenge.

 

[monk]

practice on scraps. you'll surprise yerself

 

[rweigel]

A page from „Winter‘s school of engraving“. Here the „C“ has a coarse wriggling cut at the outer rim, a fine (graver hold steeply) wriggling cut at the middle, and a shading cut (possibly done as closeline) at the inside. Hope that helps…

Ralf

 

[rweigel]

more reading, try

A course in fundamental principles of designing and engraving : a practical self teacher as good as a school, demonstrated and illustrated to the point : Winter, Albert Andrew : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Winter's school of jewelry engraving.

archive.org

Cheers, Ralf

 

[Old Gunsmith]

more reading, try

A course in fundamental principles of designing and engraving : a practical self teacher as good as a school, demonstrated and illustrated to the point : Winter, Albert Andrew : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Winter's school of jewelry engraving.

archive.org

Cheers, Ralf

Thanks for sharing.