This is not a monumental effort like Mike's trio of SSAs but thought I would post this progress photo. Gold needs a bit more work before sending off for CC.
Progress photo
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Stratos21
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Excellent
AllenClapp
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Sam, one of my treasures is a CD that you sold years ago with photos of your work on it. Do you still sell those? Do you have an updated CD?
Brant
Elite Cafe Member
Sam, I love your scrolls. Very simple design, extremely difficult to produce. Thanks for the inspiration.
quickcut07
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Sam your work is always Top Notch !
Thanks for posting
Eric
Thanks for posting
Eric
totally good lookin work you show. tyvm
Pap, once the action is colored and the color selectively removed I will post another photo.
Thanks Sam, been hoping you would show us that one again.
todd
todd
Mike Dubber
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The two terms "Sam Welch Scroll" and "Simple" do not correlate. I've watched him create these beautiful flowing scroll patterns for many years - even tried to cut them myself.....one fateful time....failed...never tried that again.
mdengraver
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Amazing cutting and design!
curiosity got the best of me. how do you intend to impart color to this work ? it's already quite fascinating to look at just the wayit is.
Monk, the action, lever and I suppose falling block will be case color hardened. Then I will polish off the colors from the scroll surfaces and the leaves.
This is the earlier post to which Todd was referring. The design drawn on the metal and ready for that hardest part of the job...the first cut!
So you're drawing directly on the piece and your magnification consists of an opti-visor, that is seriously amazing work. Are you mirroring the work to the other side of the action with the transfer wax clear tape method or a different design all together?
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for sharing
T.G. the other side is a mirror image. Yes, I smeared a fine black powder into the cuts of this side, lifting with cellophane tape and put tape to tape to mirror the design, placing that onto the other waxed side. Then I make a smoke pull of the first side and use that to aid in redrawing the mirrored design to get it as close as I can. I always use transfers as a means to get all the elements correctly located and then redraw for correctness. And also yes, I only use an optivisor. I have an excellent eye doctor!
Here is the mirrored side awaiting gold.
You’re the best Sam!
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