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Topic: Colt 1911 Grips - Request for Comments Number of Responses: 11
Thought I might share part of my latest project with all of you whose expertise and abilities I respect and admire very much. It has been almost two years since my beginner GRS course with Lee. The knowledge I gained in that class was a treasure chest but nothing, of course, can substitute for lots of practice and reading.
These grips are elephant ivory with silver inlays made from Morgan silver dollars and are part of a West Virginia theme Colt 1911. The slide will have almost full coverage and have some of W.Virginia's wonders inlayed in gold.
Living litterally in the middle of West Virginia, I have not found anyone nearby that can look at my work and offer advice or just plain "pick it apart". I have always known that this forum has been an option but certainly not for my old practice plates (he he he). Since there's only me, my tools and my books here - no one that I know of to ask on a professional level, I do not know what I would even charge for these. From design to completion there is almost a months time invested in these grips. When the commission/project is complete, it will probably work out to about $2 per hour (I'm just kidding I think more like $5)
Anyway, any ideas, comments or suggestions are gratefully welcome. Chris
P.S. Any tips on taking a better photo are welcome too, I can then post a better picture. |
Posted by: Christopher Malouf - 5/13/2006 10:23:38 PM.
Most recent response - 10/31/2006 12:53:40 AM. |
Topic: Drawing,tools, shop building Number of Responses: 14
Marty Rabeno,
Thank you for your responce in regards to the bulino art. It will be quite awhile before I ever am engraving bulino scenes like that. I still dont understand the different degrees of the faces on those tools. How do you achieve those different faces on your bulino tools? Hand held? Do you use the GRS tool holding devises?
Anyway, your scenes are fantastic, and I will be trying to get my drawing skills in order to do work like you someday.
Do you have a large shop? Are you using hammer and chisel or power assisted. I like both.
Thank you for you great work, it is eye candy and makes me want to draw and engrave when I see it. Mark Smiths new photos of the Ruger are Tremendous also!!
Thanks again
William |
Posted by: William Dietz - 10/20/2006 6:10:30 PM.
Most recent response - 10/28/2006 9:49:50 AM. |
Topic: 2007 Convention Number of Responses: 2
Just a reminder -- some deadlines are coming up fast.
1) Nov 1st - deadline to get tables reserved at the discounted price. Your forms must be postmarked by this date.
2) Nov. 30th - deadline to reserve space. Tables, permits, etc. have to be ordered. After that space available is only if there are cancellations.
3) Nov. 30th - get your auction donation to Bruce Farman. There's still time to be included in the program.
4) Dec. 22nd - need to have your Silver Legacy hotel room reserved - with a deposit. Suggest you don't wait that long as several of the hotels in Reno are already sold out.
5) Jan. 10th - please have your reservations made for the banquet.
Call or email if you have any questions. Thanks, Jan
Jan Billeb, Exhibition Coordinator
Firearms Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition
22 Vista View Ln
Cody, WY 82414
(307) 587-4297 (Phone/Fax)
Email: acgg@acgg.org
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Posted by: Bill Gamradt - 10/26/2006 11:11:49 AM.
Most recent response - 10/27/2006 9:04:05 AM. |
Topic: New S and W Trailboss .44 engraving Number of Responses: 3
Here's a photo of a job I just finished. There are more photos of it on my website at: http://www.ottocarter.com/trailboss.htm
Otto
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Posted by: Otto Carter - 10/25/2006 10:36:37 PM.
Most recent response - 10/26/2006 8:12:20 AM. |
Topic: Tools, Shop, and Binnocular Lenes Number of Responses: 19
Mark Smith,
Thank you for your responce about the binnoculars. I dont have a lathe. Would you be able to send me a photo or so of what you mean. My email address is: hrdd@comcast.net I really like your bulino tools too. If you have a photo of your shop I sure would like to see what it is like. It may be unethicial to ask for pictures of a shop, so if it is, I ask you to accept my apology. But either way, I am curious of how you use the loupe and what they look like.
Your Ruger is Superb! I hope to be engraving like that some day. I am sure it took many years of hard practice.
Like I told Marty Rabeno, I need to spend plenty of time drawing.
Thanks a lot Mark, you give guys like me inspiration. If you can send any photos to my email I will be grateful.
William
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Posted by: William Dietz - 10/20/2006 5:53:30 PM.
Most recent response - 10/24/2006 8:37:28 PM. |
Topic: Help wanted Number of Responses: 3
I would like some advice regarding shading. This is a practice plate I doodled on to try out the 120 and also to practice cutting scrolls and shading. There's no "design" here, just kept adding stuff for practice. The style I cut is typically early 19th century roccoco which I find is cut much deeper than modern work. Perhaps due to the lack of magnification. At any rate, the shading on the leaf in the center, just under the poppy type flower, is a disaster. How should an element like this be shaded?. Any and all advice regarding anything on this plate would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Cody
BTW yes, the scroll in the upper left is a wreck. I was paying so much attention to depth control with that 120 that I forgot I was cutting a curve. :) |
Posted by: Cody Tetachuk - 10/22/2006 3:01:28 PM.
Most recent response - 10/23/2006 7:20:44 PM. |
Topic: Some new photos Number of Responses: 39
| It's been great seeing everyone elses pictures here on the forum. Here are two pictures of a rifle I finally finished for the ACGG. It's their 25th Anniversary 2008 Raffle Gun Project. The action is a Martini and Hagn single shot. I haven't seen the completed rifle as of yet and i hear it is being photographed at this time. Hope the pictures link up OK for you to see. If not I'll blame Andrew |
Posted by: Martin Rabeno - 10/14/2006 3:32:25 PM.
Most recent response - 10/20/2006 6:46:22 PM. |
Topic: Shotgun Fences Number of Responses: 9
Hi Everyone
Well here is my latest piece of the hammer gun. One fence completed and one more to go. The bird is our native falcon or sparrow-hawk. The Maori name for it is Karearea. (Pronounced car-re-re) The fern is our national emblem and can be found all over the country particularly in wet areas like the west coast.
The deep relief engraving is a lot of fun to do. The learning curve on the tools is pretty steep but well worth the effort. As you can see by the photos I’ve still got a lot of learning ahead of me!!!
One huge lesson I learnt was there are no shortcuts……….By that I mean I have to overcome my natural lazy instinct and when it’s time to change tools…then change tools…don’t take a large flat and think “she’ll be right mate” and try and do a small flat job with it. Even if it does mean grabbing another graver blank or piece of drill rod and spending half an hour making the exact tool you need!!!!
All the main cuts were done, then flats used to bevel and round edges and then half rounds used to create channels. These were softened over with various textured round punches made out of 1/8th drill rod then heat treated. Another tool that was extremely useful was a bevelling punch made the same way. Most of the edges I tried burnishing to round off a bit better. Ron Smiths Reno 2006 DVD gives a really good insight into shaping punches for this sort of work. Very similar to leatherwork in some ways.
To the human eye it looks OK but magnified under the microscope it looks as rough as guts. You can’t help but admire the skill of those European engravers that only use optivisor type magnifiers and yet their work looks perfect.
As usual, your thought and any comments you have on methods and ways to improve anything for the future are always appreciated. That’s how I learn.
Best regards
Andrew Biggs
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Posted by: Andrew Biggs - 10/18/2006 2:39:42 AM.
Most recent response - 10/20/2006 4:50:14 PM. |
Topic: Steel Inlay step by step Number of Responses: 2
Hi folks,
Had a couple of folks ask how it's done so here goes!
Weldon |
Posted by: Weldon Lister - 10/18/2006 3:12:46 PM.
Most recent response - 10/19/2006 3:36:42 PM. |
Topic: ANNEALING STAINLESS STEEL Number of Responses: 1
HAS ANY ONE HAD ANY EXPERIENCE ANEALING STAINLESS STEEL (PARTICULARLY THE SLIDES OF SEMI AUTOS)? WHAT TEMPATURES IN THE OVEN? ETC.
ED DELORGE |
Posted by: Edward DeLorge - 10/13/2006 12:15:25 PM.
Most recent response - 10/18/2006 8:42:51 AM. |
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