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Posted: 5/3/2022 2:51:41 PM EDT

I had posted up a thread on my addiction to scratching up my guns , then clipped my tendons . So its been awhile and The thread got buried . This is the first peice i have done since cutting myself on a chimney cap need to spend some time at the bench its great therapy

Current project a 50 dollar old S&W I picked up when a gunshop closed and am going to scratch up and have blued so i can try my hand at french grey . Heres my current progress

Posted: 5/3/2022 2:55:33 PM EDT

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Posted: 5/3/2022 3:26:03 PM EDT

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Nice!
Do you make your own cutting tools/bits?

Posted: 5/3/2022 3:26:52 PM EDT

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Nice work.

Posted: 5/3/2022 4:00:12 PM EDT

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That's impressive work! Very nice!

Posted: 5/3/2022 4:54:50 PM EDT

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Thanks and yes i make my own gravers from steel blanks

Posted: 5/3/2022 5:09:56 PM EDT

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Was gonna respond to the original post and say this is amazing, but the fact that you make your own tools makes it even more amazing.

Posted: 5/3/2022 5:12:44 PM EDT

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Impressive and good work.

Posted: 5/3/2022 7:32:43 PM EDT

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So far looking pretty darn good and I expect will continually improve.

Posted: 5/3/2022 8:38:54 PM EDT

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Tremendous!

Posted: 5/4/2022 12:30:30 AM EDT

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Beautiful work. Thanks for posting.

Posted: 5/5/2022 8:26:33 AM EDT

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Thanks for the Reply’s heres where I’ve got since the first post Im thinking leave here and detail the scroll and send it to Fords for royal blue

Posted: 5/5/2022 9:32:11 AM EDT

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Love it

Posted: 5/5/2022 10:04:13 AM EDT

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Sigh decided it needed a little more now for the final detailing and blue

Posted: 5/5/2022 1:22:17 PM EDT

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HHo do you make the tiny circles? Are they indented or proud of the surround metal?

Posted: 5/5/2022 3:36:19 PM EDT

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Beading tool I have like 20 different sizes each dot is individually struck and leaves a raised bead. Here I detailed it and reassembled it test function I will hand deliver it to fords early tomorrow i hope they are open Lol

Posted: 5/5/2022 4:47:44 PM EDT

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If you ever decide to start a YT channel....I'd subscribe. This is cool as hell. Your scrollwork looks really good and tasteful. I usually don't go for it, but this looks fantastic.

Posted: 5/5/2022 9:08:12 PM EDT

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How much time do you have in that as it is right now?

I also had never heard of French gray, after googling it seems some guys are doing it themselves with cold blue and toilet cleaner. Crazy but the look is awesome.

Posted: 5/6/2022 4:58:32 AM EDT

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I also had never heard of French gray, after googling it seems some guys are doing it themselves with cold blue and toilet cleaner. Crazy but the look is awesome.

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I figure about 9 to 12 hrs into it so far. my down fall is I rush. Seems you can only cut what you can draw on with a pencil if i was a better artist and slowed down it would be cleaner , there are so many techniques and styles. I can get lost in it and lose track of the time spent . Real french grey is hot blued then everything not being lighted is painted with a resist like lacquer . Once dry the un painted surfaces wiped with TB cleaner (the actual ingredient needed is a diluted posphic acid witch is in the bowl cleaner) by painting in the back ground only the leaves turn grey and gives a nice two tone effect

I did this one a couple years or so ago i think it was my second gun I used the cold blue / snowbowl method i intend to be real slow and patiant on the next one

Posted: 5/6/2022 6:08:03 AM EDT

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I'd carry that.

Great thread!

Posted: 5/8/2022 8:02:34 AM EDT

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Guns at Fords for master blue so started a place holder heres my project for this mornin couple of hrs . No shading yet just the line work so far

Posted: 5/9/2022 9:38:45 AM EDT

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Absolutely beautiful man, a true artist.

Posted: 5/9/2022 4:02:09 PM EDT

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Thanks for the kind comments

, This mornings practice plates

Posted: 5/10/2022 9:44:14 AM EDT

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What tools do you use to make those? The detail is incredible

Posted: 5/10/2022 10:34:49 AM EDT

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Heres some tool pics. First shows the small-ball vise and gravermax air suppy
2nd photo is my graver sharpening & shaping station
3rd is some of my gravers in a holder the diferent color beads identify what metal steel m2/carbide ect and what degree edge they are made with
The fourth is a picture of the beading tool next to a pin point that’s how I Did the lady peaking out of the scrolls and the cat in the photo above 1 dot at a time like scrimshaw is done

Posted: 5/10/2022 10:39:40 PM EDT

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Fantastic work. Just amazing.

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reminds me of this guy

Posted: 5/17/2022 5:11:25 PM EDT

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Aluminum is a bit gummy but for something different here you go Greg here’s the start

Posted: 5/17/2022 5:52:05 PM EDT

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Oh man! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!!

Posted: 5/17/2022 5:59:02 PM EDT

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Unfortunately it will be a couple of days wife wants to go to the house on the river for a couple of days and they havent got my engraving shop up there yet .

Its geting put on the slab next week

i’ll get to cutting on it maybe Friday or Saturday again

Posted: 5/17/2022 6:16:42 PM EDT

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Guns at Fords for master blue so started a place holder heres my project for this mornin couple of hrs . No shading yet just the line work so far
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Cool thread. That plague doctor looks great!

Posted: 5/17/2022 6:29:28 PM EDT

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Thank you sir !

Posted: 5/17/2022 6:56:14 PM EDT

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Posted: 5/17/2022 7:08:45 PM EDT

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Unfortunately it will be a couple of days wife wants to go to the house on the river for a couple of days and they havent got my engraving shop up there yet .

Its geting put on the slab next week

i’ll get to cutting on it maybe Friday or Saturday again

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Awesome. Looking forward to it.
Have fun at the river!

Posted: 5/18/2022 8:17:50 PM EDT

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Do you have an Instagram or Youtube?

Posted: 5/19/2022 10:09:21 AM EDT

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Unfortunately no thou I am starting to consider it I just got an apple iPhone 13 that’s supposed to be able to do macro so I’m going to try videoing the cutting stage

Posted: 5/22/2022 2:15:36 PM EDT

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So i got home to a locked up Computer finally got back to it this afternoon heres the plain none billboard side not a lot of space i will continue on it tomorrow

Posted: 5/22/2022 3:16:38 PM EDT

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To be honest, I didn't think you'd be able to do much at all on that side. This is better than I could have imagined!
Erasing 'Milwaukee' and putting my name there was brilliant.

Posted: 5/24/2022 1:32:33 PM EDT

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Decided to do deep relief on the bill board side today. Unfortunately was down with a migraine all day yesterday, I guess Buffalo trace and jellybeans wasn’t a good idea the night before.

Heres where i have gotten to this afternoon

Posted: 5/24/2022 2:25:05 PM EDT

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That is too fucking cool. I’m startingto wonder if I should even bring it to work.

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Posted: 5/24/2022 2:48:47 PM EDT

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I can drop the background deeper on the other side witch will make it darker /blacker like the billboard side or leave it two tone your choice……

Posted: 5/24/2022 3:17:16 PM EDT

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I am a big fan of symmetry, but only if you don’t mind doing it. I’m beside myself with what you’ve done so far.

Posted: 5/24/2022 4:02:39 PM EDT

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Wow that is really neat. I wish I had talent. I can usually spell well but in this day and age it doesn’t matter.

Posted: 5/24/2022 5:00:47 PM EDT

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Ill put anothe coat of printers ink in it in the morning

Posted: 5/24/2022 6:56:27 PM EDT

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Is that how you get the contrast? Daub on ink then wipe off the high spots?

Edited fer spellin

Posted: 5/24/2022 7:36:01 PM EDT

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Depth and shadows pinholes to trap light rustolium flat black printers ink there are a lot of ways to get contrast all give different look’s bare is real cool too you can soak it in acetone and remove the blacking and have a completely different effect

Posted: 5/25/2022 11:40:08 AM EDT

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Yeh im a keyboard moron

I tend to just fly with it. Btw you got mail in bound in the box out 2 day

Posted: 5/25/2022 12:20:53 PM EDT

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I’m speechless. That is just amazing.

Thank you!!

Posted: 5/26/2022 7:25:34 AM EDT

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I’m speechless. That is just amazing.

Thank you!!

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Your welcome. Pictures never quite do give a true feel let me know what you think when in hand. I also left a small panel on the edge for small blerbage if you want to have any laser writing added later

Posted: 5/26/2022 8:07:28 AM EDT

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There are some truly talented people on ARF.

It gives me hope after reading retarded posts in GD.

Posted: 5/27/2022 4:01:08 PM EDT

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Mailman dropped of the knife just now. It looks even better in person, if such a thing is possible. Doing a deeper relief of the basket weave makes it look less like basket weave and more like straps trying to hold everything together. Which is really neat. I also noticed you polished the red powdercoating out of the notch. That was a nice touch.

Thank you again. And please keep posting any other projects you do. Your work is phenomenal.

Posted: 5/27/2022 6:48:21 PM EDT

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My pleasure enjoy having the fanciest work knife in town

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