Summer Project

[ToddsPoint]

I inlaid the gold this morning. About 2.5 hrs. I have a few tiny gaps to fill in where the gold didn’t expand all the way. Just a little undercut and tap in a tiny piece of gold and it’s gone. Four more flats to go.

 

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[Retired Sarge]

One word comes to mind.

Impressive.....

Look forward to seeing the progress, then the final product.

 

[ToddsPoint]

I cut the design into the remaining four flats. Gold inlaying those should take about 10-12 hrs. No problems so far.

 

[ToddsPoint]

I’m back to work this week. I inlayed another flat on the cylinder. Lots of touch up to do. I’d like to finish it this week. Weather is turning nice and I have to put the ball and chain on and keep working. About 2 hrs a day is all my back can take.

 

[Limitool]

Great job sir and thanks for sharing... Good post.

 

[russau]

Beautifull work Gary ! It's good to finally "see" you in person! I'm working on "eventually" getting some of that Mozarkite for us to enjoy after my wife is up-n-round better !

 

[Retired Sarge]

Wow that is awesome actually getting to see the embellishments being done.

 

[Oregon Viking]

Nice work!!

 

[BennyV]

Looks great

 

[ToddsPoint]

I finished the third flat yesterday. It still needs more filing then polish. I’m about to run out of gold wire. The lettering on the barrel and 3 flats have used up 21” of wire @ $177. I’m going to order more today. I figure it will take at least another 24” to complete the job.

 

[tamrock]

Your talents are truly amazing. Scrolling down I saw this suggested similar thread of yours, which I've not seen before and it leaves me in awe.

Thread 'A Few From The 80s'

Dec 23, 2023

I engraved these quite a while ago. The Smith and Remington are pics of 35mm pics I took from my old photo album. I have no idea where these guns are now or who owns them. I found the pic of the .25 Colt on Pinterest. A much better digital pic than my old 35mm prints. At the time I did them I was a starving artist and I couldn’t afford to keep any of my work. I engraved commercially from 1982-1993. Being self employed, taxes and health ins forced me to get a “real” job with benefits. I continued to engrave but not full time. I was also able to do work for myself that I could keep. All...

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[ToddsPoint]

Your talents are truly amazing. Scrolling down I saw this suggested similar thread of yours, which I've not seen before and it leaves me in awe.

Thread 'A Few From The 80s'

Dec 23, 2023

I engraved these quite a while ago. The Smith and Remington are pics of 35mm pics I took from my old photo album. I have no idea where these guns are now or who owns them. I found the pic of the .25 Colt on Pinterest. A much better digital pic than my old 35mm prints. At the time I did them I was a starving artist and I couldn’t afford to keep any of my work. I engraved commercially from 1982-1993. Being self employed, taxes and health ins forced me to get a “real” job with benefits. I continued to engrave but not full time. I was also able to do work for myself that I could keep. All...

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• Forum: Militaria/Arms

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Several yrs ago i was surfing and I found this digital pic of a pistol I engraved before digital photography. I was glad to get a nice clear pic of it. Compared to digital, those old 35mm pics I took back then are pretty lousy. It kind of sets me back when I see a piece of my work in different places on the net. I’ve engraved a lot of guns so I guess it’s not really surprising.

I was on Pinterest a few days ago and lo and behold I found a pic of the other side of this Colt. I remember this job. All those tiny letters were really tedious. It came out pretty well. I have no idea who owns this today.

 

[tamrock]

Several yrs ago i was surfing and I found this digital pic of a pistol I engraved before digital photography. I was glad to get a nice clear pic of it. Compared to digital, those old 35mm pics I took back then are pretty lousy. It kind of sets me back when I see a piece of my work in different places on the net. I’ve engraved a lot of guns so I guess it’s not really surprising.View attachment 2203976

I was on Pinterest a few days ago and lo and behold I found a pic of the other side of this Colt. I remember this job. All those tiny letters were really tedious. It came out pretty well. I have no idea who owns this today. View attachment 2203977

Did you craft the pearl grips also?

 

[Retired Sarge]

I finished the third flat yesterday. It still needs more filing then polish. I’m about to run out of gold wire. The lettering on the barrel and 3 flats have used up 21” of wire @ $177. I’m going to order more today. I figure it will take at least another 24” to complete the job. View attachment 2203962View attachment 2203963

That is some serious talent, I'd be lucky if I could draw a straight line, let alone draw a design that doesn't looks like a kindergartener's art project.

 

[Conito@55]

As an engraver you might like this find I made in the Ft Pierce area. The dune cut was nearly 8' high, and for some reason I decided to run my detector along the face. Bingo! My find is the rusty, crusty one of course. The other one is in a display at the McLarty Treasure Museum in Sebastian. They stated that they added the wooden handles to theirs, on mine you can see the remains of the encrusted handle. View attachment 2202100View attachment 2202101View attachment 2202102View attachment 2202103
Here is a comparison of the two tips. Look like the same smithy made both.
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Nice job

 

[ncsuwolf]

Is that lead you have to cover the vice jaws?

 

[Limitool]

Is that lead you have to cover the vice jaws?

Probably copper covers. I use 3 sets in my shop.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Did you craft the pearl grips also?

Those are factory mother of pearl grips made before 1912. They were scratched and rough looking when I found them in a gun shop. I got them for $50 and repolished them. You use tin oxide to get the shiny final polish. Lapidary skills helped me on that.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Is that lead you have to cover the vice jaws?

Yes, lead jaws that won’t scratch the gun parts. You have to have a work piece locked down really good to engrave it. Vibration is a real problem.

 

[Limitool]

Yes, lead jaws that won’t scratch the gun parts. You have to have a work piece locked down really good to engrave it. Vibration is a real problem.

I stand corrected... I thought they were copper. That happens to be what's on my jaws. But lead is softer probably and let's you clamp down harder and safer.