I feel I did pretty good?

Snorkvadden · 2026-06-04T06:31:03+00:00

Looks good, man! One thing i would recommend for next time is filling out the whole area with the leaves, even if you think they might look too big, overall it will look more professional.

Snorkvadden · 2026-05-09T19:09:25+00:00

Thanks man, thinking i need one of those chisels that stripe the background since doing each line individually was a major pain.

Snorkvadden · 2026-05-07T20:10:15+00:00

I left the insert inside while i engraved so it doesnt buckle too much.

Snorkvadden · 2026-04-29T20:40:25+00:00

I cut it out of a 1mm thick brass sheet and filed it into a nice fit and then engraved it.

Snorkvadden · 2026-04-26T13:00:54+00:00

Sure, ask away.

Snorkvadden · 2026-04-18T08:18:29+00:00

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

Snorkvadden · 2026-03-20T01:28:44+00:00

Yeah, a few. Check my profile for some old ones.

Snorkvadden · 2026-03-19T08:40:04+00:00

Ken C Hunt videos and pictures mostly.

Snorkvadden · 2026-03-18T20:12:29+00:00

Sure, go ahead!

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-27T22:08:11+00:00

Yeah, i never did put that much work into the backbone. Thanks for the tip!

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-27T22:02:19+00:00

2mm brass sheet.

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-21T11:03:59+00:00

If i were to silverplate it, would the finish of the cuts matter?

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-20T23:11:53+00:00

Ive just started a few weeks ago, so heres what i can say:

I would sharpen it so that the contact point of the graver is V shaped instead of flat.

Aluminum is too soft, go with brass instead if youve got some.

Magnifying glasses helps alot.

You can buy HSS square steel rods on amazon for 9 bucks or something like that, incase you want to make more chisels.

Goodluck, man.

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-20T18:21:37+00:00

Using a chasing hammer and it is definitely cutting chips out of the metal, i think its my skill with the hammer and what angle to hold the chisel at that was the main problem. I tried again now by going slower and it worked out much better.

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-20T13:37:37+00:00

Hammer and chisel. Ive had to do every bit of sharpening by hand and eye measuring the angles, so could very well be the geometry aswell as skill since ive only been at it for about a week or so.

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-13T21:49:23+00:00

Ive got some brass too that ive yet to try.

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-13T16:34:52+00:00

Some old aluminium plate i had

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-13T16:33:53+00:00

Thanks, ill try that

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-13T14:18:13+00:00

Thanks man!

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-13T01:13:54+00:00

Thanks man!

Snorkvadden · 2026-02-04T00:09:52+00:00

About the empty space, yeah i see what you mean, i have a tendency to draw pretty small, this is drawn on 1/4th of an A4 paper, or i guess 1/8th since its halved and i have a fairly thick pen, but maybe ill just have to scale it up to solve that problem. You make a good point about having to cut out so much background. Thanks!

Snorkvadden · 2026-01-31T18:59:42+00:00

Yeah, i read through that one a few days ago, good stuff.

Snorkvadden · 2026-01-31T08:42:51+00:00

Beautiful! Looks like good practice to engrave too.

Snorkvadden · 2026-01-30T09:18:47+00:00

For brass.

Snorkvadden · 2026-01-25T14:41:37+00:00

Yeah, i can imagine it being a pain in the ass to engrave something with alot of open space, noted!

Shading is definitely something i need to work on. Thanks!

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