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Phil Coggan · Nov 4, 2013

Arnaud Van Tilburgh · Nov 4, 2013

Thanks Phil, great to see the different steps. Do you make transfers after you have finished the design on calc paper? or do you design it on the gun ?
Just very curious how you put the design on the metal surface.

arnaud

Willem Parel · Nov 4, 2013

This is a great step by step, thank you Phil for sharing this with us and Arnaud thanks for the good question. :thumbsup:

yakob · Nov 4, 2013

great demonstration, thanks.

Marrinan · Nov 4, 2013

Thank You Phil for the step by step. I also use the tracing paper on a light box method. It is much more fun to design than doodling around with the computer for me. I do my transfer by tracing with HB pencil on the back then transfer wax and burnisher then scribe. Wonderful to see your steps. Fred

scott99 · Nov 4, 2013

Hi, thankyou for the wonderful step by step photos. I also think the design is very nice indeed

scott99

LVVP · Nov 4, 2013

One more great lesson for us, thank you Phil

kcrutche · Nov 4, 2013

Phil
I think I speak for many others.
This is the best Tutorial yet.
I hope you continue to the finished Gun.
Thank you for this, and all of your other Posts as well
Ken Crutcher

Dave London · Nov 4, 2013

Many Thanks Phil
Nice to see all the steps

monk · Nov 4, 2013

yes, it's interesting to see how others do things. this should be quite informative to the newbies that have an aversion to drawing. thanks for this.

Phil Coggan · Nov 4, 2013

Thanks all for the kind words

The design can be transferred either by patting Plasticine on to the surface and burnishing the pencil lines onto it or by scanning and printing out onto transparency sheet and transferring with transfer fluid etc.

Phil

vanknife · Nov 4, 2013

Thanks for sharing Phil looking forward to see end result.

Cheers

Van

Gemsetterchris · Nov 4, 2013

That was a productive morning

You make it look so easy.

mrthe · Nov 5, 2013

Master Class thank you !

Phil Coggan · Nov 5, 2013

The instructions were, a front-on elephant, the problem here is that because of the beads and the distance between them, if the ele was put here as is, the whole body would be to small and would not be very impressive, so parts of the beads were removed.

Phil

Montejano · Nov 5, 2013

A beautiful engraved and great photos of the process of design and engraving. Thanks for showing the work.:clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping:

rayf24 · Nov 5, 2013

What can one say that has not been said simple WOW !!!!! :clapping: :tiphat:

:bow:

Thanks Phil always love to see your work
Ray

Sam · Nov 5, 2013

Thanks for the great photo series, Phil! I've added it to the Tips Archive. Really fascinating to see you work.

GTJC460 · Nov 5, 2013

This has been an amazing study on many levels, including your excellent work with the "angel wing" arabesque style leaf motif. Thank you for posting!

GTJC460 · Nov 5, 2013

Does the area I have circled in white pose a problem when engraving this gun? Does it get in the way? Just by looking at the photo, I think it would.

Thanks

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