What monk is trying to say that your positive space(engraving area) needs a balance of negative space, in other words with English scroll as with any other, you have to consider it into your design, your negative space (where there is no engraving) must also be balanced and we'll designed in accordance with the engraving. I hope at this point in your engraving, what I'm trying to explain makes sense. I recommend Lee Griffiths dvd, he explains it better than I can. Keep cutting brother!the first lighter: chock full of illbegotten spines. chaotic to my eye. too much packed in there. the lighter begs to have a decorative border around the scrollwork. 2nd lighter,,, much improved. jm2cw