spadebit
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This is a nail down style Concho that will be placed on the back of the cantle on a saddle. This Concho, made in sterling and 3" diameter has a dome hieght of 3/8 inch, its rather like engraving a golf ball. Tow of these in a row would make being water-boarded seem kind'a nice for a change. The entire item is done in single point again, and entirely under the scope. All background is removed and then stippled and inked. Guess I should talk about that, I have tried in ernest to do my best with finger print ink, black paint, india ink.........but really could never come up with the look I wanted and had a heck of a mess as well. So, I tried a permanenet Marker, set it under an incandescent light over night, then removed the surface with a Pink Pearl eraser. It seems to give me the best results thus far, with the least mess. With regard to my vee gravers, I really like the 105, I also used a 90 and a 75 degree quite a litle on this item. For re-cutting my pattern edges I use a hevily modified #39 flat with the belly ground away- I am guessing this feels good to me since I use flats far more than other tools on my bench.