Mike Dubber
Elite Cafe Member
Yes, I did say "Engraving on Ivory."
This 1911 Government was engraved for first-time client who wanted something that would reflect historical Colt Scroll work. He had studied photos of Custom Shop engraving and wanted 75% coverage with gold borders. He also wanted to do something special to add interest to the side panels. After some back-and-forth we decided to do the gold vignettes at the rear of the side panels behind the Rampant Colt on the left and and the lettering on the right.
In regard to the Ivory grip Monogram: this was cut with my Lindsay Palm Control hand piece set at minimum power setting and "engraving" (not scrimshawing) the lines with a 70 degree graver. It is delicate work, but you can see that it is possible to cut clean fine lines in Ivory. The blackened areas were worked with the hand piece set to a very light hammer stroke and simply stippling the areas before filling with India Ink.
This 1911 Government was engraved for first-time client who wanted something that would reflect historical Colt Scroll work. He had studied photos of Custom Shop engraving and wanted 75% coverage with gold borders. He also wanted to do something special to add interest to the side panels. After some back-and-forth we decided to do the gold vignettes at the rear of the side panels behind the Rampant Colt on the left and and the lettering on the right.
In regard to the Ivory grip Monogram: this was cut with my Lindsay Palm Control hand piece set at minimum power setting and "engraving" (not scrimshawing) the lines with a 70 degree graver. It is delicate work, but you can see that it is possible to cut clean fine lines in Ivory. The blackened areas were worked with the hand piece set to a very light hammer stroke and simply stippling the areas before filling with India Ink.