headstall concho

[didyoung]

drawn then cut.
:no: on transfer method just trying to take my time and get it right the first shot.
2 inch dia. domed sterling silver concho.
is not much fun right now, but i can see some improvement.

 

[Haraga.com]

I like it. Would you post a picture of the back for us to see. I was curious as to how it will mount on the headstall. And why aren't you engraving it before you dome it?

 

[mdengraver]

Haraga,

Wouldn't it stretch and distort/get damaged if engraved before it was domed?

 

[John P. Anderson]

I was thinking the bail needs to be soldered on before it's engraved and to do that it must be domed first?

 

[didyoung]

lenny
here is the backside of the concho.....and i also took the liberty to get a picture of the inside of a gun barrel.
i will be engraving a small area of the barrel(the outside) and i thought that you might want to see the inside of it.:thinking:
have a great day and thanks for the nice comments

 

[Haraga.com]

John and Md, isn't it absolute insanity to engrave on a curved surface? Isn't it too hard to do? Isn't it easier to engrave it flat and then dome it? It won't distort the engraving that much will it?

 

[didyoung]

funny

 

[Brian Marshall]

Methinks that the gun barrel is gonna be aimed at you Leonard...


B.

 

[Haraga.com]

Shawn, you never used the word " insanity" but you spoke the other words to me did you not? Let me make a prediction, in the future you will be using only the hand to push a graver on a curved surface. After all the teasing is done, I still like your concho.

 

[didyoung]

a little progress
i pled the 5th lenny:thinking:

 

[bronc]

Mighty nice Shawn! Looks like ol Leonard is getting you lined out lol. :beatup:

Stewart

 

[didyoung]

thanks stewart.
another picture

 

[didyoung]

finished engraving.
tried a few new leaf structures and some different shade methods.
some worked out and others did not.
i would be happy to just have the use of my hand and arm back.....that is going to take lots of time.
thanks for looking

 

[Haraga.com]

Ok I'll bite. What happened to the arm and hand?

 

[didyoung]

injured the elbow and i have a tear in the tendons.

 

[Haraga.com]

How did you do that? Which arm?