Heart pendant with flare cutting

[Sam]

Thank you Arnaud. I can tell you that Abigail prefers this style 1000 times more than highly detailed fine point engraving with delicate shading. It took me awhile to wrap my brain around this because fine detail is my specialty, yet my wife prefers something that takes 1/10th the time to make, but sparkles and shines.

 

[Ed Westerly]

It's all about the pop! Eye candy is dependent on results, not the time it took to get them! Frustrating, but apparently true.

 

[Willem Parel]

That´s the quote of the week Bruce, thank you for this eye opener....

 

[Willem Parel]

When I take a close look at it Sam, is it the same technique as in Lumenesque and then outline the cut ?
Just beautiful !!!
It´s about time to put it on your new DVD

 

[Chujybear]

Lots of energy

 

[bronc]

Really cool Sam!!!

Stewart

 

[rod]

Yes, Bruce,

This style does have 'pop', or sparkle, from a distance, and that is what jewelry often needs to have, sparkle from a distance, often the only thing some lay people see, however, in Sam's case and other master workers, when the observer, attracted by sparkle, moves closer, they get to have the double pleasure of seeing close up mastery of cutting. The double sided bright cuts of 'flare' do look great in the sunlight sparkle or in good indoor lighting, but they are difficult to photograph. Again, Sam's great photography catches it all without over exposure.

Rod

 

[Sam]

You're right, Rod. Flare cutting is tough to photograph. These shots were done with my microscope camera and not under my usual softbox. While they're not studio quality shots, they capture the cutting better than my softbox might, which tends to render photos of this kind of engraving as too flat and without the character. Sometimes, as in this case, the casual under-the-scope shot can be the best place to shoot the photo.

 

[Montejano]

Friend Sam

A beautiful engraving with a beautiful style.
:clapping::clapping::clapping:

My sincere congratulations.
Regards and thanks for showing this work.

Antonio

 

[billrice@charter.net]

Sam
have been away for a while so I have not been to responsive on your forum. However I just had to comment on this beautiful
engraving job you have done on this pendant. Keep up the great work.

Bill Rice

 

[Sam]

Thanks, Bill