Engraving practice

Here is a razor I just finished engraving the handles on. I am having a lot of fun doing this.

 

Nice work!

I like your avatar, also.

 

hehe..you wanna engrave my SE/DE handles too!?..:.heck of a challenge there bud!....:happy102

 

you have a real talet, looks great.

 

i like this work it looks great, can you do this on razors that are assembled or on scales first.

 

Either way but it is easier to hold it if the blade is not on yet.

 

Very nice work, especially since it is all freehand!

 

I'm thinking of doing some custom work in the future, maybe names, monagrams, pics and such. I am currently practicing cutting letters and dragons and grim reapers and such. I am having a lot of fun with it. I have been mostly doing scrolls until now. Thanks for all the wonderful comments everyone.

 

Looks great. how long have you been doing this?

in the future, I am thinking of having some 1911 grips scrimed. are you doing work for clients yet?

 

Not yet. Send me a pm in a month. But I do not do scrim, I do engraving which is deeper. And thanks. Mack

 

Is engraving, rather than scrimshawing, meaning a different materiel would be needed?

I am looking at having a "Bonded Ivory" for grip materiel.

 

Schrimshaw is scratching the surface lightly with a tool like a needle, and engraving is done with a chisel and small hammer Like these in the same manner as scrimshaw, eccept that cuts deeper. And carving removes the background, leaving a raised surface for the design. Engraving can be done on soft steel or any soft metal or smooth dense material like micarta or plastic, and is common on firearms. I learned to engrave on brass. I made these engraving tools and this is what I use. There is a newer method that uses pneumatic tools but they are very expensive. Way beyond my financial possibility.