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MMM?? around 120 hours to design the pattern , polish out the piece and engrave.
What doesn�t really show up in the photos is that the background is all in relief . Once that�s been relieved it gets cross hatched . Once that�s done I used a beading tool and raised small bead so as to texture the background . Each bead is done one at a time .
Here is a photo of the recoil child and top of the back strap , prior to the shading being done
It shows the beading of the back ground . So like I said before , at this point the pattern had been cut , the background relieved , cross hatched , then beaded .
I did this on the barrel as well as below the water lines on the receiver on each side

WOW! That is some beautiful work.

Thank you

Cap - that is some beautiful work! Thanks for sharing that with us. You bring a lot to this forum.

Freaking Amazing!