ok so here it is all done
1860 Centaure

I'm blown away by your work. How did you learn to do this?

Just beautiful.

Very pretty!

dang just dang

WOW!!!

OUTSTANDING!~!~!

thank you




well im pretty much self taught . At one time I did a lot of chase engraving . But time and other work took its toll on my hands . I got to the point I could not hold a chase graver . So I stopped engraving The 4 years ago I was lucky enough to win a Lindsey Classic in a contest Steve Lindsey was having .
Its taken me a while to get my skills back . They still are not there yet . Only about 80%. But the nice thing is im now able to progress in my skills and im once again enjoying the work

Awesome work, cap!

thank you

Words cannot describe your talent captchee!!

Qtip
Soli Deo Gloria!

Absolutely Gorgeous.

Looks to me that your skill level is plenty good

Very nice indeed! Enough engraving to show your talents, but still tasteful. Looks like an auction gun at an ILA banquet.

Love to see your work from four years ago.

Beautiful! Wonderful composition AND execution!

Gorgeous work

Just stunning.....

Thank you for sharing this with us

man alive that just is.

thank you all again for the kind words

BRAVO !

GTC

Couldn't put it better.

You, sir are an artist.

Ed

purdy ,so how many hours you think you got in that one?

Cap, I really have to hand it to ya!!! You are a craftsman/artist of the Old School caliber. having you post here makes for some very serious eye candy and gunporn. EXQUISITE!!!!!

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!