hand engraved,ivory carved,gold inlay.

1960 Pachmatr 20ga Superposed

This is a small sample of my artwork. I am just getting interested in engraving and hope my drawing can eventually translate into a new pursuit with the help of others who have made the journey.

Phots of what Im up to and how its going.

Hand engraved, practice, home made tools.

In order to achieve a greater engraved depth and more 3D effect I start out making a lost wax casting and then doing the final gravure work with diamond and carbide rotary air tools. I generally work in nicr or cocr and then hand polish. The "gun" itself fires a commercially available blank although most of my work is collected for display....and yes these metals are VERY hard.