Calvin Robinson
Moderator Christian Forum
Thursday will be our 29th wedding anniversary,I told my wife I was taking her to Atlanta for the weekend and taking her to a really good show that I had heard so much about,I hope she's not disappointed about The Blade Show.:biggrin:
I got to thinking about something I could do to add even more excitement to this anniversary,so I scrounged around in my shop for materials,looked at all my tools,assessed my skills,wracked my mind for a design,formulated a plan and this is what I came up with. I hope she likes it.
I made patterns for my pantograph and milled out the bezel from Damasteel,rose pattern and the inlay from abalone. I hand finished the bezel to 1000 grit,hardened it then etched it in sulfuric acid for 12 minutes. I hand finished the abalone to 1000 grit then polished it,it is .050" proud of the bezel and inlayed .050". I didn't photograph the back but I scratch engraved,with a diamond point on my New Hermes manual engraver "CALVIN & SHELLEY,29 YEARS".
Y'all enjoy!
I got to thinking about something I could do to add even more excitement to this anniversary,so I scrounged around in my shop for materials,looked at all my tools,assessed my skills,wracked my mind for a design,formulated a plan and this is what I came up with. I hope she likes it.
I made patterns for my pantograph and milled out the bezel from Damasteel,rose pattern and the inlay from abalone. I hand finished the bezel to 1000 grit,hardened it then etched it in sulfuric acid for 12 minutes. I hand finished the abalone to 1000 grit then polished it,it is .050" proud of the bezel and inlayed .050". I didn't photograph the back but I scratch engraved,with a diamond point on my New Hermes manual engraver "CALVIN & SHELLEY,29 YEARS".
Y'all enjoy!