this side of the rifle took me about 5-6 hours including disassembly, photography, template building, design building, AI tooling, aligning, engraving and sanding/polishing.Nice work! How much time was required to do this?
this side of the rifle took me about 5-6 hours including disassembly, photography, template building, design building, AI tooling, aligning, engraving and sanding/polishing.Nice work! How much time was required to do this?
I need to do a video on the whole process. I have a small Youtube channel where I post some stuff : https://www.youtube.com/@FrostyPineLabsI can't draw a stick man, this blows me away.
Can you post a short video clip of how you do this ?
Let me know if you want a couple of 870's to practice on
Appreciate it, thank you. Squirrel is a solid idea.Beautiful. I’d say squirrel or grouse on the other side.
Indeed you are!I've been practicing on my own guns until I feel comfortable taking orders. I think I'm at that point now or close to.
Thanks much.If you have the patience - it's extremely rewarding. Kinda like cabinetmakingIf you ever have any questions, happy to help
Thank youIndeed you are!
Absolutely breath-taking!......![]()
I design it in Adobe Illustrator first a mix of AI, Scrolls, and freehand, then I figure out settings to get the depth I want and make it the right size.Do you trace what you laser first or is it all “free hand”?
It's completely engraved by laser. I will use it to layout lines before engraving the rest of the file to make sure its aligned . The manual work is sanding/polishing - I always found the hand engraving beautiful^ I’m wondering if you use it “the laser” as a layout tool before using your hands?
Like some of the Italian guns, below best grade. Not that they are less in any way
Nice Work Frosty!I used to do macro photography of bugs. Im a big fan. I'll have to try something out.
I hear ya, some old hand engravers I know feel the same. The art is original though and I don't see the difference between someone hitting a chisel over and over, or me tapping with a laser doing the same thing. Different tools to achieve similar things -Its pretty hypocritical of me to say as someone who runs + programs CNC's all day, but the charm is lost for me when I realized these were lasered on. Its kind of like discovering your rifle has stamped-on checkering for the grips, yknow?
All tools were modern tools at one point, I have nothing against traditional activities and techniques but if I'm building a house today I will be using electric saws and air guns..... the air gun I have is quite old and they are far from modern tools, but I'm sure there is some guy out there pining for the old times and hammer a house together with a hammer, a bag of nails and a hand saw....I hear ya, some old hand engravers I know feel the same. The art is original though and I don't see the difference between someone hitting a chisel over and over, or me tapping with a laser doing the same thing. Different tools to achieve similar things -